Method Close

iterator.go:536–558

Close would close the iterator. It is important to call this when you're done with iteration.

()

// Close would close the iterator. It is important to call this when you're done with iteration.
func (it *Iterator) Close() {
	if it.closed {
		return
	}
	it.closed = true

	it.iitr.Close()
	// It is important to wait for the fill goroutines to finish. Otherwise, we might leave zombie
	// goroutines behind, which are waiting to acquire file read locks after DB has been closed.
	waitFor := func(l list) {
		item := l.pop()
		for item != nil {
			item.wg.Wait()
			item = l.pop()
		}
	}
	waitFor(it.waste)
	waitFor(it.data)

	// TODO: We could handle this error.
	_ = it.txn.db.vlog.decrIteratorCount()
	atomic.AddInt32(&it.txn.numIterators, -1)
}

// Next would advance the iterator by one. Always check it.Valid() after a Next()
// to ensure you have access to a valid it.Item().