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Interface java.util.Enumeration

public interface Enumeration

For example, to print all elements of a vector v:

for (Enumeration e = v.elements() ; e.hasMoreElements() ;) {
         System.out.println(e.nextElement());

}

Methods are provided to enumerate through the elements of a vector, the keys of a hashtable, and the values in a hashtable. Enumerations are also used to specify the input streams to a SequenceInputStream.

See Also:

SequenceInputStream, nextElement, Hashtable, elements, keys, Vector, elements

hasMoreElements()

Tests if this enumeration contains more elements.

nextElement()

Returns the next element of this enumeration.

public abstract boolean hasMoreElements()

Tests if this enumeration contains more elements.

Returns:

true if this enumeration contains more elements; false otherwise.

public abstract Object nextElement()

Returns the next element of this enumeration.

Returns:

the next element of this enumeration.

Throws: NoSuchElementException

if no more elements exist.

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