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/*
 *                 Sun Public License Notice
 * 
 * The contents of this file are subject to the Sun Public License
 * Version 1.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in
 * compliance with the License. A copy of the License is available at
 * http://www.sun.com/
 * 
 * The Original Code is NetBeans. The Initial Developer of the Original
 * Code is Sun Microsystems, Inc. Portions Copyright 1997-2004 Sun
 * Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 */

package org.openide.util.enum;

import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

/**
 * Abstract class that takes an enumeration and filters its elements.
 * To get this class fully work one must override accept method.
 * Objects in the enumeration must not be null.
 * @deprecated JDK 1.5 treats enum as a keyword so this class was
 *             replaced by {@link org.openide.util.Enumerations#filter}.
 * @author Jaroslav Tulach
 */
public class FilterEnumeration extends Object implements Enumeration {
    /** marker object stating there is no nexte element prepared */
    private static final Object EMPTY = new Object();

    /** enumeration to filter */
    private Enumeration en;

    /** element to be returned next time or {@link #EMPTY} if there is
    * no such element prepared */
    private Object next = EMPTY;
    
    /**
    * @param en enumeration to filter
    */
    public FilterEnumeration (Enumeration en) {
        this.en = en;
    }

    /** Filters objects. Overwrite this to decide which objects should be
    * included in enumeration and which not.
    * 

* Default implementation accepts all non-null objects * * @param o the object to decide on * @return true if it should be in enumeration and false if it should not */ protected boolean accept (Object o) { return o != null; } /** @return true if there is more elements in the enumeration */ public boolean hasMoreElements () { if (next != EMPTY) { // there is a object already prepared return true; } while (en.hasMoreElements ()) { // read next next = en.nextElement (); if (accept (next)) { // if the object is accepted return true; }; } next = EMPTY; return false; } /** @return next object in the enumeration * @exception NoSuchElementException can be thrown if there is no next object * in the enumeration */ public Object nextElement () { if( next == EMPTY && !hasMoreElements() ) { throw new NoSuchElementException (); } Object res = next; next = EMPTY; return res; } }

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