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17 changes: 10 additions & 7 deletions src/libcore/iter.rs
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//! the `FromIterator` trait for creating a container from an iterator, and much
//! more.
//!
//! ## Rust's `for` loop
//! # Rust's `for` loop
//!
//! The special syntax used by rust's `for` loop is based around the `Iterator`
//! trait defined in this module. For loops can be viewed as a syntactical expansion
//! The special syntax used by rust's `for` loop is based around the `IntoIterator`
//! trait defined in this module. `for` loops can be viewed as a syntactical expansion
//! into a `loop`, for example, the `for` loop in this example is essentially
//! translated to the `loop` below.
//!
//! ```
//! let values = vec![1, 2, 3];
//!
//! // "Syntactical sugar" taking advantage of an iterator
//! for &x in values.iter() {
//! for x in values {
//! println!("{}", x);
//! }
//!
//! // Rough translation of the iteration without a `for` iterator.
//! let mut it = values.iter();
//! let mut it = values.into_iter();
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I don't think this will work since values gets moved above

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//! loop {
//! match it.next() {
//! Some(&x) => {
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//! }
//! ```
//!
//! This `for` loop syntax can be applied to any iterator over any type.
//! Because `Iterator`s implement `IntoIterator`, this `for` loop syntax can be applied to any
//! iterator over any type.

#![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]

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}

/// Conversion into an `Iterator`
///
/// Implementing this trait allows you to use your type with Rust's `for` loop. See
/// the [module level documentation](../index.html) for more details.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub trait IntoIterator {
/// The type of the elements being iterated
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