NAME

Net::CLI::Interact::Role::Iterator - Array-based Iterator

SYNOPSIS

 my $count = $iter->count;
  
 $iter->reset;
 while ( $iter->has_next ) {
    print $iter->next;
 }

DESCRIPTION

This module implements an array-based iterator which may be mixed-in to add management of a sequence of elements and processing of that sequence.

The iterator is inspired by MooseX::Iterator but limited to arrays and adds many other facilities. The following section describes the methods provided by this class.

USAGE

The slot used for storing iterator elements is named "_sequence" and you should write your consuming class to marshall data into this slot, perhaps via "BUILD" or "init_arg". For example:

 has '+_sequence' => (
    isa => 'ArrayRef[Thingy]',
    init_arg => 'things',
 );

INTERFACE

count

The number of elements currently stored in the iterator. Note that this is of course not the same as the index of the last item in the iterator (which is 0-based)

first

Returns the first item in the iterator.

last

Returns the last item in the iterator.

item_at( $pos )

Returns the item at the given position in the iterator, or throws an exception if $pos is past the end of the iterator. The position is 0-based.

insert_at( $pos, $iter )

Inserts the contents of the passed iterator starting at (not after) the position given. The passed iterator must also be a consumer of this role. The position is 0-based.

append( $iter )

Shorthand for "insert_at" when you want to add the contents of the passed iterator after the end of the sequence.

idx( $pos? )

Returns the index (0-based) of the current iterator cursor, or sets the cursor if a position (again, 0-based) is passed.

An exception is thrown if you attempt to read the cursor position before having read any elements from the iterator, or if the iterator is empty.

Returns the next item in the iterator sequence, and advances the cursor. Throws an exception if you have already reached the end of the sequence.