Sorry if I’m being dense here but… in that case, what’s the point of the first part of that sentence? Is it just saying that the iterator will not present a hopelessly out-of-date view of the container?
From: Viktor Klang <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2026 6:38 AM To: Yagnatinsky, Mark (Associated) <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Re: [External] : weakly consistent iterators spec seems misleading? No, those two statements are different. What bridges the two is: «and may (but are not guaranteed to) reflect any modifications subsequent to construction. »» On 2026-03-29 03: 27, Yagnatinsky, Mark wrote: Hmm… so you’re saying that the most natural No, those two statements are different. What bridges the two is: «and may (but are not guaranteed to) reflect any modifications subsequent to construction.»» On 2026-03-29 03:27, Yagnatinsky, Mark wrote: Hmm… so you’re saying that the most natural interpretation of “[…] guaranteed to traverse elements as they existed upon construction exactly once” Is roughly “[…] guaranteed to traverse elements as they existed upon construction-or-later exactly once” Or not quite? -- Cheers, √ Viktor Klang Software Architect, Java Platform Group Oracle ________________________________ The information contained in this message is intended only for the recipient, and may be a confidential attorney-client communication or may otherwise be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, please be aware that any dissemination or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. S&P Global Inc. reserves the right, subject to applicable local law, to monitor, review and process the content of any electronic message or information sent to or from S&P Global Inc. e-mail addresses without informing the sender or recipient of the message. By sending electronic message or information to S&P Global Inc. e-mail addresses you, as the sender, are consenting to S&P Global Inc. processing any of your personal data therein.
