How exactly is the right way to call IEnumerator.Reset?
The documentation says:
The Reset method is provided for COM interoperability. It does not necessarily need to be implemented; instead, the implementer can simply throw a NotSupportedException.
Okay, so does that mean I'm not supposed to ever call it?
It's so tempting to use exceptions for flow control:
using (enumerator = GetSomeExpensiveEnumerator())
{
while (enumerator.MoveNext()) { ... }
try { enumerator.Reset(); } //Try an inexpensive method
catch (NotSupportedException)
{ enumerator = GetSomeExpensiveEnumerator(); } //Fine, get another one
while (enumerator.MoveNext()) { ... }
}
Is that how we're supposed to use it? Or are we not meant to use it from managed code at all?
解决方案
never; ultimately this was a mistake. The correct way to iterate a sequence more than once is to call .GetEnumerator() again - i.e. use foreach again. If your data is non-repeatable (or expensive to repeat), buffer it via .ToList() or similar.
It is a formal requirement in the language spec that iterator blocks throw exceptions for this method. As such, you cannot rely on it working. Ever.