1   /*
2    * CharacterCounter
3    * Copyright (C) 2008 Christian Schenk
4    *
5    * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6    * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
7    * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
8    * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9    * 
10   * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11   * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
13   * GNU General Public License for more details.
14   * 
15   * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
16   * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
17   * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA
18   */
19  package org.christianschenk.cc.util;
20  
21  import java.util.Iterator;
22  
23  /**
24   * Iterates the characters of a given string.
25   * 
26   * @author Christian Schenk
27   */
28  public class StringIterator implements Iterable<Character> {
29  
30  	private final String string;
31  
32  	public StringIterator(final String string) {
33  		this.string = string;
34  	}
35  
36  	public Iterator<Character> iterator() {
37  		return new Iterator<Character>() {
38  			private int position = 0;
39  
40  			public boolean hasNext() {
41  				return (this.position < string.length());
42  			}
43  
44  			public Character next() {
45  				if (this.position >= string.length()) return null; // for dummies
46  				return string.charAt(this.position++);
47  			}
48  
49  			public void remove() {
50  				throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
51  			}
52  		};
53  	}
54  }