org.joda.beans.ser
Interface SerIterator

public interface SerIterator

An abstraction of collections, lists, sets and maps.

This is a plugin point that can handle Guava collections.

metaTypeName

String metaTypeName()

Gets the meta type of the underlying.

Returns:

the type, such as 'List' or 'Map'

size

int size()

Gets the size of the wrapped collection.

Returns:

the size, -1 if unknown

isMapLike

boolean isMapLike()

Is the iterator map-like, as opposed to collection-like.

Returns:

true if map-like, false if collection-like

hasNext

boolean hasNext()

Checks if there is a next item.

Returns:

true if there is another item

next

void next()

Advances to the next item.

count

int count()

Gets the number of occurrences of this item.

Returns:

the count

keyType

Class<?> keyType()

Gets the type of the key.

Returns:

the key type, null if no key

key

Object key()

The key.

Returns:

the key, may be null

valueType

Class<?> valueType()

Gets the type of the value.

Returns:

the value type, not null

valueTypeTypes

List<Class<?>> valueTypeTypes()

Gets the generic parameters of the value type.

Returns:

the generic parameters of the value type, not null

value

Object value()

The value.

Returns:

the value, may be null