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package org.apache.directory.api.util;


import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

import javax.naming.NamingException;
import javax.naming.NamingEnumeration;


/**
 * An empty NamingEnumeration without any values: meaning
 * hasMore/hasMoreElements() always returns false, and next/nextElement() always
 * throws a NoSuchElementException.
 * 
 * @param <T> The element in the enumeration
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public class EmptyEnumeration<T> implements NamingEnumeration<T>
{
    /**
     * @see javax.naming.NamingEnumeration#close()
     */
    public void close()
    {
    }


    /**
     * Always returns false.
     * 
     * @see javax.naming.NamingEnumeration#hasMore()
     */
    public boolean hasMore() throws NamingException
    {
        return false;
    }


    /**
     * Always throws NoSuchElementException.
     * 
     * @see javax.naming.NamingEnumeration#next()
     */
    public T next() throws NamingException
    {
        throw new NoSuchElementException();
    }


    /**
     * Always return false.
     * 
     * @see java.util.Enumeration#hasMoreElements()
     */
    public boolean hasMoreElements()
    {
        return false;
    }


    /**
     * Always throws NoSuchElementException.
     * 
     * @see java.util.Enumeration#nextElement()
     */
    public T nextElement()
    {
        throw new NoSuchElementException();
    }

}
