The LimitIterator class
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The LimitIterator class allows iteration over a limited subset of items in an Iterator.
Intro
The LimitIterator class allows iteration over a limited subset of items in an Iterator.
Class synopsis
class LimitIterator extends IteratorIterator { }
Examples
LimitIterator usage example
php
<?php
// Create an iterator to be limited
$fruits = new ArrayIterator(array(
'apple',
'banana',
'cherry',
'damson',
'elderberry'
));
// Loop over first three fruits only
foreach (new LimitIterator($fruits, 0, 3) as $fruit) {
var_dump($fruit);
}
echo "\n";
// Loop from third fruit until the end
// Note: offset starts from zero for apple
foreach (new LimitIterator($fruits, 2) as $fruit) {
var_dump($fruit);
}
?>The above example will output:
output
string(5) "apple"
string(6) "banana"
string(6) "cherry"
string(6) "cherry"
string(6) "damson"
string(10) "elderberry"Limititerator