## org.apache.xpath.axes
Class ChildIterator

    java.lang.Object
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      +--org.apache.xpath.Expression
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            +--org.apache.xpath.patterns.NodeTest
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                  +--org.apache.xpath.axes.PredicatedNodeTest
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                        +--org.apache.xpath.axes.LocPathIterator
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                              +--org.apache.xpath.axes.ChildIterator

public class ChildIterator
extends LocPathIterator

This class implements an optimized iterator for "node()" patterns, that is, any children of the context node.

See Also:
  `LocPathIterator`, Serialized Form
Usage:
  **For advanced use only**

Fields inherited from class org.apache.xpath.axes.LocPathIterator
`m_lastFetched`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.xpath.patterns.NodeTest
`SCORE_NODETEST, SCORE_NONE, SCORE_NSWILD, SCORE_OTHER, SCORE_QNAME, SHOW_BYFUNCTION, SUPPORTS_PRE_STRIPPING, WILD`

Method Summary
`int` `asNode(XPathContext xctxt)` Return the first node out of the nodeset, if this expression is a nodeset expression.
`int` `getAxis()` Returns the axis being iterated, if it is known.
`int` `nextNode()` Returns the next node in the set and advances the position of the iterator in the set.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.xpath.axes.LocPathIterator

`allowDetachToRelease, asIterator, bool, callVisitors, cloneWithReset, detach, execute, executeCharsToContentHandler, getAnalysisBits, getContext, getCurrentContextNode, getCurrentNode, getCurrentPos, getDTM, getDTMManager, getExpandEntityReferences, getFilter, getFoundLast, getIsTopLevel, getLastPos, getLength, getPrefixResolver, getRoot, getWhatToShow, getXPathContext, incrementCurrentPos, isDocOrdered, isFresh, isMutable, isNodesetExpr, item, previousNode, reset, runTo, setCurrentContextNode, setCurrentPos, setEnvironment, setIsTopLevel, setItem, setRoot, setShouldCacheNodes, size`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.xpath.axes.PredicatedNodeTest
`acceptNode, callPredicateVisitors, canTraverseOutsideSubtree, clone, deepEquals, fixupVariables, getLocPathIterator, getPredicate, getPredicateCount, getPredicateIndex, getProximityPosition, getProximityPosition, initProximityPosition, isReverseAxes, resetProximityPositions, setLocPathIterator, setPredicateCount`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.xpath.patterns.NodeTest
`debugWhatToShow, execute, execute, getDefaultScore, getLocalName, getNamespace, getNodeTypeTest, getStaticScore, initNodeTest, initNodeTest, setLocalName, setNamespace, setStaticScore, setWhatToShow`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.xpath.Expression
`asIteratorRaw, assertion, error, execute, exprAddChild, exprGetChild, exprGetNumChildren, exprGetParent, exprSetParent, getColumnNumber, getExpressionOwner, getLineNumber, getPublicId, getSystemId, isStableNumber, num, warn, xstr`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Method Detail

### asNode

    public int asNode(XPathContext xctxt)
               throws TransformerException

  Return the first node out of the nodeset, if this expression is a nodeset expression. This is the default implementation for nodesets.

  WARNING: Do not mutate this class from this function!

  Parameters:
    `xctxt` - The XPath runtime context.
  Returns:
    the first node out of the nodeset, or DTM.NULL.
  Overrides:
    asNode in class LocPathIterator

### nextNode

    public int nextNode()

  Returns the next node in the set and advances the position of the iterator in the set. After a NodeIterator is created, the first call to nextNode() returns the first node in the set.
  Returns:
    The next `Node` in the set being iterated over, or `null` if there are no more members in that set.
  Overrides:
    nextNode in class LocPathIterator

### getAxis

    public int getAxis()

  Returns the axis being iterated, if it is known.
  Returns:
    Axis.CHILD, etc., or -1 if the axis is not known or is of multiple types.
  Overrides:
    getAxis in class LocPathIterator

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