Interface Sequence


public interface Sequence
Utility sub-interface of Splittable suitable for use with splittable data that can be iterated over.

The main purpose of this interface is to act as standard documentation for a next method where it is provided.

Since:
13 Sep 2019
Author:
Mark Taylor
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    Move to the next item in the sequence.
  • Method Details

    • next

      boolean next() throws Exception
      Move to the next item in the sequence. Must be called before accessing each item, including the first one. Returns false when there are no items left.

      This method is declared to throw an untyped exception. Subinterfaces are encouraged to override this method restricting the exception type or throwing no exception.

      Returns:
      true iff the current sequence element has data
      Throws:
      Exception - if there is some failure