-// Rust-101, Part 09: Iterators (WIP)
-// =================================
+// Rust-101, Part 09: Iterators
+// ============================
+
+use part05::BigInt;
+
+
+pub struct Iter<'a> {
+ num: &'a BigInt,
+ idx: usize, // the index of the last number that was returned
+}
+
+// Now we are equipped to implement `Iterator` for `Iter`.
+impl<'a> Iterator for Iter<'a> {
+ // We choose the type of things that we iterate over to be the type of digits, i.e., `u64`.
+ type Item = u64;
+
+ fn next(&mut self) -> Option<u64> {
+ // First, check whether there's any more digits to return.
+ if self.idx == 0 {
+ // We already returned all the digits, nothing to do.
+ unimplemented!()
+ } else {
+ // Otherwise: Decrement, and return next digit.
+ unimplemented!()
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+// All we need now is a function that creates such an iterator for a given `BigInt`.
+impl BigInt {
+ fn iter(&self) -> Iter {
+ unimplemented!()
+ }
+}
+
+// We are finally ready to iterate! Remember to edit `main.rs` to run this function.
+pub fn main() {
+ let b = BigInt::new(1 << 63) + BigInt::new(1 << 16) + BigInt::new(1 << 63);
+ for digit in b.iter() {
+ println!("{}", digit);
+ }
+}
+
+// Of course, we don't have to use `for` to apply the iterator. We can also explicitly call `next`.
+fn print_digits_v1(b: &BigInt) {
+ let mut iter = b.iter();
+ loop {
+ // Each time we go through the loop, we analyze the next element presented by the iterator - until it stops.
+ unimplemented!()
+ }
+}
+
+fn print_digits_v2(b: &BigInt) {
+ let mut iter = b.iter();
+ while let Some(digit) = iter.next() {
+ println!("{}", digit)
+ }
+}
+
+// **Exercise 09.1**: Write a testcase for the iterator, making sure it yields the corrects numbers.
+//
+// **Exercise 09.2**: Write a function `iter_ldf` that iterators over the digits with the least-significant
+// digits coming first. Write a testcase for it.
+
+// ## Iterator invalidation and lifetimes
+
+fn iter_invalidation_demo() {
+ let mut b = BigInt::new(1 << 63) + BigInt::new(1 << 16) + BigInt::new(1 << 63);
+ for digit in b.iter() {
+ println!("{}", digit);
+ /*b = b + BigInt::new(1);*/ /* BAD! */
+ }
+}
+
+// ## Iterator conversion trait
+
+impl<'a> IntoIterator for &'a BigInt {
+ type Item = u64;
+ type IntoIter = Iter<'a>;
+ fn into_iter(self) -> Iter<'a> {
+ self.iter()
+ }
+}
+// With this in place, you can now replace `b.iter()` in `main` by `&b`. Go ahead and try it! <br/>
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