note
	description: "Summary description for {XML_INPUT_STREAM}."
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

deferred class
	XML_INPUT_STREAM

feature -- Access

	name: STRING
			-- Name of current stream
		deferred
		end

feature -- Status report

	end_of_input: BOOLEAN
			-- Has the end of input stream been reached?
		deferred
		end

	is_open_read: BOOLEAN
			-- Can items be read from input stream?
		deferred
		end
		
feature -- Access

	index: INTEGER
			-- Current position in the input stream
		deferred
		end

	line: INTEGER
			-- Current line number
		deferred
		end

	column: INTEGER
			-- Current column number
		deferred
		end

	last_character: CHARACTER
			-- Last read character
		deferred
		end

feature -- Basic operation

	read_character
			-- Read a character
			-- and keep it in `last_character'
		require
			not_end_of_input: not end_of_input
		deferred
		end

note
	copyright: "Copyright (c) 1984-2010, Eiffel Software and others"
	license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see http://www.eiffel.com/licensing/forum.txt)"
	source: "[
			Eiffel Software
			5949 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117 USA
			Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
			Website http://www.eiffel.com
			Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
		]"
end