Iterator vzorec omogoča prepotovanje zbirke sekvencialno, ne da bi razkrila njeno notranjo strukturo. Je tako temeljit, da je vgrajen v večino sodobnih jezikov (for-of zanke, iteratorji, generatorji).
Kaj Iterator vzorec počne
ITERATOR → access elements of a collection SEQUENTIALLY without exposing its internals:
→ provides a standard way to traverse (next element, has more?)
→ the collection's internal structure (array, tree, linked list) is HIDDEN
→ decouples traversal logic from the collection
→ "iterate without caring how the collection is structured"
