SteppingNavigator (saxon JavaDoc)

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SteppingNavigator()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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