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^CachingIteratorLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

CachingIterator::getCache

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

CachingIterator::getCache — Retrieve the contents of the cache

Description

public function CachingIterator::getCache(): array

Retrieve the contents of the cache.

Note:

The CachingIterator::FULL_CACHE flag must be being used.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

An array containing the cache items.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws a BadMethodCallException when the CachingIterator::FULL_CACHE flag is not being used.

Examples

Example #1 CachingIterator::getCache() example

<?php
$iterator = new ArrayIterator(array(1, 2, 3));
$cache    = new CachingIterator($iterator, CachingIterator::FULL_CACHE);

$cache->next();
$cache->next();
var_dump($cache->getCache());

$cache->next();
var_dump($cache->getCache());
?>

The above example will output:

array(2) {
  [0]=>
  int(1)
  [1]=>
  int(2)
}
array(3) {
  [0]=>
  int(1)
  [1]=>
  int(2)
  [2]=>
  int(3)
}


<CachingIterator::currentCachingIterator::getFlags>
^CachingIteratorLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026