Iterator.prototype.some() — Description
some() iterates the iterator and invokes the callbackFn function once for each element.
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some() iterates the iterator and invokes the callbackFn function once for each element. It returns true immediately if the callback function returns a truthy value. Otherwise, it iterates until the end of the iterator and returns false. If some() returns true, the underlying iterator is closed by calling its return() method.
The main advantage of iterator helpers over array methods is that they are lazy, meaning that they only produce the next value when requested. This avoids unnecessary computation and also allows them to be used with infinite iterators. With infinite iterators, some() returns true as soon as the first truthy value is found. If the callbackFn always returns a falsy value, the method never returns.
Calling some() always closes the underlying iterator, even if the method early-returns. The iterator is never left in a half-way state.
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