PrecedingEnumeration (saxon JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.tree.linked.TreeEnumeration
- - net.sf.saxon.tree.linked.PrecedingEnumeration

All Implemented Interfaces:

SequenceIterator, AxisIterator, LookaheadIterator, UnfailingIterator
```
final class PrecedingEnumeration
extends TreeEnumeration
```

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

(package private) NodeImpl nextAncestor
- Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.tree.linked.TreeEnumeration
  current, next, nodeTest, position, start
- Fields inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.om.SequenceIterator
  GROUNDED, LAST_POSITION_FINDER, LOOKAHEAD

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PrecedingEnumeration(NodeImpl node, NodeTest nodeTest)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected boolean`	`conforms(NodeImpl node)`	Special code to skip the ancestors of the start node
`AxisIterator`	`getAnother()`	Get another enumeration of the same nodes
`protected void`	`step()`	Advance one step along the axis: the resulting node might not meet the required criteria for inclusion

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.tree.linked.TreeEnumeration
advance, atomize, close, current, getProperties, getStringValue, hasNext, iterateAxis, moveNext, next, position

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - nextAncestor
```
NodeImpl nextAncestor
```
- Constructor Detail
  - PrecedingEnumeration
```
public PrecedingEnumeration(NodeImpl node,
                            NodeTest nodeTest)
```
- Method Detail
  - conforms
```
protected boolean conforms(NodeImpl node)
```
    Special code to skip the ancestors of the start node
    
    Overrides:
    
    conforms in class TreeEnumeration
    
    Parameters:
    
    node - the node to be tested
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the node matches the requested node type and name
  - step
```
protected void step()
```
    Description copied from class: TreeEnumeration
    
    Advance one step along the axis: the resulting node might not meet the required criteria for inclusion
    
    Specified by:
    
    step in class TreeEnumeration
  - getAnother
```
public AxisIterator getAnother()
```
    Get another enumeration of the same nodes
    
    Returns:
    
    a new iterator over the same sequence