EmptyEventIterator (saxon JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.evpull.EmptyEventIterator

All Implemented Interfaces:

EventIterator, PullEvent
```
public class EmptyEventIterator
extends java.lang.Object
implements EventIterator
```
This class is an EventIterator over an empty sequence. It is a singleton class.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

EmptyEventIterator()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static EmptyEventIterator`	`getInstance()`	Get the singular instance of this class
`boolean`	`isFlatSequence()`	Determine whether the EventIterator returns a flat sequence of events, or whether it can return nested event iterators
`PullEvent`	`next()`	Get the next event in the sequence

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

- Constructor Detail
  - EmptyEventIterator
```
public EmptyEventIterator()
```
- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static EmptyEventIterator getInstance()
```
    Get the singular instance of this class
    
    Returns:
    
    the singular instance
  - next
```
public PullEvent next()
```
    Get the next event in the sequence
    
    Specified by:
    
    next in interface EventIterator
    
    Returns:
    
    null (there is never a next event)
  - isFlatSequence
```
public boolean isFlatSequence()
```
    Determine whether the EventIterator returns a flat sequence of events, or whether it can return nested event iterators
    
    Specified by:
    
    isFlatSequence in interface EventIterator
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the next() method is guaranteed never to return an EventIterator