Package org.apache.velocity.tools.generic

Class IteratorTool

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Iterator
    @DefaultKey("mill")
@Deprecated
public class IteratorTool
extends Object
implements Iterator
    Deprecated.
    Use LoopTool instead

    A convenience tool to use with #foreach loops. It wraps a list to let the designer specify a condition to terminate the loop, and reuse the same list in different loops.

    Example of use: 

      Java
  ----
  context.put("mill", new IteratorTool());


  VTL
  ---

  #set ($list = [1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13])
  #set ($numbers = $mill.wrap($list))

  #foreach ($item in $numbers)
  #if ($item < 8) $numbers.more()#end
  #end

  $numbers.more()


  Output
  ------

   1 2 3 5
  8

 Example tools.xml config (if you want to use this with VelocityView):
 <tools>
   <toolbox scope="request">
     <tool class="org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.IteratorTool"/>
   </toolbox>
 </tools>

    Warning: It is not recommended to use hasNext() with this tool as it is used to control the #foreach. Use hasMore() instead.

    Version:
    $Id$
    Author:
    Denis Bredelet

    • Field Detail

      • next

        protected Object next
        Deprecated.

    • Constructor Detail

      • IteratorTool

        public IteratorTool()
        Deprecated.
        Create a IteratorTool instance to use as tool. When it is created this way, the tool returns a new instance each time wrap() is called. This is useful when you want to allow the designers to create instances.

      • IteratorTool

        public IteratorTool​(Object wrapped)
        Deprecated.
        Create a IteratorTool instance to use in #foreach.
        Parameters:
        wrapped - The list to wrap.

    • Method Detail

      • wrap

        public IteratorTool wrap​(Object list)
        Deprecated.
        Wraps a list with the tool.
        The list can be an array, a Collection, a Map, an Iterator or an Enumeration.
        If the list is a Map, the tool iterates over the values.
        If the list is an Iterator or an Enumeration, the tool can be used only once.
        Parameters:
        list - The list to wrap.
        Returns:
        A new wrapper if this object is used as a tool, or itself if it is a wrapper.

      • reset

        public void reset()
        Deprecated.

        Resets the wrapper so that it starts over at the beginning of the list.

        Note to programmers: This method has no effect if the wrapped object is an enumeration or an iterator.

      • next

        public Object next()
        Deprecated.

        Gets the next object in the list. This method is called by #foreach to define $item in: 

         #foreach( $item in $list )

        This method is not intended for template designers, but they can use them if they want to read the value of the next item without doing more().

        Specified by:
        next in interface Iterator
        Returns:
        The next item in the list.
        Throws:
        NoSuchElementException - if there are no more elements in the list.

      • hasNext

        public boolean hasNext()
        Deprecated.
        Returns true if there are more elements in the list and more() was called.
        This code always return false: 
         tool.hasNext()? tool.hasNext(): false;
        Specified by:
        hasNext in interface Iterator
        Returns:
        true if there are more elements, and either more() or hasNext() was called since last call.

      • remove

        public void remove()
            throws UnsupportedOperationException
        Deprecated.
        Removes the current element from the list. The current element is defined as the last element that was read from the list, either with next() or with more().
        Specified by:
        remove in interface Iterator
        Throws:
        UnsupportedOperationException - if the wrapped list iterator doesn't support this operation.

      • more

        public Object more()
        Deprecated.

        Asks for the next element in the list. This method is to be used by the template designer in #foreach loops.

        If this method is called in the body of #foreach, the loop continues as long as there are elements in the list.
        If this method is not called the loop terminates after the current iteration.

        Returns:
        The next element in the list, or null if there are no more elements.

      • hasMore

        public boolean hasMore()
        Deprecated.
        Returns true if there are more elements in the wrapped list.
        If this object doesn't wrap a list, the method always returns false.
        Returns:
        true if there are more elements in the list.

      • stop

        public void stop()
        Deprecated.
        Puts a condition to break out of the loop. The #foreach loop will terminate after this iteration, unless more() is called after stop().

      • toString

        public String toString()
        Deprecated.
        Returns this object as a String.
        If this object is used as a tool, it just gives the class name.
        Otherwise it appends the wrapped list to the class name.
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object
        Returns:
        A string representation of this object.