Iterator pattern is very commonly used design pattern in Java and .Net programming environment. This pattern is used to get a way to access the elements of a collection object in sequential manner without any need to know its underlying representation.
Iterator pattern falls under behavioral pattern category.
Iterator.java
public interface Iterator { public boolean hasNext(); public Object next(); }
Container.java
public interface Container { public Iterator getIterator(); }
NameRepository.java
public class NameRepository implements Container { public String names[] = {"Robert" , "John" ,"Julie" , "Lora"}; @Override public Iterator getIterator() { return new NameIterator(); } private class NameIterator implements Iterator { int index; @Override public boolean hasNext() { if(index < names.length){ return true; } return false; } @Override public Object next() { if(this.hasNext()){ return names[index++]; } return null; } } }
IteratorPatternDemo.java
public class IteratorPatternDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { NameRepository namesRepository = new NameRepository(); for(Iterator iter = namesRepository.getIterator(); iter.hasNext();){ String name = (String)iter.next(); System.out.println("Name : " + name); } } }