org.apache.geode.cache.snapshot

## Interface SnapshotIterator<K,V>

- Type Parameters:
    `K` - the key type of the snapshot region
    `V` - the value type the snapshot region

      public interface SnapshotIterator<K,V>

  Iterates over the entries in a region snapshot. Holds resources that must be freed via `close()`.
  Since:
    GemFire 7.0
  See Also:
    `SnapshotReader`

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `close()` Closes the iterator and its underlying resources.
    `boolean` | `hasNext()` Returns true if there are more elements in the iteration.
    `java.util.Map.Entry<K,V>` | `next()` Returns the next element in the iteration.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### hasNext

          boolean hasNext()
                   throws java.io.IOException,
                          java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

      Returns true if there are more elements in the iteration.
      Returns:
        true if the iterator has more elements.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - error reading the snapshot
        `java.lang.ClassNotFoundException` - error deserializing the snapshot element

    - #### next

          java.util.Map.Entry<K,V> next()
                                 throws java.io.IOException,
                                        java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

      Returns the next element in the iteration.
      Returns:
        the next element
      Throws:
        `java.util.NoSuchElementException` - there are no further elements
        `java.io.IOException` - error reading the snapshot
        `java.lang.ClassNotFoundException` - error deserializing the snapshot element

    - #### close

          void close()
              throws java.io.IOException

      Closes the iterator and its underlying resources.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - error closing the iterator