What is the difference between SequenceType and CollectionType in swift? -
please explain difference between sequencetype, generatortype , collectiontype in swift programming language.
also, if implementing own data structure advantage of using sequencetype, generatortype or collectiontype protocols?
generatortype (iteratorprotocol in swift 3): generators can give next element of sequence, if there no element returns nil. generators encapsulates iteration state , interfaces iteration on sequence.
a generator works providing single method, namely – next(), returns next value underlying sequence.
following classes adopt generatortype protocol:
dictionarygenerator, emptygenerator, more here.
sequencetype (sequence in swift 3): sequence represent series of values. sequence type can iterated for...in loop.
essentially sequence generator factory; knows how make generators sequence.
following classes adopt sequencetype protocol:
nsarray, nsdictionary, nsset , more.
collectiontype (collection in swift 3): collection sequencetype can accessed via subscript , defines startindex , endindex. collection step beyond sequence; individual elements of collection can accessed multiple times.
collectiontype inherits sequencetype
following classes adopt collectiontype protocol:
array, dictionary, set, range , more.
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