String Iterator

root — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:08:00 -0700

class String
  class Iterator < String

    def initialize(str='', next_char=0)
      @next_char = next_char
      super(str)
    end

    def next
      return nil if @next_char > self.size

      @next_char += 1

      get_char(-1)
    end

    def prev
      return nil if @next_char <= 0

      @next_char -= 1 if @next_char > 0

      get_char()
    end

    private
    def get_char(pos=0)
      if block_given?
        yield split(//)[@next_char+(pos)]
      else
        split(//)[@next_char+(pos)]
      end
    end
  end
end

s = String::Iterator.new "abcdef"

while char = s.next
  puts char
end

while char = s.prev
  puts char
end

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String Iterator