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package net.sf.saxon.expr;

import net.sf.saxon.om.Item;
import net.sf.saxon.trans.XPathException;


/**
* A LastPositionFinder is an interface implemented by any SequenceIterator that is
 * able to return the position of the last item in the sequence.
*/

public interface LastPositionFinder<T extends Item>  {

    /**
    * Get the last position (that is, the number of items in the sequence). This method is
    * non-destructive: it does not change the state of the iterator.
    * The result is undefined if the next() method of the iterator has already returned null.
    * This method must not be called unless the result of getProperties() on the iterator
     * includes the bit setting {@link net.sf.saxon.om.SequenceIterator#LAST_POSITION_FINDER}
     * @return the number of items in the sequence
     * @throws XPathException if an error occurs evaluating the sequence in order to determine
     * the number of items
     */

    public int getLength() throws XPathException;

}

