NAME

Math::NumSeq::Base::IteratePred -- iterate by searching with pred()

SYNOPSIS

package MyNumSeqSubclass;
use Math::NumSeq;
use Math::NumSeq::Base::IteratePred;
@ISA = ('Math::NumSeq::Base::IteratePred',
        'Math::NumSeq');
sub ith {
  my ($self, $i) = @_;
  return something($i);
}

DESCRIPTION

This is a multi-inheritance mix-in providing the following methods

rewind()   # return to $self->i_start() and $self->values_min()
next()     # search using $self->pred()

characteristic_increasing()    # always true
characteristic_integer()       # always true

next() iterates by searching for values satisfying $self->pred($value), starting at values_min() and stepping by 1 each time.

This is a handy way to implement the iterating methods for a NumSeq if there's no easy way to step or have random access to values, only a test of a condition.

The current implementation is designed for infinite sequences, it doesn't check for a values_max() limit.

The two "characteristic" methods mean that calls

$self->characteristic('increasing')
$self->characteristic('integer')

are both true. "Increasing" is since next() always searches upwards. "Integer" currently presumes that the starting values_min() is an integer.

SEE ALSO

Math::NumSeq

HOME PAGE

http://user42.tuxfamily.org/math-numseq/index.html

LICENSE

Copyright 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 Kevin Ryde

Math-NumSeq is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.

Math-NumSeq is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Math-NumSeq. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.