org.apache.xindice.core.data
Interface DocumentSet

All Known Implementing Classes:

EmptyDocumentSet

public interface DocumentSet

DocumentSet is an interface for iterating over a set of Documents.

Method Summary

Container	getNextContainer() getNextContainer returns the next Document in the set wrapped in a Collection Container.
org.w3c.dom.Document	getNextDocument() getNextDocument returns the next Document in the set.
boolean	hasMoreDocuments() hasMoreDocuments returns whether there are any more Documents left in the set.

Method Detail

hasMoreDocuments

public boolean hasMoreDocuments()
                         throws DBException

hasMoreDocuments returns whether there are any more Documents left in the set.

Returns:

Whether there are more Documents

getNextDocument

public org.w3c.dom.Document getNextDocument()
                                     throws DBException

getNextDocument returns the next Document in the set.

Returns:

The next Document

getNextContainer

public Container getNextContainer()
                           throws DBException

getNextContainer returns the next Document in the set wrapped in a Collection Container. Containers store extra information about the Document (like its Key)

Returns:

The next Container