R/ibreak.R

In itertools: Iterator Tools

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# Copyright (c) 2013, Stephen B. Weston
#
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ibreak <- function(iterable, finished) {
  force(finished)
  it <- iter(iterable)
  stopped <- FALSE

  nextEl <- function() {
    if (stopped || finished()) {
      stopped <<- TRUE
      stop('StopIteration', call.=FALSE)
    } 
    nextElem(it)
  }

  object <- list(nextElem=nextEl)
  class(object) <- c('abstractiter', 'iter')
  object
}