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PHP | CachingIterator getInnerIterator() Function

The CachingIterator::getInnerIterator() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the iterator sent to the constructor.

Syntax:

Iterator CachingIterator::getInnerIterator( void )

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Value: This function returns an object implementing the Iterator interface.

Below programs illustrate the CachingIterator::getInnerIterator() function in PHP:

Program 1:




<?php
     
// Declare an array
$arr = array('G', 'e', 'e', 'k', 's');
     
// Create a new CachingIterator
$cachIt = new CachingIterator(
    new ArrayIterator($arr), 
    CachingIterator::FULL_CACHE
);
  
foreach($cachIt as $element) {
      
    echo $element;
      
    if($cachIt->hasNext()) {
        echo ", ";
    }
}
  
?>


Output:

G, e, e, k, s

Program 2:




<?php
     
// Declare an ArrayIterator
$arr = array(
    "a" => "Geeks",
    "b" => "for",
    "c" => "Geeks",
    "d" => "Computer",
    "e" => "Science",
    "f" => "Portal"
);
   
// Create a new CachingIterator
$cachIt = new CachingIterator(
    new ArrayIterator($arr), 
    CachingIterator::FULL_CACHE
);
  
foreach($cachIt as $key => $value) {
      
    echo $key . " => " . $value;
      
    if($cachIt->hasNext()) {
        echo "\n";
    }
}
  
?>


Output:

a => Geeks
b => for
c => Geeks
d => Computer
e => Science
f => Portal

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/cachingiterator.getinneriterator.php

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