why the String class in java does not implement Iterable?

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Published on 2010-05-05T10:57:08Z Indexed on 2010/05/05 11:08 UTC
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Hey, many builtin classes in Java implement Iterable, however String does not. It makes sense to iterate over chars in the String, just as one can iterate over items in regular array. Is there a reason behind it?

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