2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/text.c b/text.c
index 38bec1a..6d93334 100644
--- a/text.c
+++ b/text.c
@@ -1403,10 +1403,14 @@ static bool iterator_init(Iterator *it, size_t pos, Piece *p, size_t off) {
 	return text_iterator_valid(it);
 }
 
+bool text_iterator_init(const Text *txt, Iterator *it, size_t pos) {
+	Location loc = piece_get_extern(txt, pos);
+	return iterator_init(it, pos, loc.piece, loc.off);
+}
+
 Iterator text_iterator_get(const Text *txt, size_t pos) {
 	Iterator it;
-	Location loc = piece_get_extern(txt, pos);
-	iterator_init(&it, pos, loc.piece, loc.off);
+	text_iterator_init(txt, &it, pos);
 	return it;
 }
 
diff --git a/text.h b/text.h
index 3bdb311..37e667b 100644
--- a/text.h
+++ b/text.h
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ char *text_bytes_alloc0(const Text*, size_t pos, size_t len);
  * @{
  */
 Iterator text_iterator_get(const Text*, size_t pos);
+bool text_iterator_init(const Text*, Iterator*, size_t pos);
 const Text *text_iterator_text(const Iterator*);
 bool text_iterator_valid(const Iterator*);
 bool text_iterator_has_next(const Iterator*);