Re: [Vala] Iterator for GLib.List?

[pancake <pancake youterm com>]

You just have to implement the next, iterator and get methods (iirc) i  
did it for a couple of data structures in radare2 and valaswig.

A .h with defined macros can do the trick

On Jul 31, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Frederik <scumm_fredo gmx net> wrote:

> JM wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > GLib.List<T> can be used with foreach(T t in list) in vala. This is
> > possible even without having an Iterator iterator(). So it looks like
> > this is not coming from methods with syntax support as mentioned in  
> > the
> > tutorial.
> > Is there some special code for GLib.List in vala
>
> Yes, it's special code in the Vala compiler.
>
> > and if so, is there a
> > possibility to use it for custom code (like for a node like object  
> > that
> > has children chained to each other like in a double-linked list)?
>
> I guess the goal is not to add more special cases to Vala, that's why
> "methods with syntax support" exist. Is there any reason not to use
> them in your custom code for these node-like objects?
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Frederik
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