Can I create a generator in Swift?
With iterator, I need store intermediate results, for example:
struct Countdown: IteratorProtocol, Sequence {
private var value = 0
init(start: Int) {
self.value = start
}
mutating func next() -> Int? {
let nextNumber = value - 1
if nextNumber < 0 {
return nil
}
value -= 1
return nextNumber
}
}
for i in Countdown(start: 3) {
print(i)
} // print 1 2 3
In this example, I need store the value.
In my situation, I want to use generator instead of iterator, because I don't want store the intermediate results of my sequence in each next.