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 *
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package org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream;

/**
 * This interface specifies methods for iterating over attributes.
 * @since Weblogic XML Input Stream 1.0
 * @version 1.0
 * @see org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream.Attribute
*/

public interface AttributeIterator {
  /**
   * Get the next Attribute on the stream
   * @see org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream.Attribute
   */
  public Attribute next();

  /**
   * Check if there are any attributes on the stream
   */
  public boolean hasNext();

  /**
   * Return the next element on the stream without shifting it
   */
  public Attribute peek();


  /**
   * Skip the next element on the stream
   */
  public void skip();
}