Hack interface overview

There are a number of predefined interfaces in Hack. This post is going to give you an overview about the interfaces that are a subtype of Traversable.

Traversable<Tv>

This is an abstract interface. Each an every class that implements this interface may be use with foreach()

KeyedTraversable<Tk, Tv>

This is an abstract interface. When implementing this you may use your object with a foreach with keyes. Like foreach($c as $k => $v)

IteratorAggregate<Tv>

This interface requires you to have a getIterator() function that will return an external iterator.

Iterable<Tv>

Interface to create an iterable object that will work with foreach()

KeyedIterable<Tk, Tv>

Interface to create an iterable object that will work with foreach() with keyes. Like foreach($c as $k => $v).

Indexish<Tk, Tv>

Allows you to use the bracket syntax.

Iterator<Tv>

Interface for external iterators or objects that can be iterated themselves internally.

KeyedIterator<Tk, Tv>

Same as Iterator but with keys.

Continuation<Tv>

This object is return from generators. The manual has an excellent example of how to use Continuation.