net.sf.saxon.tree.util

Class SteppingNavigator

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.tree.util.SteppingNavigator

public abstract class SteppingNavigator
extends Object

The SteppingNavigator is a utility class containing methods to assist with navigating a tree whose nodes implement the SteppingNode interface

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	SteppingNavigator.DescendantAxisIterator<N extends SteppingNode<N>> An iterator over the descendant or descendant-or-self axis

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SteppingNavigator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
(package private) static <N extends SteppingNode<N>> N	getFollowingNode(N start, N anchor) Get the next following node after a given node

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SteppingNavigator

public SteppingNavigator()

Method Detail

getFollowingNode

static <N extends SteppingNode<N>> N getFollowingNode(N start,
                                                      N anchor)

Get the next following node after a given node

Parameters:

start - the starting node

anchor - the node whose descendants are being scanned; the scan terminates when the anchor node is reached

Returns:

the next node in document order after the starting node, excluding attributes and namespaces; or null if no such node is found