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Unified Diff: sdk/lib/core/iterator.dart

Issue 11410086: Use iterator, moveNext(), current. (Closed) Base URL: https://dart.googlecode.com/svn/experimental/lib_v2/dart
Patch Set: Created 8 years, 1 month ago
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Index: sdk/lib/core/iterator.dart
diff --git a/sdk/lib/core/iterator.dart b/sdk/lib/core/iterator.dart
index 5d5e979687f5db87c675484c2177bbdb861ca15f..8a138ff5f07176201d766ff81bff984620970718 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/core/iterator.dart
+++ b/sdk/lib/core/iterator.dart
@@ -9,16 +9,29 @@
*
* If the object iterated over is changed during the iteration, the
* behavior is unspecified.
+ *
+ * The [Iterator] is initially positioned before the first element. Before
+ * accessing the first element the iterator must thus be advanced ([moveNext])
+ * to point to the first element. If there is no element left, then [moveNext]
+ * returns false.
*/
abstract class Iterator<E> {
/**
- * Gets the next element in the iteration. Throws a
- * [StateError] if no element is left.
+ * Moves to the next element. Returns true if [current] contains the next
+ * element. Returns false, if no element was left. It the latter case
+ * trying to read [current] will throw a [StateError].
+ *
+ * It is safe to invoke [moveNext] even when the iterator is already
+ * positioned after the last element. In this case [moveNext] has no effect.
*/
- E next();
+ bool moveNext();
/**
- * Returns whether the [Iterator] has elements left.
+ * Returns the current element.
+ *
+ * Throws a [StateError] if the iterator has not yet been moved to the first
+ * element, or if the iterator has been moved after the last element of the
+ * [Iterable].
*/
- bool get hasNext;
+ E get current;
}

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