array2iterator

Create an iterator from an array-like object.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/array-to-iterator

Usage

var array2iterator = require( '@stdlib/array-to-iterator' );

array2iterator( src[, mapFcn[, thisArg]] )

Returns an iterator which iterates over each element in an array-like object.

var it = array2iterator( [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] );
// returns <Object>

var v = it.next().value;
// returns 1

v = it.next().value;
// returns 2

v = it.next().value;
// returns 3

// ...

The returned iterator protocol-compliant object has the following properties:

• next: function which returns an iterator protocol-compliant object containing the next iterated value (if one exists) assigned to a value property and a done property having a boolean value indicating whether the iterator is finished.
• return: function which closes an iterator and returns a single (optional) argument in an iterator protocol-compliant object.

To invoke a function for each src value, provide a callback function.

function fcn( v ) {
    return v * 10.0;
}

var it = array2iterator( [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ], fcn );
// returns <Object>

var v = it.next().value;
// returns 10.0

v = it.next().value;
// returns 20.0

v = it.next().value;
// returns 30.0

// ...

The invoked function is provided three arguments:

• value: iterated value.
• index: iterated value index.
• src: source array-like object.

function fcn( v, i ) {
    return v * (i+1);
}

var it = array2iterator( [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ], fcn );
// returns <Object>

var v = it.next().value;
// returns 1

v = it.next().value;
// returns 4

v = it.next().value;
// returns 9

// ...

To set the callback function execution context, provide a thisArg.

function fcn( v ) {
    this.count += 1;
    return v * 10.0;
}

var ctx = {
    'count': 0
};

var it = array2iterator( [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ], fcn, ctx );
// returns <Object>

var v = it.next().value;
// returns 10.0

v = it.next().value;
// returns 20.0

v = it.next().value;
// returns 30.0

var count = ctx.count;
// returns 3

Notes

• If an environment supports Symbol.iterator, the returned iterator is iterable.
• If provided a generic array, the returned iterator does not ignore holes. To achieve greater performance for sparse arrays, use @stdlib/array-to-sparse-iterator.
• A returned iterator does not copy a provided array-like object. To ensure iterable reproducibility, copy a provided array-like object before creating an iterator. Otherwise, any changes to the contents of an array-like object will be reflected in the returned iterator.
• In environments supporting Symbol.iterator, the function explicitly does not invoke an array's @@iterator method, regardless of whether this method is defined. To convert an array to an implementation defined iterator, invoke this method directly.
• The returned iterator supports array-like objects having getter and setter accessors for array element access (e.g., @stdlib/array-complex64).

Examples

var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array-float64' );
var inmap = require( '@stdlib/utils-inmap' );
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random-base-randu' );
var array2iterator = require( '@stdlib/array-to-iterator' );

function scale( v, i ) {
    return v * (i+1);
}

// Create an array filled with random numbers:
var arr = inmap( new Float64Array( 100 ), randu );

// Create an iterator from the array which scales iterated values:
var it = array2iterator( arr, scale );

// Perform manual iteration...
var v;
while ( true ) {
    v = it.next();
    if ( v.done ) {
        break;
    }
    console.log( v.value );
}

See Also

• @stdlib/array-from-iterator: create (or fill) an array from an iterator.
• @stdlib/array-to-circular-iterator: create an iterator which repeatedly iterates over the elements of an array-like object.
• @stdlib/array-to-iterator-right: create an iterator from an array-like object, iterating from right to left.
• @stdlib/array-to-strided-iterator: create an iterator from a strided array-like object.

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

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