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26: *
27: * StmtIterator.java
28: *
29: * Created on 28 July 2000, 13:44
30: */
31:
32: package com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model;
33:
34: /**
35: *
36: * @author bwm
37: * @version Release='$Name: $' Revision='$Revision: 1.10 $' Date='$Date: 2008/01/02 12:05:48 $'
38: */
39:
40: import com.hp.hpl.jena.util.iterator.*;
41:
42: import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
43:
44: /**
45: An iterator which returns RDF Statements.
46:
47: <p>RDF iterators are standard Java iterators, except that they
48: have extras method to return specifically typed objects,
49: in this case RDF Statements and have a <CODE>close()</CODE> method
50: * that should be called to free resources if the application does
51: * not complete the iteration.</p>
52: * @author bwm
53: * @version Release='$Name: $' Revision='$Revision: 1.10 $' Date='$Date: 2008/01/02 12:05:48 $'
54: */
55: public interface StmtIterator extends ExtendedIterator {
56:
57: /** Return the next Statement of the iteration.
58: * @throws NoSuchElementException if there are no more to be returned.
59: * @return The next Resource from the iteration.
60: */
61: public Statement nextStatement() throws NoSuchElementException;
62:
63: }
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