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#ifndef AXIOM_CHILD_ELEMENT_ITERATOR_H
#define AXIOM_CHILD_ELEMENT_ITERATOR_H

/**
*@file axiom_child_element_iterator.h
*@brief this is the iterator for om elemnts
*/

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

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
{
#endif

    typedef struct axiom_child_element_iterator axiom_child_element_iterator_t;

    /**
     * @defgroup axiom_child_element_iterator child element iterator
     * @ingroup axiom_om
     * @{
     */
    
    /**
     * Free the iterator
     *
     * @param iterator a pointer to child element iterator struct
     * @param env environment, MUST NOT be NULL.
     */
    
    AXIS2_EXTERN void AXIS2_CALL
    axiom_child_element_iterator_free(
        void *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 child element iterator struct
     * @param env environment, MUST NOT be NULL.
    */
    
    AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_status_t AXIS2_CALL
    axiom_child_element_iterator_remove(
        axiom_child_element_iterator_t * iterator,
        const axutil_env_t * env);

    /**
     * returns true if the iteration has more elements 
     * in otherwords it returns true if the next() would return an element
     * rather than null with an error code set to environments error
     *
     * @param iterator a pointer to child element iterator struct
     * @param env environment, MUST NOT be NULL.
     */
    AXIS2_EXTERN axis2_bool_t AXIS2_CALL
    axiom_child_element_iterator_has_next(
        axiom_child_element_iterator_t * iterator,
        const axutil_env_t * env);

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

    /**
     * Create a child element interator for the current child
     *
     * @param current child
     * @param env environment, MUST NOT be NULL.
     *
     * return axiom_child_element_iterator_t
     */

    AXIS2_EXTERN axiom_child_element_iterator_t *AXIS2_CALL
    axiom_child_element_iterator_create(
        const axutil_env_t * env,
        axiom_node_t * current_child);

    /** @} */

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif                          /* AXIOM_CHILD_ELEMENT_ITERATOR_H */