From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2003-01-23T08:21:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Definition: iterator

Hal E. Fulton <hal9000@hypermetrics.com> wrote:
> I would define it by its operation rather than
> its usage -- something like "a method with the
> internal capability of calling a code block
> associated with the method call, in such a way
> that the method and the block trade control 
> back and forth like coroutines."

I'd distinguish iterators from the general case of yield-calling
methods, personally. A first approximation to the definition I'd use:

A method that takes in a block, and calls it on successive elements of a
collection.

martin