org.jgrapht.util
Class PrefetchIterator<E>

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.jgrapht.util.PrefetchIterator<E>
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.util.Enumeration<E>, java.util.Iterator<E>

public class PrefetchIterator<E>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.Iterator<E>, java.util.Enumeration<E>

Utility class to help implement an iterator/enumerator in which the hasNext() method needs to calculate the next elements ahead of time.

Many classes which implement an iterator face a common problem: if there is no easy way to calculate hasNext() other than to call getNext(), then they save the result for fetching in the next call to getNext(). This utility helps in doing just that.

Usage: The new iterator class will hold this class as a member variable and forward the hasNext() and next() to it. When creating an instance of this class, you supply it with a functor that is doing the real job of calculating the next element.


    //This class supllies enumeration of integer till 100.
    public class IteratorExample implements Enumeration{
    private int counter=0;
    private PrefetchIterator nextSupplier;

        IteratorExample()
        {
            nextSupplier = new PrefetchIterator(new PrefetchIterator.NextElementFunctor(){

                public Object nextElement() throws NoSuchElementException {
                    counter++;
                    if (counter>=100)
                        throw new NoSuchElementException();
                    else
                        return new Integer(counter);
                }

            });
        }
        //forwarding to nextSupplier and return its returned value
        public boolean hasMoreElements() {
            return this.nextSupplier.hasMoreElements();
        }
    //  forwarding to nextSupplier and return its returned value
        public Object nextElement() {
            return this.nextSupplier.nextElement();
        }
  }

Author:
Assaf_Lehr

Nested Class Summary
static interface PrefetchIterator.NextElementFunctor<EE>
           
 
Constructor Summary
PrefetchIterator(PrefetchIterator.NextElementFunctor<E> aEnum)
           
 
Method Summary
 boolean hasMoreElements()
          If (isGetNextLastResultUpToDate==true) returns true else 1.
 boolean hasNext()
           
 boolean isEnumerationStartedEmpty()
          Tests whether the enumeration started as an empty one.
 E next()
           
 E nextElement()
          1.
 void remove()
          Always throws UnsupportedOperationException.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

PrefetchIterator

public PrefetchIterator(PrefetchIterator.NextElementFunctor<E> aEnum)
Method Detail

nextElement

public E nextElement()
1. Retrieves the saved value or calculates it if it does not exist 2. Changes isGetNextLastResultUpToDate to false. (Because it does not save the NEXT element now; it saves the current one!)

Specified by:
nextElement in interface java.util.Enumeration<E>

hasMoreElements

public boolean hasMoreElements()
If (isGetNextLastResultUpToDate==true) returns true else 1. calculates getNext() and saves it 2. sets isGetNextLastResultUpToDate to true.

Specified by:
hasMoreElements in interface java.util.Enumeration<E>

isEnumerationStartedEmpty

public boolean isEnumerationStartedEmpty()
Tests whether the enumeration started as an empty one. It does not matter if it hasMoreElements() now, only at initialization time. Efficiency: if nextElements(), hasMoreElements() were never used, it activates the hasMoreElements() once. Else it is immediately(O(1))


hasNext

public boolean hasNext()
Specified by:
hasNext in interface java.util.Iterator<E>

next

public E next()
Specified by:
next in interface java.util.Iterator<E>

remove

public void remove()
            throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException
Always throws UnsupportedOperationException.

Specified by:
remove in interface java.util.Iterator<E>
Throws:
java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException