isn't there a way to continuously ask sequence for...

# advent-of-code

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isn't there a way to continuously ask sequence for any number of items?

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sequence.take(3)
sequence.take(5)
...
?

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sequence and iterable are stateless, they don't remember how much you've consumed. every new use is independent

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on the other hand, iterator is stateful. every time you iterate a sequence or iterable (collection), you get a new iterator

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so, if you want state to persist… hold onto the iterator

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e.g.

val iterator = sequence.asIterable().iterator()
List(3) { iterator.next() }
List(5) { iterator.next() }

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thaanks