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<NoRewindIterator::validParentIterator::accept>
^IteratorsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

The ParentIterator class

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Introduction

This extended FilterIterator allows a recursive iteration using RecursiveIteratorIterator that only shows those elements which have children.

Class synopsis

class ParentIterator extends RecursiveFilterIterator {
/* Methods */
public function __construct(RecursiveIterator $iterator)
public function accept(): bool
public function getChildren(): ParentIterator
public function hasChildren(): bool
public function next(): void
public function rewind(): void
/* Inherited methods */
public function RecursiveFilterIterator::getChildren(): ?RecursiveFilterIterator
public function RecursiveFilterIterator::hasChildren(): bool
public function FilterIterator::accept(): bool
public function FilterIterator::current(): mixed
public function FilterIterator::key(): mixed
public function FilterIterator::next(): void
public function FilterIterator::rewind(): void
public function FilterIterator::valid(): bool
public function IteratorIterator::current(): mixed
public function IteratorIterator::getInnerIterator(): ?Iterator
public function IteratorIterator::key(): mixed
public function IteratorIterator::next(): void
public function IteratorIterator::rewind(): void
public function IteratorIterator::valid(): bool
}

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<NoRewindIterator::validParentIterator::accept>
^IteratorsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026