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<sect1 xml:id="language.types.iterable">
<title>Iterables</title>
<para>
<type>Iterable</type> is a pseudo-type introduced in PHP 7.1. It accepts any
&array; or object implementing the <classname>Traversable</classname>
interface. Both of these types are iterable using &foreach; and can be used
with <command>yield from</command> within a <link
linkend="language.generators">generator</link>.
</para>
<sect2 xml:id="language.types.iterable.using">
<title>Using Iterables</title>
<para>
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 <classname>Traversable</classname>, a
<classname>TypeError</classname> will be thrown.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>
Iterable parameter type example
</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
function foo(iterable $iterable) {
foreach ($iterable as $value) {
// ...
}
}
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
<para>
Parameters declared as iterable may use &null; or an array as a default
value.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>
Iterable parameter default value example
</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
function foo(iterable $iterable = []) {
// ...
}
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
<para>
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 <classname>Traversable</classname>, a <classname>TypeError</classname>
will be thrown.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>
Iterable return type example
</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
function bar(): iterable {
return [1, 2, 3];
}
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
<para>
Functions declaring iterable as a return type may also be <link
linkend="language.generators">generators</link>.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>
Iterable generator return type example
</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
function gen(): iterable {
yield 1;
yield 2;
yield 3;
}
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
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