Iterate

iterate is similar to foreach but loops through each array/list member, setting a variable to the value of the array element rather than the key (as foreach does). It greatly simplifies the syntax required to iterate through a list of objects.

Braces are mandatory. break and continue may be used – break to terminate the loop (as previously described) and continue to restart the loop from the beginning with the next value.

There are two syntaxes for iterate – both operate in the same way, use whichever you prefer:

iterate (name: expression) {
 // loop-body
 }

iterate name in expression {
 // loop-body
 }

NOTE: Unlike foreach, iterate only operates with Arrays/Lists. Because it sets the variable to the content of each array element, the key value is not available in the body of the loop.

Example

Here is an example of an Array iterator – this iterates over all the values in the specified array (i.e.: the subscripts). e.g.

set arr = { ';a'; =\> ';1';, ';b'; =\> ';2';, ';c'; =\> ';3'; };
iterate(k: $arr) {

// $k will iterate through the values "1", "2; and "3";
echo "$k"; // output will be 1, 2, 3
 }

Here is an example of iterating through a list of Objects. Get a list of UserGroups to which the invoking user belongs:

set me=me();

echo "hello ${me.name}";

iterate(g: ${me.groups}) {

echo ${g.name};

}

### Result:

hello admin

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