Recursively calling closures as inline functions
Defining Swift closures as inline functions enables you to recursively call them, which is super useful for things like custom sequences.
class Database {
func records(matching query: Query) -> AnySequence<Record> {
var recordIterator = loadRecords().makeIterator()
func iterate() -> Record? {
guard let nextRecord = recordIterator.next() else {
return nil
}
guard nextRecord.matches(query) else {
// Since the closure is an inline function, it can be recursively called,
// in this case in order to advance to the next item.
return iterate()
}
return nextRecord
}
// AnySequence/AnyIterator are part of the standard library and provide an easy way
// to define custom sequences using closures.
return AnySequence { AnyIterator(iterate) }
}
}
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