NAME

Number::Range::Regex::Iterator - create iterators for Number::Range::Regex objects

SYNOPSIS

use Number::Range::Regex;
my $it = rangespec( '-5..-3,3..5' )->iterator();

$it->first();
do {
  do_something_with_value( $it->fetch );
} while ($it->next);

$it->last();
do {
  do_something_with_value( $it->fetch );
} while ($it->prev);

METHODS

new

$it = Number:Range::Regex::Iterator->new( $range );

given a range, return an iterator that returns its members. note that this is identical to the more compact, usual form:

$range->iterator()

fetch

return the integer currently pointed to by the iterator.

first

$range->first();

set the iterator to point at its lowest value. first() will throw an error if called on a range with no lower bound, for example:

range( undef, $n )->iterator->first;

last

$range->last();

set the iterator to point at its greatest value. last() will throw an error if called on a range with no upper bound, for example:

rangespec( '3..inf' )->iterator->first;

next

point to the next greatest integer that is part of $range. often this value will be one greater, but in the case of compound ranges, it will not always. consider:

my $it = range( '4,22..37' )->iterator;
$it->first; # $it->fetch == 4
$it->next;  # $it->fetch == 22

prev

$range->prev()

point to the next smallest integer that is part of $range. often this value will be one smaller, but not always:

my $it = range( '22..37,44' )->iterator;
$it->last; # $it->fetch == 44
$it->prev; # $it->fetch == 37

seek

$range->iterator->seek( $n );

set the iterator to point to the value $n in $range. that is:

$it->seek( $n )->fetch == $n

if $n is not member of $range, seek() throws an error.

size

$range->size();

Returns the size of the iterator. If the iterator is unbounded, returns undef.

in_range

$range->in_range();

returns a boolean value indicating whether $range has been set to a valid position with any of the methods first, last, seek, prev, and next. returns false in e.g. the following circumstances: $range->last->next; $range->first->prev; range( '3..4' )->first->next->next; range( '3..4' )->last->prev->prev;

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

Please report any bugs or feature requests through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.

AUTHOR

Brian Szymanski <ski-cpan@allafrica.com> -- be sure to put Number::Range::Regex in the subject line if you want me to read your message.

SEE ALSO

Number::Range::Regex