RFR(s): 8072726: add adapter to convert Enumeration to Iterator

[Claes Redestad]

On 2015-05-17 01:02, Remi Forax wrote:
>>
>> So... I'm happy with Stuart's proposal.
>>
>> I would also be happy (happier?) with a stream variant: 
>> pc.elements().stream().forEach(this::doSomethingWithPermission);
>
> We are not that far :
> pc.elements().asIterator().forEachRemaining(this::doSomethingWithPermission); 
>

Yes, I guess that's no worse. Thanks!

>
> and having a method stream() on an Enumeration as the very same issue 
> as having a method stream() on an Iterator.
> A Stream need to know more than just the elements but also 
> characteristics like if the element can be null, are ordered, the 
> number of elements if known, etc.
> These characteristics can be derived from List or Set but not from 
> Iterator/Enumeration easily.
>
> That's why it's better to let the user to create a stream using 
> StreamSupport if he really want one. 

Right.

/Claes