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017package org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.model;
018
019/**
020 * Definition for an iterator for all kinds of Nodes.
021 *
022 * @author Dmitri Plotnikov
023 * @version $Revision: 652845 $ $Date: 2008-05-02 19:46:46 +0200 (Fr, 02 Mai 2008) $
024 */
025public interface NodeIterator {
026
027    /**
028     * Get the current iterator position.
029     * @return int position
030     */
031    int getPosition();
032
033    /**
034     * Set the new current position.
035     * @param position the position to set
036     * @return <code>true</code> if there is a node at <code>position</code>.
037     */
038    boolean setPosition(int position);
039
040    /**
041     * Get the NodePointer at the current position.
042     * @return NodePointer
043     */
044    NodePointer getNodePointer();
045}