Iterables

Iterable is a pseudo-type introduced in PHP 7.1. It accepts any array or object implementing the Traversable interface. Both of these types are iterable using foreach and can be used with yield from within a generator.

Using Iterables

Iterable can be used as a parameter type to indicate that a function requires a set of values, but does not care about the form of the value set since it will be used with foreach. If a value is not an array or instance of Traversable, a TypeError will be thrown.

Przykład #1 Iterable parameter type example

<?php

function foo(iterable $iterable) {
    foreach (
$iterable as $value) {
        
// ...
    

}

?>

Parameters declared as iterable may use NULL or an array as a default value.

Przykład #2 Iterable parameter default value example

<?php

function foo(iterable $iterable = []) {
    
// ...
}

?>

Iterable can also be used as a return type to indicate a function will return an iterable value. If the returned value is not an array or instance of Traversable, a TypeError will be thrown.

Przykład #3 Iterable return type example

<?php

function bar(): iterable {
    return [
123];
}

?>

Functions declaring iterable as a return type may also be generators.

Przykład #4 Iterable generator return type example

<?php

function gen(): iterable {
    yield 
1;
    yield 
2;
    yield 
3;
}

?>

Iterable Type Variance

Classes extending/implementing may broaden methods using array or Traversable as parameter types to iterable or narrow return types from iterable to array or Traversable.

Przykład #5 Iterable type variance example

<?php

interface Example {
    public function 
method(array $array): iterable;
}

class 
ExampleImplementation implements Example {
    public function 
method(iterable $iterable): array {
        
// Parameter broadened and return type narrowed.
    
}
}

?>

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j_jaberi at yahoo dot com
4 years ago
Just to note:
Though objects may (or may not) be Traversable, the can use in foreach because implicit conversion to array
<?php
class Foo {
    public
$a = 1;
    public
$b = "Helo";
};

$bar = new Foo;

foreach(
$bar as $elm) {
    echo
$elm . ' ';
}

?>
prints 1 Hello
Even
<?php
$bar
= new stdClass
foreach($bar as $elm) {
    echo
$elm . ' ';
}
?>
is correct.
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