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| package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.cursor; |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * A Cursor introducing new advance methods designed to reduce some |
| * inefficiencies encountered when scanning over Tuples. |
| * |
| * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a> |
| */ |
| public interface TupleCursor<K, V> extends Cursor<Tuple<K, V>> |
| { |
| /** |
| * An alternative to calling before(Tuple) which often may require |
| * wrapping a key in a newly created Tuple object that may be unnecessary. |
| * This method behaves just like before(Tuple) except it advances to just |
| * before the first value of the key. |
| * |
| * @param key the key to advance just before |
| * @throws Exception if there are faults peforming this operation |
| */ |
| void beforeKey( K key ) throws Exception; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * An alternative to calling after(Tuple) which often may require |
| * wrapping a key in a newly created Tuple object that may be unnecessary. |
| * This method behaves just like after(Tuple) except it advances to just |
| * after the last value of the key. |
| * |
| * @param key the key to advance just after the last value |
| * @throws Exception if there are faults peforming this operation |
| */ |
| void afterKey( K key ) throws Exception; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * An alternative to calling before(Tuple) which often may require |
| * wrapping a key and a value in a newly created Tuple object that may be |
| * unnecessary. This method behaves just like before(Tuple) except it |
| * advances to just before the value of the key which may still be of the |
| * same key. This method will not be supported if duplicate keys are not |
| * supported. In this case an UnsupportedOperationException will be |
| * thrown. |
| * |
| * @param key the key of the value to advance just before |
| * @param value the value to advance just before |
| * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if duplicate keys not supporrted |
| * @throws Exception if there are faults peforming this operation |
| */ |
| void beforeValue( K key, V value ) throws Exception; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * An alternative to calling after(Tuple) which often may require |
| * wrapping a key and a value in a newly created Tuple object that may be |
| * unnecessary. This method behaves just like after(Tuple) except it |
| * advances to just after the value with the specified key. This method |
| * will not be supported if duplicate keys are not supported. In this |
| * case an UnsupportedOperationException will be thrown. |
| * |
| * @param key the key of the value to advance just after |
| * @param value the value to advance just after |
| * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if duplicate keys not supporrted |
| * @throws Exception if there are faults peforming this operation |
| */ |
| void afterValue( K key, V value ) throws Exception; |
| } |