ExternalIterator Methods

The methods defined in the ExternalIterator class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
back	Accesses entries in reverse order in the collection to which the external iteration is attached
getCollection	Returns the external collection associated with the receiver
isValid	Returns true if the receiver is a valid external iterator
next	Accesses successive entries in the collection to which the external iterator is attached
reset	Initializes the external iterator
startAtIndex	Sets the starting position of the external iterator to a specified row in the result set
startNearIndex	Sets the starting position of the iterator in the attached collection approximate to a relative index