Traversable
Iterator::current
Predefined Interfaces and Classes
PHP Manual

# The Iterator interface

(PHP 5 >= 5.0.0)

## Introduction

Interface for external iterators or objects that can be iterated themselves internally.

## Interface synopsis

Iterator extends Traversable {
/* Methods */
abstract public mixed current ( void )
abstract public scalar key ( void )
abstract public void next ( void )
abstract public void rewind ( void )
abstract public boolean valid ( void )
}

## Predefined iterators

PHP already provides a number of iterators for many day to day tasks. See SPL iterators for a list.

## Examples

Example #1 Basic usage

This example demonstrates in which order methods are called when using foreach with an iterator.

`<?php
class myIterator implements Iterator {
private $position = 0;
private $array = array(
"firstelement",
"secondelement",
"lastelement",
);
public function __construct() {
$this->position = 0;
}
function rewind() {
var_dump(__METHOD__);
$this->position = 0;
}
function current() {
var_dump(__METHOD__);
return $this->array[$this->position];
}
function key() {
var_dump(__METHOD__);
return $this->position;
}
function next() {
var_dump(__METHOD__);
++$this->position;
}
function valid() {
var_dump(__METHOD__);
return isset($this->array[$this->position]);
}
}
$it = new myIterator;
foreach($it as $key => $value) {
var_dump($key, $value);
echo "\n";
}
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    string(18) "myIterator::rewind"
    string(17) "myIterator::valid"
    string(19) "myIterator::current"
    string(15) "myIterator::key"
    int(0)
    string(12) "firstelement"

    string(16) "myIterator::next"
    string(17) "myIterator::valid"
    string(19) "myIterator::current"
    string(15) "myIterator::key"
    int(1)
    string(13) "secondelement"

    string(16) "myIterator::next"
    string(17) "myIterator::valid"
    string(19) "myIterator::current"
    string(15) "myIterator::key"
    int(2)
    string(11) "lastelement"

    string(16) "myIterator::next"
    string(17) "myIterator::valid"

## Table of Contents

- Iterator::current — Return the current element
- Iterator::key — Return the key of the current element
- Iterator::next — Move forward to next element
- Iterator::rewind — Rewind the Iterator to the first element
- Iterator::valid — Checks if current position is valid

Traversable
Iterator::current
Predefined Interfaces and Classes
PHP Manual