Hello Eric again,

  forget the last mail, you're right it is hasNext() in php, too. So it
should be array_has_next() as well. Thanks to michael for reminding me.
I got confused with the original implementation (i shouldn't have changed
the name).

best regards
marcus

Sunday, June 4, 2006, 1:39:04 PM, you wrote:

> Hello Eric,

>   our iterators have next() and valid() in separate functions. That alone
> makes them way more powerful then java' iterators. In SPL we have an
> iterator wrapper called CachingIterator that has a method has_more()
> which has a boolean return value that allows to check whether a call to
> next() leaves the iterator valid or not. So changing the name would only
> add confusion.

> best regards
> marcus

> Sunday, June 4, 2006, 1:17:55 PM, you wrote:

>> Hi,

>> Took from Java world, it could be something like array_has_next() which is
>> more significant because return boolean is only about the next value not
>> about all the next values.

>> On 6/3/06, Marcus Boerger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Andi,
>>>
>>> Wednesday, May 31, 2006, 5:28:47 AM, you wrote:
>>>
>>> > Zeev and I designed each() to deprecate key()/current()/etc. which
>>> > came from PHP/FI 2. Maybe not exactly what you're looking for but
>>> > just want to point out that there have always been some issues with
>>> > the latter functions.
>>> > If each() isn't suitable (and/or you want something quicker) than I'm
>>> > OK with an array_* function but I don't like array_valid(). It sounds
>>> > too much like is_array() and implies the array is valid. Maybe
>>> > something like array_valid_position()?
>>>
>>> Also good, i just chose the name becuase it's close to Iterator::valid().
>>> I am however more interested in the array_has_more() thingie. Often enough
>>> one runs into a problem where the last entry of a list has a slightly
>>> different behavior.
>>>
>>> > At 02:52 PM 5/27/2006, Marcus Boerger wrote:
>>> >>Hello Matthew,
>>> >>
>>> >>Saturday, May 27, 2006, 11:36:16 PM, you wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> > Pierre wrote:
>>> >> >> On 5/27/06, Marcus Boerger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> >> >>> - bool array(array $array)
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>>   cehcks whether arra position is valid (e.g. like "key($array) !==
>>> >> >>> NULL")
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> I don't understand this one.
>>> >> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> > I think you have to listen to psychedelic music and take a hit of
>>> >> LSD first.
>>> >>
>>> >>Actually the point is that you cannot simply do stuff like
>>> >>"while(key($array))". And "while(key($array) != 0)" doesn't work either.
>>> >>Also "if (!key($array))" is probably different from what you expect.
>>> >>And of course "isset(key($array))" doens't work either.
>>> >>
>>> >>Best regards,
>>> >>  Marcus
>>> >>
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>>> Best regards,
>>> Marcus
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> Best regards,
>  Marcus




Best regards,
 Marcus

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