diff -r edb9f875b7f9 -r b2bc48c2b251 src/cx/iterator.h
--- a/src/cx/iterator.h	Fri Apr 12 21:48:12 2024 +0200
+++ b/src/cx/iterator.h	Thu May 23 15:05:24 2024 +0200
@@ -127,6 +127,17 @@
      * Otherwise, this field is usually uninitialized.
      */
     size_t index;
+
+    /**
+     * The size of an individual element.
+     */
+    size_t elem_size;
+
+    /**
+     * May contain the total number of elements, if known.
+     * Shall be set to \c SIZE_MAX when the total number is unknown during iteration.
+     */
+    size_t elem_count;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -191,6 +202,17 @@
      * Otherwise, this field is usually uninitialized.
      */
     size_t index;
+
+    /**
+     * The size of an individual element.
+     */
+    size_t elem_size;
+
+    /**
+     * May contain the total number of elements, if known.
+     * Shall be set to \c SIZE_MAX when the total number is unknown during iteration.
+     */
+    size_t elem_count;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -250,4 +272,36 @@
 #define cx_foreach(type, elem, iter) \
 for (type elem; cxIteratorValid(iter) && (elem = (type)cxIteratorCurrent(iter)) != NULL ; cxIteratorNext(iter))
 
+
+/**
+ * Creates an iterator for the specified plain array.
+ *
+ * While the iterator is in use, the array may only be altered by removing
+ * elements through #cxIteratorFlagRemoval(). Every other change to the array
+ * will bring this iterator to an undefined state.
+ *
+ * When \p remove_keeps_order is set to \c false, removing an element will only
+ * move the last element to the position of the removed element, instead of
+ * moving all subsequent elements by one. Usually, when the order of elements is
+ * not important, this parameter should be set to \c false.
+ *
+ * The \p array can be \c NULL in which case the iterator will be immediately
+ * initialized such that #cxIteratorValid() returns \c false.
+ *
+ *
+ * @param array a pointer to the array (can be \c NULL)
+ * @param elem_size the size of one array element
+ * @param elem_count the number of elements in the array
+ * @param remove_keeps_order \c true if the order of elements must be preserved
+ * when removing an element
+ * @return an iterator for the specified array
+ */
+__attribute__((__warn_unused_result__))
+CxMutIterator cxIterator(  // TODO: unify the iterator types
+        void *array,
+        size_t elem_size,
+        size_t elem_count,
+        bool remove_keeps_order
+);
+
 #endif // UCX_ITERATOR_H