php-basics/src/InterfaceTrait/IteratorAggregate.php

<?php

/**
 * Useful PHP Basics
 * Copyright (C) 2023 Sebastian Meyer <sebastian.meyer@opencultureconsulting.com>
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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 *
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 *
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 */

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace OCC\Basics\InterfaceTrait;

use ArrayIterator;

/**
 * A generic implementation of the IteratorAggregate interface.
 *
 * @author Sebastian Meyer <sebastian.meyer@opencultureconsulting.com>
 * @package opencultureconsulting/basics
 *
 * @implements \IteratorAggregate
 */
trait IteratorAggregate /* implements \IteratorAggregate */
{
    /**
     * Holds the iterable data.
     */
    private array $data = [];

    /**
     * Retrieve an external iterator.
     * @see \IteratorAggregate::getIterator()
     *
     * @return ArrayIterator
     */
    public function getIterator(): ArrayIterator
    {
        return new ArrayIterator($this->data);
    }
}