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package org.apache.jena.sparql.engine;

import java.util.Iterator ;

import org.apache.jena.atlas.lib.Closeable ;
import org.apache.jena.sparql.engine.binding.Binding ;
import org.apache.jena.sparql.util.PrintSerializable ;

/** Root of query iterators in ARQ. */

public interface QueryIterator extends Closeable, Iterator<Binding>, PrintSerializable
{
    /** Get next binding */ 
    public Binding nextBinding() ;
    
    /**
     * Cancels the query as soon as is possible for the given iterator
     */
    public void cancel();
    
    /*
     * Indicate whether this iterator is known to be an iterator of the join identity (one row, no columns).
     * Returns true if definitely a join identity; false for not or don't know.
     */
    public default boolean isJoinIdentity() { return false; }
}
