class Enumerator - Documentation for Ruby 2.3.0 (original) (raw)

A class which allows both internal and external iteration.

An Enumerator can be created by the following methods.

Most methods have two forms: a block form where the contents are evaluated for each item in the enumeration, and a non-block form which returns a new Enumerator wrapping the iteration.

enumerator = %w(one two three).each puts enumerator.class

enumerator.each_with_object("foo") do |item, obj| puts "#{obj}: #{item}" end

enum_with_obj = enumerator.each_with_object("foo") puts enum_with_obj.class

enum_with_obj.each do |item, obj| puts "#{obj}: #{item}" end

This allows you to chain Enumerators together. For example, you can map a list's elements to strings containing the index and the element as a string via:

puts %w[foo bar baz].map.with_index { |w, i| "#{i}:#{w}" }

An Enumerator can also be used as an external iterator. For example, Enumerator#next returns the next value of the iterator or raises StopIteration if the Enumerator is at the end.

e = [1,2,3].each
puts e.next
puts e.next
puts e.next
puts e.next

You can use this to implement an internal iterator as follows:

def ext_each(e) while true begin vs = e.next_values rescue StopIteration return $!.result end y = yield(*vs) e.feed y end end

o = Object.new

def o.each puts yield puts yield(1) puts yield(1, 2) 3 end

puts o.each {|*x| puts x; [:b, *x] }

puts ext_each(o.to_enum) {|*x| puts x; [:b, *x] }

Public Class Methods

new(size = nil) { |yielder| ... } click to toggle source

new(obj, method = :each, *args)

Creates a new Enumerator object, which can be used as an Enumerable.

In the first form, iteration is defined by the given block, in which a “yielder” object, given as block parameter, can be used to yield a value by calling the yield method (aliased as +<<+):

fib = Enumerator.new do |y| a = b = 1 loop do y << a a, b = b, a + b end end

p fib.take(10)

The optional parameter can be used to specify how to calculate the size in a lazy fashion (see Enumerator#size). It can either be a value or a callable object.

In the second, deprecated, form, a generated Enumerator iterates over the given object using the given method with the given arguments passed.

Use of this form is discouraged. Use Kernel#enum_for or Kernel#to_enum instead.

e = Enumerator.new(ObjectSpace, :each_object)

e.select { |obj| obj.is_a?(Class) }

static VALUE enumerator_initialize(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE obj) { VALUE recv, meth = sym_each; VALUE size = Qnil;

if (rb_block_given_p()) {
    rb_check_arity(argc, 0, 1);
    recv = generator_init(generator_allocate(rb_cGenerator), rb_block_proc());
    if (argc) {
        if (NIL_P(argv[0]) || rb_respond_to(argv[0], id_call) ||
            (RB_TYPE_P(argv[0], T_FLOAT) && RFLOAT_VALUE(argv[0]) == INFINITY)) {
            size = argv[0];
        }
        else {
            size = rb_to_int(argv[0]);
        }
        argc = 0;
    }
}
else {
    rb_check_arity(argc, 1, UNLIMITED_ARGUMENTS);
    rb_warn("Enumerator.new without a block is deprecated; use Object#to_enum");
    recv = *argv++;
    if (--argc) {
        meth = *argv++;
        --argc;
    }
}

return enumerator_init(obj, recv, meth, argc, argv, 0, size);

}

Public Instance Methods

each { |elm| block } → obj click to toggle source

each → enum

each(*appending_args) { |elm| block } → obj

each(*appending_args) → an_enumerator

Iterates over the block according to how this Enumerator was constructed. If no block and no arguments are given, returns self.

Examples ↑

"Hello, world!".scan(/\w+/)
"Hello, world!".to_enum(:scan, /\w+/).to_a
"Hello, world!".to_enum(:scan).each(/\w+/).to_a

obj = Object.new

def obj.each_arg(a, b=:b, *rest) yield a yield b yield rest :method_returned end

enum = obj.to_enum :each_arg, :a, :x

enum.each.to_a
enum.each.equal?(enum)
enum.each { |elm| elm }

enum.each(:y, :z).to_a
enum.each(:y, :z).equal?(enum)
enum.each(:y, :z) { |elm| elm }

static VALUE enumerator_each(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE obj) { if (argc > 0) { struct enumerator *e = enumerator_ptr(obj = rb_obj_dup(obj)); VALUE args = e->args; if (args) { #if SIZEOF_INT < SIZEOF_LONG /* check int range overflow */ rb_long2int(RARRAY_LEN(args) + argc); #endif args = rb_ary_dup(args); rb_ary_cat(args, argv, argc); } else { args = rb_ary_new4(argc, argv); } e->args = args; } if (!rb_block_given_p()) return obj; return enumerator_block_call(obj, 0, obj); }

each_with_index {|(*args), idx| ... } click to toggle source

each_with_index

Same as Enumerator#with_index(0), i.e. there is no starting offset.

If no block is given, a new Enumerator is returned that includes the index.

static VALUE enumerator_each_with_index(VALUE obj) { return enumerator_with_index(0, NULL, obj); }

each_with_object(obj) {|(*args), obj| ... } click to toggle source

each_with_object(obj)

Iterates the given block for each element with an arbitrary object, obj, and returns obj

If no block is given, returns a new Enumerator.

Example ↑

to_three = Enumerator.new do |y| 3.times do |x| y << x end end

to_three_with_string = to_three.with_object("foo") to_three_with_string.each do |x,string| puts "#{string}: #{x}" end

static VALUE enumerator_with_object(VALUE obj, VALUE memo) { RETURN_SIZED_ENUMERATOR(obj, 1, &memo, enumerator_enum_size); enumerator_block_call(obj, enumerator_with_object_i, memo);

return memo;

}

feed obj → nil click to toggle source

Sets the value to be returned by the next yield inside e.

If the value is not set, the yield returns nil.

This value is cleared after being yielded.

e = [1,2,3].map p e.next
e.feed "a" p e.next
e.feed "b" p e.next
e.feed "c" begin e.next rescue StopIteration p $!.result
end

o = Object.new def o.each x = yield
p x
x = yield
p x
x = yield
p x
end

e = o.to_enum e.next
e.feed "foo"
e.next
e.next

static VALUE enumerator_feed(VALUE obj, VALUE v) { struct enumerator *e = enumerator_ptr(obj);

if (e->feedvalue != Qundef) {
    rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "feed value already set");
}
e->feedvalue = v;

return Qnil;

}

inspect → string click to toggle source

Creates a printable version of e.

static VALUE enumerator_inspect(VALUE obj) { return rb_exec_recursive(inspect_enumerator, obj, 0); }

next → object click to toggle source

Returns the next object in the enumerator, and move the internal position forward. When the position reached at the end, StopIteration is raised.

Example ↑

a = [1,2,3] e = a.to_enum p e.next
p e.next
p e.next
p e.next

Note that enumeration sequence by next does not affect other non-external enumeration methods, unless the underlying iteration methods itself has side-effect, e.g. IO#each_line.

static VALUE enumerator_next(VALUE obj) { VALUE vs = enumerator_next_values(obj); return ary2sv(vs, 0); }

next_values → array click to toggle source

Returns the next object as an array in the enumerator, and move the internal position forward. When the position reached at the end, StopIteration is raised.

This method can be used to distinguish yield and yield nil.

Example ↑

o = Object.new def o.each yield yield 1 yield 1, 2 yield nil yield [1, 2] end e = o.to_enum p e.next_values p e.next_values p e.next_values p e.next_values p e.next_values e = o.to_enum p e.next p e.next p e.next p e.next p e.next

Note that next_values does not affect other non-external enumeration methods unless underlying iteration method itself has side-effect, e.g. IO#each_line.

static VALUE enumerator_next_values(VALUE obj) { struct enumerator *e = enumerator_ptr(obj); VALUE vs;

if (e->lookahead != Qundef) {
    vs = e->lookahead;
    e->lookahead = Qundef;
    return vs;
}

return get_next_values(obj, e);

}

peek → object click to toggle source

Returns the next object in the enumerator, but doesn't move the internal position forward. If the position is already at the end, StopIteration is raised.

Example ↑

a = [1,2,3] e = a.to_enum p e.next
p e.peek
p e.peek
p e.peek
p e.next
p e.next
p e.peek

static VALUE enumerator_peek(VALUE obj) { VALUE vs = enumerator_peek_values(obj); return ary2sv(vs, 1); }

peek_values → array click to toggle source

Returns the next object as an array, similar to Enumerator#next_values, but doesn't move the internal position forward. If the position is already at the end, StopIteration is raised.

Example ↑

o = Object.new def o.each yield yield 1 yield 1, 2 end e = o.to_enum p e.peek_values
e.next p e.peek_values
p e.peek_values
e.next p e.peek_values
e.next p e.peek_values

static VALUE enumerator_peek_values_m(VALUE obj) { return rb_ary_dup(enumerator_peek_values(obj)); }

rewind → e click to toggle source

Rewinds the enumeration sequence to the beginning.

If the enclosed object responds to a “rewind” method, it is called.

static VALUE enumerator_rewind(VALUE obj) { struct enumerator *e = enumerator_ptr(obj);

rb_check_funcall(e->obj, id_rewind, 0, 0);

e->fib = 0;
e->dst = Qnil;
e->lookahead = Qundef;
e->feedvalue = Qundef;
e->stop_exc = Qfalse;
return obj;

}

size → int, Float::INFINITY or nil click to toggle source

Returns the size of the enumerator, or nil if it can't be calculated lazily.

(1..100).to_a.permutation(4).size loop.size (1..100).drop_while.size

static VALUE enumerator_size(VALUE obj) { struct enumerator *e = enumerator_ptr(obj); int argc = 0; const VALUE *argv = NULL; VALUE size;

if (e->size_fn) {
    return (*e->size_fn)(e->obj, e->args, obj);
}
if (e->args) {
    argc = (int)RARRAY_LEN(e->args);
    argv = RARRAY_CONST_PTR(e->args);
}
size = rb_check_funcall(e->size, id_call, argc, argv);
if (size != Qundef) return size;
return e->size;

}

with_index(offset = 0) {|(*args), idx| ... } click to toggle source

with_index(offset = 0)

Iterates the given block for each element with an index, which starts from offset. If no block is given, returns a new Enumerator that includes the index, starting from offset

offset

the starting index to use

static VALUE enumerator_with_index(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE obj) { VALUE memo;

rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", &memo);
RETURN_SIZED_ENUMERATOR(obj, argc, argv, enumerator_enum_size);
if (NIL_P(memo))
    memo = INT2FIX(0);
else
    memo = rb_to_int(memo);
return enumerator_block_call(obj, enumerator_with_index_i, (VALUE)MEMO_NEW(memo, 0, 0));

}

with_object(obj) {|(*args), obj| ... } click to toggle source

with_object(obj)

Iterates the given block for each element with an arbitrary object, obj, and returns obj

If no block is given, returns a new Enumerator.

Example ↑

to_three = Enumerator.new do |y| 3.times do |x| y << x end end

to_three_with_string = to_three.with_object("foo") to_three_with_string.each do |x,string| puts "#{string}: #{x}" end

static VALUE enumerator_with_object(VALUE obj, VALUE memo) { RETURN_SIZED_ENUMERATOR(obj, 1, &memo, enumerator_enum_size); enumerator_block_call(obj, enumerator_with_object_i, memo);

return memo;

}