## javax.servlet.jsp.jstl.core
Interface LoopTagStatus

    public interface LoopTagStatus

Exposes the current status of an iteration. JSTL provides a mechanism for LoopTags to return information about the current index of the iteration and convenience methods to determine whether or not the current round is either the first or last in the iteration. It also lets authors use the status object to obtain information about the iteration range, step, and current object.

Environments that require more status can extend this interface.

Author:
  Shawn Bayern

Method Summary
`Integer` `getBegin()` Returns the value of the 'begin' attribute for the associated tag, or null if no 'begin' attribute was specified.
`int` `getCount()` Retrieves the "count" of the current round of the iteration.
`Object` `getCurrent()` Retrieves the current item in the iteration.
`Integer` `getEnd()` Returns the value of the 'end' attribute for the associated tag, or null if no 'end' attribute was specified.
`int` `getIndex()` Retrieves the index of the current round of the iteration.
`Integer` `getStep()` Returns the value of the 'step' attribute for the associated tag, or null if no 'step' attribute was specified.
`boolean` `isFirst()` Returns information about whether the current round of the iteration is the first one.
`boolean` `isLast()` Returns information about whether the current round of the iteration is the last one.

Method Detail

### getCurrent

    Object getCurrent()

  Retrieves the current item in the iteration. Behaves idempotently; calling getCurrent() repeatedly should return the same Object until the iteration is advanced. (Specifically, calling getCurrent() does not advance the iteration.)

  Returns:
    the current item as an object

### getIndex

    int getIndex()

  Retrieves the index of the current round of the iteration. If iteration is being performed over a subset of an underlying array, java.lang.Collection, or other type, the index returned is absolute with respect to the underlying collection. Indices are 0-based.

  Returns:
    the 0-based index of the current round of the iteration

### getCount

    int getCount()

  Retrieves the "count" of the current round of the iteration. The count is a relative, 1-based sequence number identifying the current "round" of iteration (in context with all rounds the current iteration will perform).

  As an example, an iteration with begin = 5, end = 15, and step = 5 produces the counts 1, 2, and 3 in that order.

  Returns:
    the 1-based count of the current round of the iteration

### isFirst

    boolean isFirst()

  Returns information about whether the current round of the iteration is the first one. This current round may be the 'first' even when getIndex() != 0, for 'index' refers to the absolute index of the current 'item' in the context of its underlying collection. It is always that case that a true result from isFirst() implies getCount() == 1.

  Returns:
    `true` if the current round is the first in the iteration, `false` otherwise.

### isLast

    boolean isLast()

  Returns information about whether the current round of the iteration is the last one. As with isFirst(), subsetting is taken into account. isLast() doesn't necessarily refer to the status of the underlying Iterator; it refers to whether or not the current round will be the final round of iteration for the tag associated with this LoopTagStatus.

  Returns:
    `true` if the current round is the last in the iteration, `false` otherwise.

### getBegin

    Integer getBegin()

  Returns the value of the 'begin' attribute for the associated tag, or null if no 'begin' attribute was specified.

  Returns:
    the 'begin' value for the associated tag, or null if no 'begin' attribute was specified

### getEnd

    Integer getEnd()

  Returns the value of the 'end' attribute for the associated tag, or null if no 'end' attribute was specified.

  Returns:
    the 'end' value for the associated tag, or null if no 'end' attribute was specified

### getStep

    Integer getStep()

  Returns the value of the 'step' attribute for the associated tag, or null if no 'step' attribute was specified.

  Returns:
    the 'step' value for the associated tag, or null if no 'step' attribute was specified

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