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diff --git a/libjava/classpath/java/util/Enumeration.java b/libjava/classpath/java/util/Enumeration.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1365bbb2f0f --- /dev/null +++ b/libjava/classpath/java/util/Enumeration.java @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +/* Enumeration.java -- Interface for enumerating lists of objects + Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +This file is part of GNU Classpath. + +GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) +any later version. + +GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but +WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU +General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the +Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA +02110-1301 USA. + +Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is +making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and +conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole +combination. + +As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you +permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an +executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent +modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under +terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked +independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that +module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from +or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend +this exception to your version of the library, but you are not +obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this +exception statement from your version. */ + +package java.util; + +/* Written using "Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition, ISBN 0-201-31002-3 + * "The Java Language Specification", ISBN 0-201-63451-1. + * Status: Believed complete and correct + */ + +/** + * Interface for lists of objects that can be returned in sequence. Successive + * objects are obtained by the nextElement method. + * <p> + * As of Java 1.2, the Iterator interface provides the same functionality, but + * with shorter method names and a new optional method to remove items from the + * list. If writing for 1.2, consider using Iterator instead. Enumerations over + * the new collections classes, for use with legacy APIs that require them, can + * be obtained by the enumeration method in class Collections. + * + * @author Warren Levy (warrenl@cygnus.com) + * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu) + * @see Iterator + * @see Hashtable + * @see Vector + * @since 1.0 + * @status updated to 1.4 + */ +public interface Enumeration +{ + /** + * Tests whether there are elements remaining in the enumeration. + * + * @return true if there is at least one more element in the enumeration, + * that is, if the next call to nextElement will not throw a + * NoSuchElementException. + */ + boolean hasMoreElements(); + + /** + * Obtain the next element in the enumeration. + * + * @return the next element in the enumeration + * @throws NoSuchElementException if there are no more elements + */ + Object nextElement(); +} |