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    iterator items[T](a: openArray[T]): T {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Source Edit

    iterator mitems[T](a: var openArray[T]): var T {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each item of `a` so that you can modify the yielded value. Source Edit

    iterator items[IX, T](a: array[IX, T]): T {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Source Edit

    iterator mitems[IX, T](a: var array[IX, T]): var T {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each item of `a` so that you can modify the yielded value. Source Edit

    iterator items[T](a: set[T]): T {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each element of `a`. `items` iterates only over the elements that are really in the set (and not over the ones the set is able to hold). Source Edit

    iterator items(a: cstring): char {...}{.inline, raises: [], tags: [].}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Source Edit

    iterator mitems(a: var cstring): var char {...}{.inline, raises: [], tags: [].}

  Iterates over each item of `a` so that you can modify the yielded value. Source Edit

    iterator items(E: typedesc[enum]): E:type

  Iterates over the values of the enum `E`. Source Edit

    iterator items[T](s: HSlice[T, T]): T

  Iterates over the slice `s`, yielding each value between `s.a` and `s.b` (inclusively). Source Edit

    iterator pairs[T](a: openArray[T]): tuple[key: int, val: T] {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Yields `(index, a[index])` pairs. Source Edit

    iterator mpairs[T](a: var openArray[T]): tuple[key: int, val: var T] {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Yields `(index, a[index])` pairs. `a[index]` can be modified. Source Edit

    iterator pairs[IX, T](a: array[IX, T]): tuple[key: IX, val: T] {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Yields `(index, a[index])` pairs. Source Edit

    iterator mpairs[IX, T](a: var array[IX, T]): tuple[key: IX, val: var T] {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Yields `(index, a[index])` pairs. `a[index]` can be modified. Source Edit

    iterator pairs[T](a: seq[T]): tuple[key: int, val: T] {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Yields `(index, a[index])` pairs. Source Edit

    iterator mpairs[T](a: var seq[T]): tuple[key: int, val: var T] {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Yields `(index, a[index])` pairs. `a[index]` can be modified. Source Edit

    iterator pairs(a: string): tuple[key: int, val: char] {...}{.inline, raises: [], tags: [].}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Yields `(index, a[index])` pairs. Source Edit

    iterator mpairs(a: var string): tuple[key: int, val: var char] {...}{.inline, raises: [],
        tags: [].}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Yields `(index, a[index])` pairs. `a[index]` can be modified. Source Edit

    iterator pairs(a: cstring): tuple[key: int, val: char] {...}{.inline, raises: [], tags: [].}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Yields `(index, a[index])` pairs. Source Edit

    iterator mpairs(a: var cstring): tuple[key: int, val: var char] {...}{.inline, raises: [],
        tags: [].}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Yields `(index, a[index])` pairs. `a[index]` can be modified. Source Edit

    iterator items[T](a: seq[T]): T {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Source Edit

    iterator mitems[T](a: var seq[T]): var T {...}{.inline.}

  Iterates over each item of `a` so that you can modify the yielded value. Source Edit

    iterator items(a: string): char {...}{.inline, raises: [], tags: [].}

  Iterates over each item of `a`. Source Edit

    iterator mitems(a: var string): var char {...}{.inline, raises: [], tags: [].}

  Iterates over each item of `a` so that you can modify the yielded value. Source Edit

    iterator fields[T: tuple |
        object](x: T): RootObj {...}{.magic: "Fields", noSideEffect.}

  Iterates over every field of `x`.

  Warning: This really transforms the 'for' and unrolls the loop. The current implementation also has a bug that affects symbol binding in the loop body.

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    iterator fields[S: tuple |
        object; T: tuple |
        object](x: S; y: T): tuple[a, b: RootObj] {...}{.magic: "Fields", noSideEffect.}

  Iterates over every field of `x` and `y`.

  Warning: This really transforms the 'for' and unrolls the loop. The current implementation also has a bug that affects symbol binding in the loop body.

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    iterator fieldPairs[T: tuple |
        object](x: T): RootObj {...}{.magic: "FieldPairs", noSideEffect.}

  Iterates over every field of `x` returning their name and value.

  When you iterate over objects with different field types you have to use the compile time `when` instead of a runtime `if` to select the code you want to run for each type. To perform the comparison use the is operator. Example:

      type
        Custom = object
          foo: string
          bar: bool

      proc `$`(x: Custom): string =
        result = "Custom:"
        for name, value in x.fieldPairs:
          when value is bool:
            result.add("\n\t" & name & " is " & $value)
          else:
            if value.isNil:
              result.add("\n\t" & name & " (nil)")
            else:
              result.add("\n\t" & name & " '" & value & "'")

  Another way to do the same without `when` is to leave the task of picking the appropriate code to a secondary proc which you overload for each field type and pass the `value` to.

  Warning: This really transforms the 'for' and unrolls the loop. The current implementation also has a bug that affects symbol binding in the loop body.

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    iterator fieldPairs[S: tuple |
        object; T: tuple |
        object](x: S; y: T): tuple[a, b: RootObj] {...}{.magic: "FieldPairs", noSideEffect.}

  Iterates over every field of `x` and `y`.

  Warning: This really transforms the 'for' and unrolls the loop. The current implementation also has a bug that affects symbol binding in the loop body.

  Source Edit