How to copy iterator in Scala?

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About duplicate

This is NOT a duplicate of How to clone an iterator?

Please do not blindly close this question, all the answers given in so-called

Answer 1

As Rex said, it is impossible to make a copy of an Iterator without destroying it. That said, what is the problem with duplicate?

var list = List(1,2,3,4,5)
var it1 = list.iterator
it1.next()

val (it1a, it1b) = it1.duplicate
it1 = it1a
var it2 = it1b
it2.next()

println(it1.next())