C# Example

// Iterator Design Pattern
//
// Intent: Lets you traverse elements of a collection without exposing its
// underlying representation (list, stack, tree, etc.).

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace RefactoringGuru.DesignPatterns.Iterator.Conceptual
{
    abstract class Iterator : IEnumerator
    {
        object IEnumerator.Current => Current();

        // Returns the key of the current element
        public abstract int Key();

        // Returns the current element
        public abstract object Current();

        // Move forward to next element
        public abstract bool MoveNext();

        // Rewinds the Iterator to the first element
        public abstract void Reset();
    }

    abstract class IteratorAggregate : IEnumerable
    {
        // Returns an Iterator or another IteratorAggregate for the implementing
        // object.
        public abstract IEnumerator GetEnumerator();
    }

    // Concrete Iterators implement various traversal algorithms. These classes
    // store the current traversal position at all times.
    class AlphabeticalOrderIterator : Iterator
    {
        private WordsCollection _collection;

        // Stores the current traversal position. An iterator may have a lot of
        // other fields for storing iteration state, especially when it is
        // supposed to work with a particular kind of collection.
        private int _position = -1;

        private bool _reverse = false;

        public AlphabeticalOrderIterator(WordsCollection collection, bool reverse = false)
        {
            this._collection = collection;
            this._reverse = reverse;

            if (reverse)
            {
                this._position = collection.getItems().Count;
            }
        }

        public override object Current()
        {
            return this._collection.getItems()[_position];
        }

        public override int Key()
        {
            return this._position;
        }

        public override bool MoveNext()
        {
            int updatedPosition = this._position + (this._reverse ? -1 : 1);

            if (updatedPosition >= 0 && updatedPosition < this._collection.getItems().Count)
            {
                this._position = updatedPosition;
                return true;
            }
            else
            {
                return false;
            }
        }

        public override void Reset()
        {
            this._position = this._reverse ? this._collection.getItems().Count - 1 : 0;
        }
    }

    // Concrete Collections provide one or several methods for retrieving fresh
    // iterator instances, compatible with the collection class.
    class WordsCollection : IteratorAggregate
    {
        List<string> _collection = new List<string>();

        bool _direction = false;

        public void ReverseDirection()
        {
            _direction = !_direction;
        }

        public List<string> getItems()
        {
            return _collection;
        }

        public void AddItem(string item)
        {
            this._collection.Add(item);
        }

        public override IEnumerator GetEnumerator()
        {
            return new AlphabeticalOrderIterator(this, _direction);
        }
    }

    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // The client code may or may not know about the Concrete Iterator
            // or Collection classes, depending on the level of indirection you
            // want to keep in your program.
            var collection = new WordsCollection();
            collection.AddItem("First");
            collection.AddItem("Second");
            collection.AddItem("Third");

            Console.WriteLine("Straight traversal:");

            foreach (var element in collection)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(element);
            }

            Console.WriteLine("\nReverse traversal:");

            collection.ReverseDirection();

            foreach (var element in collection)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(element);
            }
        }
    }
}

Straight traversal:
First
Second
Third

Reverse traversal:
Third
Second
First