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#ifndef AXIOM_CHILDREN_ITERATOR_H
#define AXIOM_CHILDREN_ITERATOR_H

/**
*@file axiom_children_iterator.h
*@brief this is the iterator for om nodes
*/

#include <axiom_node.h>
#include <axiom_text.h>

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
{
#endif

    typedef struct axiom_children_iterator axiom_children_iterator_t;

    /**
     * @defgroup axiom_children_iterator children iterator
     * @ingroup axiom_om
     * @{
     */

    /**
     * @param current child
     * @param env environment 
     * return axiom_children_iterator_t 
     */

    AXIS2_EXTERN axiom_children_iterator_t *AXIS2_CALL
    axiom_children_iterator_create(
        const axutil_env_t * env,
        axiom_node_t * current_child);

    /**
    * Free the om_children_iterator struct
    *
    * @param iterator a pointer to axiom children iterator struct
    * @param env environment, MUST NOT be NULL
    */
    AXIS2_EXTERN void AXIS2_CALL
    axiom_children_iterator_free(
        axiom_children_iterator_t * iterator,
        const axutil_env_t * env);

    /**
    * Removes from the underlying collection the last element returned by the
    * iterator (optional op).  This method can be called only once per
    * call to <tt>next</tt>.  The behavior of an iterator is unspecified if
    * the underlying collection is modified while the iteration is in
    * progress in any way other than by calling this method.
    *
    * @param iterator a pointer to axiom children iterator struct
    * @param env environment, MUST NOT be NULL
    */
    AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_status_t AXIS2_CALL
    axiom_children_iterator_remove(
        axiom_children_iterator_t * iterator,
        const axutil_env_t * env);

    /**
     * @returns true if the iteration has more elements. In other
     * words, returns true if next() would return an om_node_t struct 
     * rather than null with error code set in environment
     *
     * @param iterator a pointer to axiom children iterator struct
     * @param env environment, MUST NOT be NULL
     */

    AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_bool_t AXIS2_CALL
    axiom_children_iterator_has_next(
        axiom_children_iterator_t * iterator,
        const axutil_env_t * env);

    /**
     * Returns the next element in the iteration. Returns null if there are
     * no more elements in the iteration
     *
     * @param iterator a pointer to axiom children iterator struct
     * @param env environment, MUST NOT be NULL
     */
    AXIS2_EXTERN axiom_node_t *AXIS2_CALL
    axiom_children_iterator_next(
        axiom_children_iterator_t * iterator,
        const axutil_env_t * env);

    /**
     * Resets the Iterator. This moves the cursor back to the initial.
     * iterator chidren_iterator to be reset.
     *
     * @param iterator a pointer to axiom children iterator struct
     * @param env environment, MUST NOT be NULL
     *
     * @return satus of the op. AXIS2_SUCCESS on success else AXIS2_FAILURE.
     */
    AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_status_t AXIS2_CALL
    axiom_children_iterator_reset(
        axiom_children_iterator_t * iterator,
        const axutil_env_t * env);

    /** @} */

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif                          /* AXIOM_CHILDREN_ITERATOR_H */