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title: XMLElementIterator
description: Provides methods for iterating over XML elements.Determines if there is another element available.Returns the next element in the iterator.
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# XMLElementIterator

Provides methods for iterating over XML elements.

You get an XMLElementIterator object by calling the getIterator\(\) method of the XMLContent class.

**Parent Topic:**[XML APIs](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/edge-encryption/xml-overview.md)

## XMLElementIterator - hasNext\(\)

Determines if there is another element available.

|Name|Type|Description|
|----|----|-----------|
|None| | |

|Type|Description|
|----|-----------|
|Boolean|True if another element is available.|

## XMLElementIterator - next\(\)

Returns the next element in the iterator.

You cannot call next\(\) without first calling hasNext\(\).

|Name|Type|Description|
|----|----|-----------|
|None| | |

|Type|Description|
|----|-----------|
|XMLElement|The next XML element.|