SingletonIterator.java

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package org.apache.jena.util.iterator;

/**
 * A ClosableIterator that contains only one element
 */
public class SingletonIterator<T> extends NiceIterator<T> implements ExtendedIterator<T> {
    
    /** The single value to be returned */
    private T item;

    /** element delivered */
    private boolean delivered = false;
        
    /**
     * Constructor
     * @param element the single value to be returned
     */
    public SingletonIterator(T element) {
        this.item = element;
    }
    
    /**
     * Can return a single value
     */
    @Override
    public boolean hasNext() {
        return !delivered;
    }

    /**
     * Return the value
     */
    @Override
    public T next() {
        if (delivered) 
            return noElements( "no objects in this iterator" );
        else {
            delivered = true;
            return item;
        }
    }

}