Top "Iterator" questions

An iterator is an object-oriented programming pattern that allows traversal through a collection, agnostic of the actual implementation or object addresses in physical memory.

Does readlines() return a list or an iterator in Python 3?

I've read in "Dive into Python 3" that: "The readlines() method now returns an iterator, so it is just as efficient …

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Why is there no first(iterable) built-in function in Python?

I'm wondering if there's a reason that there's no first(iterable) in the Python built-in functions, somewhat similar to any(…

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Is there any way to get all the controls on a container control?

I've got a form with a bunch of controls on it, and I wanted to iterate through all the controls …

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What is the difference between chain and chain.from_iterable in itertools?

I could not find any valid example on the internet where I can see the difference between them and why …

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How does zip(*[iter(s)]*n) work in Python?

s = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] n = 3 zip(*[iter(s)]*n) # returns [(1,2,3),(4,5,6),(7,8,9)] How does zip(*[iter(s)]*n) work? What would it look like if …

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Iterate over an HashMap<String, ArrayList<String>> with Struts 2

I am currently facing some difficulties with Struts2 and the s:iterate tag. I want to display a label, which …

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How do I get a keyIterator for a LinkedHashMap?

By looking at the source code for LinkedHashMaps from Sun, I see that there is a private class called KeyIterator, …

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Why use non-member begin and end functions in C++11?

Every standard container has a begin and end method for returning iterators for that container. However, C++11 has apparently introduced …

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What's the benefit of std::back_inserter over std::inserter?

As far as I can tell, anywhere std::back_inserter works in an STL algorithm, you could pass an std::…

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c++ map/set iterator not dereferencable

I want to ask you for a hint, as I am a beginner and couldn't find any suitable answer in …

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