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package org.openoffice.xmerge.merger;
/**
* This is an interface used by the {@link
* org.openoffice.xmerge.merger.DiffAlgorithm
* DiffAlgorithm} and {@link
* org.openoffice.xmerge.merger.MergeAlgorithm
* MergeAlgorithm} to access a <code>Document</code>.
*
* @author smak
*/
public interface Iterator {
/**
* Move to next element in the sequence.
*
* @return The <code>Object</code> of the next element in the sequence.
* If there is no next element, then return null.
*/
public Object next();
/**
* Move to previous element in the sequence.
*
* @return The <code>Object</code> of the previous element in the sequence.
* If there is no previous element, then return null.
*/
public Object previous();
/**
* Move to the beginning of the sequence.
*
* @return The <code>Object</code> of the first element in the sequence.
* If it is empty, then return null.
*/
public Object start();
/**
* Move to the end of the sequence.
*
* @return The <code>Object</code> of the last element in the sequence.
* If it is empty, then return null.
*/
public Object end();
/**
* Return the current element <code>Object</code> content.
*
* @return The <code>Object</code> at current position.
*/
public Object currentElement();
/**
* Return the total element count in the sequence.
*
* @return The total element count.
*/
public int elementCount();
/**
* A method to allow the difference algorithm to test whether the
* <code>obj1</code> and <code>obj2</code> in the
* <code>Iterator</code> are considered equal. As not every
* <code>Object</code> in the <code>Iterator</code> can implement its
* own equal method, with this equivalent method, we can allow
* flexibility for the <code>Iterator</code> to choose a custom way
* to compare two objects. Two objects can even be compared based on
* the position in the <code>Iterator</code> rather than by
* the content via this option.
*
* @param obj1 The first <code>Object</code>.
* @param obj2 The second <code>Object</code>.
*
* @return true if equal, false otherwise.
*/
public boolean equivalent(Object obj1, Object obj2);
/**
* <p>A method to force the <code>Iterator</code> to transverse the tree
* again to refresh the content.</p>
*
* <p>It is used mainly for <code>Iterator</code> objects which take a snap
* shot instead of dynamically transversing the tree. The current
* position will be set to the beginning.</p>
*/
public void refresh();
}
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