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class="alignedsummary"> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> Header:</td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"> <span class="preprocessor">#include <QListIterator></span> </td></tr><tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> qmake:</td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"> QT += core</td></tr></table></div><ul> <li><a href="qlistiterator-members.html">List of all members, including inherited members</a></li> </ul> <a name="public-types"></a> <h2 id="public-types">Public Types</h2> <div class="table"><table class="alignedsummary"> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b></b></td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b></b></td></tr> <tr><td 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class="alignedsummary"> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qlistiterator.html#QListIterator">QListIterator</a></b>(const QList<T> &<i>list</i>)</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> bool </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qlistiterator.html#findNext">findNext</a></b>(const T &<i>value</i>)</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> bool </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qlistiterator.html#findPrevious">findPrevious</a></b>(const T &<i>value</i>)</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> bool </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qlistiterator.html#hasNext">hasNext</a></b>() const</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> bool </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qlistiterator.html#hasPrevious">hasPrevious</a></b>() const</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> const T &</td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qlistiterator.html#next">next</a></b>()</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> const T &</td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qlistiterator.html#peekNext">peekNext</a></b>() const</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> const T &</td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qlistiterator.html#peekPrevious">peekPrevious</a></b>() const</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> const T &</td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qlistiterator.html#previous">previous</a></b>()</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> void </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qlistiterator.html#toBack">toBack</a></b>()</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> void </td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qlistiterator.html#toFront">toFront</a></b>()</td></tr> <tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> QListIterator<T> &</td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"><b><a href="qlistiterator.html#operator-eq">operator=</a></b>(const QList<T> &<i>container</i>)</td></tr> </table></div> <a name="details"></a> <!-- $$$QListIterator-description --> <div class="descr"> <h2 id="details">Detailed Description</h2> <p>The <a href="qlistiterator.html">QListIterator</a> class provides a Java-style const iterator for <a href="qlist.html">QList</a> and <a href="qqueue.html">QQueue</a>.</p> <p><a href="qlist.html">QList</a> has both <a href="containers.html#java-style-iterators">Java-style iterators</a> and <a href="containers.html#stl-style-iterators">STL-style iterators</a>. The Java-style iterators are more high-level and easier to use than the STL-style iterators; on the other hand, they are slightly less efficient.</p> <p>An alternative to using iterators is to use index positions. Most <a href="qlist.html">QList</a> member functions take an index as their first parameter, making it possible to access, modify, and remove items without using iterators.</p> <p><a href="qlistiterator.html">QListIterator</a><T> allows you to iterate over a <a href="qlist.html">QList</a><T> (or a <a href="qqueue.html">QQueue</a><T>). If you want to modify the list as you iterate over it, use <a href="qmutablelistiterator.html">QMutableListIterator</a><T> instead.</p> <p>The <a href="qlistiterator.html">QListIterator</a> constructor takes a <a href="qlist.html">QList</a> as argument. After construction, the iterator is located at the very beginning of the list (before the first item). Here's how to iterate over all the elements sequentially:</p> <pre class="cpp"> <span class="type"><a href="qlist.html">QList</a></span><span class="operator"><</span><span class="type">float</span><span class="operator">></span> list; <span class="operator">.</span><span class="operator">.</span><span class="operator">.</span> <span class="type"><a href="qlistiterator.html#QListIterator">QListIterator</a></span><span class="operator"><</span><span class="type">float</span><span class="operator">></span> i(list); <span class="keyword">while</span> (i<span class="operator">.</span>hasNext()) <a href="qtglobal.html#qDebug">qDebug</a>() <span class="operator"><</span><span class="operator"><</span> i<span class="operator">.</span>next(); </pre> <p>The <a href="qlistiterator.html#next">next</a>() function returns the next item in the list and advances the iterator. Unlike STL-style iterators, Java-style iterators point <i>between</i> items rather than directly <i>at</i> items. The first call to <a href="qlistiterator.html#next">next</a>() advances the iterator to the position between the first and second item, and returns the first item; the second call to <a href="qlistiterator.html#next">next</a>() advances the iterator to the position between the second and third item, and returns the second item; and so on.</p> <p class="centerAlign"><img src="images/javaiterators1.png" alt="" /></p><p>Here's how to iterate over the elements in reverse order:</p> <pre class="cpp"> <span class="type"><a href="qlistiterator.html#QListIterator">QListIterator</a></span><span class="operator"><</span><span class="type">float</span><span class="operator">></span> i(list); i<span class="operator">.</span>toBack(); <span class="keyword">while</span> (i<span class="operator">.</span>hasPrevious()) <a href="qtglobal.html#qDebug">qDebug</a>() <span class="operator"><</span><span class="operator"><</span> i<span class="operator">.</span>previous(); </pre> <p>If you want to find all occurrences of a particular value, use <a href="qlistiterator.html#findNext">findNext</a>() or <a href="qlistiterator.html#findPrevious">findPrevious</a>() in a loop.</p> <p>Multiple iterators can be used on the same list. If the list is modified while a <a href="qlistiterator.html">QListIterator</a> is active, the <a href="qlistiterator.html">QListIterator</a> will continue iterating over the original list, ignoring the modified copy.</p> </div> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qmutablelistiterator.html">QMutableListIterator</a> and <a href="qlist-const-iterator.html">QList::const_iterator</a>.</p> <!-- @@@QListIterator --> <div class="func"> <h2>Member Function Documentation</h2> <!-- $$$ --> <h3 class="fn fngroupitem" id="findPrevious"><a name="findPrevious"></a><span class="type">bool</span> QListIterator::<span class="name">findPrevious</span>(const <span class="type">T</span> &<i>value</i>)</h3> <p>Searches for <i>value</i> starting from the current iterator position backward. Returns <code>true</code> if <i>value</i> is found; otherwise returns false.</p> <p>After the call, if <i>value</i> was found, the iterator is positioned just before the matching item; otherwise, the iterator is positioned at the front of the container.</p> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qlistiterator.html#findNext">findNext</a>().</p> <!-- @@@ --> <!-- $$$ --> <h3 class="fn fngroupitem" id="findNext"><a name="findNext"></a><span class="type">bool</span> QListIterator::<span class="name">findNext</span>(const <span class="type">T</span> &<i>value</i>)</h3> <p>Searches for <i>value</i> starting from the current iterator position forward. Returns <code>true</code> if <i>value</i> is found; otherwise returns <code>false</code>.</p> <p>After the call, if <i>value</i> was found, the iterator is positioned just after the matching item; otherwise, the iterator is positioned at the back of the container.</p> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qlistiterator.html#findPrevious">findPrevious</a>().</p> <!-- @@@ --> <!-- $$$ --> <h3 class="fn fngroupitem" id="peekPrevious"><a name="peekPrevious"></a>const <span class="type">T</span> &QListIterator::<span class="name">peekPrevious</span>() const</h3> <p>Returns the previous item without moving the iterator.</p> <p>Calling this function on an iterator located at the front of the container leads to undefined results.</p> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qlistiterator.html#hasPrevious">hasPrevious</a>(), <a href="qlistiterator.html#previous">previous</a>(), and <a href="qlistiterator.html#peekNext">peekNext</a>().</p> <!-- @@@ --> <!-- $$$ --> <h3 class="fn fngroupitem" id="previous"><a name="previous"></a>const <span class="type">T</span> &QListIterator::<span class="name">previous</span>()</h3> <p>Returns the previous item and moves the iterator back by one position.</p> <p>Calling this function on an iterator located at the front of the container leads to undefined results.</p> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qlistiterator.html#hasPrevious">hasPrevious</a>(), <a href="qlistiterator.html#peekPrevious">peekPrevious</a>(), and <a href="qlistiterator.html#next">next</a>().</p> <!-- @@@ --> <!-- $$$ --> <h3 class="fn fngroupitem" id="hasPrevious"><a name="hasPrevious"></a><span class="type">bool</span> QListIterator::<span class="name">hasPrevious</span>() const</h3> <p>Returns <code>true</code> if there is at least one item behind the iterator, i.e. the iterator is <i>not</i> at the front of the container; otherwise returns <code>false</code>.</p> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qlistiterator.html#hasNext">hasNext</a>() and <a href="qlistiterator.html#previous">previous</a>().</p> <!-- @@@ --> <!-- $$$ --> <h3 class="fn fngroupitem" id="peekNext"><a name="peekNext"></a>const <span class="type">T</span> &QListIterator::<span class="name">peekNext</span>() const</h3> <p>Returns the next item without moving the iterator.</p> <p>Calling this function on an iterator located at the back of the container leads to undefined results.</p> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qlistiterator.html#hasNext">hasNext</a>(), <a href="qlistiterator.html#next">next</a>(), and <a href="qlistiterator.html#peekPrevious">peekPrevious</a>().</p> <!-- @@@ --> <!-- $$$ --> <h3 class="fn fngroupitem" id="next"><a name="next"></a>const <span class="type">T</span> &QListIterator::<span class="name">next</span>()</h3> <p>Returns the next item and advances the iterator by one position.</p> <p>Calling this function on an iterator located at the back of the container leads to undefined results.</p> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qlistiterator.html#hasNext">hasNext</a>(), <a href="qlistiterator.html#peekNext">peekNext</a>(), and <a href="qlistiterator.html#previous">previous</a>().</p> <!-- @@@ --> <!-- $$$ --> <h3 class="fn fngroupitem" id="hasNext"><a name="hasNext"></a><span class="type">bool</span> QListIterator::<span class="name">hasNext</span>() const</h3> <p>Returns <code>true</code> if there is at least one item ahead of the iterator, i.e. the iterator is <i>not</i> at the back of the container; otherwise returns <code>false</code>.</p> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qlistiterator.html#hasPrevious">hasPrevious</a>() and <a href="qlistiterator.html#next">next</a>().</p> <!-- @@@ --> <!-- $$$ --> <h3 class="fn fngroupitem" id="toBack"><a name="toBack"></a><span class="type">void</span> QListIterator::<span class="name">toBack</span>()</h3> <p>Moves the iterator to the back of the container (after the last item).</p> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qlistiterator.html#toFront">toFront</a>() and <a href="qlistiterator.html#previous">previous</a>().</p> <!-- @@@ --> <!-- $$$ --> <h3 class="fn fngroupitem" id="toFront"><a name="toFront"></a><span class="type">void</span> QListIterator::<span class="name">toFront</span>()</h3> <p>Moves the iterator to the front of the container (before the first item).</p> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qlistiterator.html#toBack">toBack</a>() and <a href="qlistiterator.html#next">next</a>().</p> <!-- @@@ --> <!-- $$$ --> <h3 class="fn fngroupitem" id="operator-eq"><a name="operator-eq"></a><span class="type"><a href="qlistiterator.html#QListIterator">QListIterator</a></span><<span class="type">T</span>> &QListIterator::<span class="name">operator=</span>(const <span class="type"><a href="qlist.html">QList</a></span><<span class="type">T</span>> &<i>container</i>)</h3> <p>Makes the iterator operate on <i>list</i>. The iterator is set to be at the front of the list (before the first item).</p> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qlistiterator.html#toFront">toFront</a>() and <a href="qlistiterator.html#toBack">toBack</a>().</p> <!-- @@@ --> <!-- $$$ --> <h3 class="fn fngroupitem" id="QListIterator"><a name="QListIterator"></a>QListIterator::<span class="name">QListIterator</span>(const <span class="type"><a href="qlist.html">QList</a></span><<span class="type">T</span>> &<i>list</i>)</h3> <p>Constructs an iterator for traversing <i>list</i>. The iterator is set to be at the front of the list (before the first item).</p> <p><b>See also </b><a href="qlistiterator.html#operator-eq">operator=</a>().</p> <!-- @@@ --> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> <p> <acronym title="Copyright">©</acronym> 2019 The Qt Company Ltd. 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