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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
One of the beloved feature of Ruby is the block based Iterator. A Ruby Iterator is simply a method that somehow loops over the contents of an object.  
One of the beloved feature of [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ | Ruby] is the block based Iterator. A Ruby Iterator is simply a method that somehow loops over the contents of an object.  
The verb `iterate' means "do the same thing many times' so `iterator' means "one which does the same thing many times'. It can also be considered as an object that behaves like a generic pointer. The iterator usually reference to one particular element in the object collection and then modify itself so that it points to the next element.
The verb `iterate' means "do the same thing many times' so `iterator' means "one which does the same thing many times'. It can also be considered as an object that behaves like a generic pointer. The iterator usually reference to one particular element in the object collection and then modify itself so that it points to the next element.



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Introduction

One of the beloved feature of | Ruby is the block based Iterator. A Ruby Iterator is simply a method that somehow loops over the contents of an object. The verb `iterate' means "do the same thing many times' so `iterator' means "one which does the same thing many times'. It can also be considered as an object that behaves like a generic pointer. The iterator usually reference to one particular element in the object collection and then modify itself so that it points to the next element.


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