aspects/core-aspects/src/main/java/org/apache/axiom/core/NodeIterator.java

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package org.apache.axiom.core;

import java.util.ConcurrentModificationException;
import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * Extended iterator interface used by various methods in {@link CoreParentNode}. It defines an
 * additional method that allows to replace the child node returned by the last call to
 * {@link #next()}.
 * <p>
 * All implementations of this interface must satisfy the following requirements:
 * <ol>
 * <li>The implementation MUST properly implement the {@link #remove()} method, i.e. it is not
 * allowed to throw {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
 * <li>A {@link ConcurrentModificationException} MUST be thrown when the iterator is used after the
 * last node returned by {@link Iterator#next()} has been removed using a method other than
 * {@link Iterator#remove()} (e.g. {@link CoreChildNode#coreDetach(Semantics)}).
 * <li>If a {@link CoreModelException} occurs inside {@link Iterator#hasNext()},
 * {@link Iterator#next()} or {@link Iterator#remove()}, then the implementation MUST use the
 * supplied {@link ExceptionTranslator} to translate that checked exception into an unchecked
 * exception.
 * </ol>
 */
public interface NodeIterator<T> extends Iterator<T> {
    /**
     * Replace the current node.
     * 
     * This method only has an effect if the current node is a {@link CoreChildNode}.
     * 
     * @param newNode
     * @throws CoreModelException
     */
    // TODO: the meaning of this method is not clear for Axis.DESCENDANTS
    void replace(CoreChildNode newNode) throws CoreModelException;
}