Interface Iterable<T>

Type Parameters:
T - the type of elements returned by the iterator
All Known Subinterfaces:
BeanContext, BeanContextServices, BlockingDeque<E>, BlockingQueue<E>, Collection<E>, Deque<E>, DirectoryStream<T>, List<E>, NavigableSet<E>, Path, Queue<E>, SecureDirectoryStream<T>, Set<E>, SortedSet<E>, TransferQueue<E>
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractCollection, AbstractList, AbstractQueue, AbstractSequentialList, AbstractSet, ArrayBlockingQueue, ArrayDeque, ArrayList, AttributeList, BatchUpdateException, BeanContextServicesSupport, BeanContextSupport, ConcurrentHashMap.KeySetView, ConcurrentLinkedDeque, ConcurrentLinkedQueue, ConcurrentSkipListSet, CopyOnWriteArrayList, CopyOnWriteArraySet, DataTruncation, DelayQueue, EnumSet, HashSet, JobStateReasons, LinkedBlockingDeque, LinkedBlockingQueue, LinkedHashSet, LinkedList, LinkedTransferQueue, PriorityBlockingQueue, PriorityQueue, RoleList, RoleUnresolvedList, RowSetWarning, SerialException, ServiceLoader, SQLClientInfoException, SQLDataException, SQLException, SQLFeatureNotSupportedException, SQLIntegrityConstraintViolationException, SQLInvalidAuthorizationSpecException, SQLNonTransientConnectionException, SQLNonTransientException, SQLRecoverableException, SQLSyntaxErrorException, SQLTimeoutException, SQLTransactionRollbackException, SQLTransientConnectionException, SQLTransientException, SQLWarning, Stack, SyncFactoryException, SynchronousQueue, SyncProviderException, TreeSet, Vector

public interface Iterable<T>

Implementing this interface allows an object to be the target of the "for-each loop" statement. See For-each Loop

Since:
1.5

Methods

Modifier and Type Method and Description
default void forEach(Consumer<? super T> action)

Performs the given action for each element of the Iterable until all elements have been processed or the action throws an exception.

Iterator<T> iterator()

Returns an iterator over elements of type T.

default Spliterator<T> spliterator()

Creates a Spliterator over the elements described by this Iterable.

Methods

iterator

Iterator<T> iterator()

Returns an iterator over elements of type T.

Returns:
an Iterator.

forEach

default void forEach(Consumer<? super T> action)

Performs the given action for each element of the Iterable until all elements have been processed or the action throws an exception. Unless otherwise specified by the implementing class, actions are performed in the order of iteration (if an iteration order is specified). Exceptions thrown by the action are relayed to the caller.

Implementation Requirements:

The default implementation behaves as if:

for (T t : this)
         action.accept(t);
Parameters:
action - The action to be performed for each element
Throws:
NullPointerException - if the specified action is null
Since:
1.8

spliterator

default Spliterator<T> spliterator()

Creates a Spliterator over the elements described by this Iterable.

Implementation Requirements:
The default implementation creates an early-binding spliterator from the iterable's Iterator. The spliterator inherits the fail-fast properties of the iterable's iterator.
Implementation Note:
The default implementation should usually be overridden. The spliterator returned by the default implementation has poor splitting capabilities, is unsized, and does not report any spliterator characteristics. Implementing classes can nearly always provide a better implementation.
Returns:
a Spliterator over the elements described by this Iterable.
Since:
1.8

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