diff --git a/ds/hashmap.c b/ds/hashmap.c
index 5da6739..596e9fd 100644
--- a/ds/hashmap.c
+++ b/ds/hashmap.c
@@ -366,6 +366,54 @@ bool b_hashmap_is_empty(const b_hashmap *hashmap)
 	B_CLASS_DISPATCH_STATIC_0(B_TYPE_HASHMAP, hashmap_is_empty, hashmap);
 }
 
+b_iterator *b_hashmap_begin(b_hashmap *hashmap)
+{
+	b_hashmap_iterator *it_obj = b_object_create(B_TYPE_HASHMAP_ITERATOR);
+	struct b_hashmap_iterator_p *it
+		= b_object_get_private(it_obj, B_TYPE_HASHMAP_ITERATOR);
+
+	it->_h = hashmap;
+	it->_h_p = b_object_get_private(hashmap, B_TYPE_HASHMAP);
+
+	it->i = 0;
+	if (b_hashmap_is_empty(hashmap)) {
+		memset(&it->item, 0x0, sizeof it->item);
+		b_iterator_set_status(it_obj, B_ERR_NO_DATA);
+		return it_obj;
+	}
+
+	struct b_btree_node *first_node = b_btree_first(&it->_h_p->h_buckets);
+	struct b_hashmap_bucket *first_bucket
+		= b_unbox(struct b_hashmap_bucket, first_node, bk_node);
+	if (!first_bucket) {
+		memset(&it->item, 0x0, sizeof it->item);
+		b_iterator_set_status(it_obj, B_ERR_NO_DATA);
+		return it_obj;
+	}
+
+	struct b_queue_entry *first_entry = b_queue_first(&first_bucket->bk_items);
+	struct b_hashmap_bucket_item *first_item
+		= b_unbox(struct b_hashmap_bucket_item, first_entry, bi_entry);
+	if (!first_item) {
+		memset(&it->item, 0x0, sizeof it->item);
+		b_iterator_set_status(it_obj, B_ERR_NO_DATA);
+		return it_obj;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(&it->item.key, &first_item->bi_key, sizeof it->item.key);
+	memcpy(&it->item.value, &first_item->bi_value, sizeof it->item.value);
+
+	it->_cbn = first_node;
+	it->_cqe = first_entry;
+
+	return it_obj;
+}
+
+const b_iterator *b_hashmap_cbegin(const b_hashmap *hashmap)
+{
+	return b_hashmap_begin((b_hashmap *)hashmap);
+}
+
 /*** VIRTUAL FUNCTIONS ********************************************************/
 
 static void hashmap_init(b_object *obj, void *priv)
@@ -410,54 +458,6 @@ static void hashmap_fini(b_object *obj, void *priv)
 
 /*** ITERATOR FUNCTIONS *******************************************************/
 
-static b_iterator *iterable_begin(b_hashmap *hashmap)
-{
-	b_hashmap_iterator *it_obj = b_object_create(B_TYPE_HASHMAP_ITERATOR);
-	struct b_hashmap_iterator_p *it
-		= b_object_get_private(it_obj, B_TYPE_HASHMAP_ITERATOR);
-
-	it->_h = hashmap;
-	it->_h_p = b_object_get_private(hashmap, B_TYPE_HASHMAP);
-
-	it->i = 0;
-	if (b_hashmap_is_empty(hashmap)) {
-		memset(&it->item, 0x0, sizeof it->item);
-		b_iterator_set_status(it_obj, B_ERR_NO_DATA);
-		return it_obj;
-	}
-
-	struct b_btree_node *first_node = b_btree_first(&it->_h_p->h_buckets);
-	struct b_hashmap_bucket *first_bucket
-		= b_unbox(struct b_hashmap_bucket, first_node, bk_node);
-	if (!first_bucket) {
-		memset(&it->item, 0x0, sizeof it->item);
-		b_iterator_set_status(it_obj, B_ERR_NO_DATA);
-		return it_obj;
-	}
-
-	struct b_queue_entry *first_entry = b_queue_first(&first_bucket->bk_items);
-	struct b_hashmap_bucket_item *first_item
-		= b_unbox(struct b_hashmap_bucket_item, first_entry, bi_entry);
-	if (!first_item) {
-		memset(&it->item, 0x0, sizeof it->item);
-		b_iterator_set_status(it_obj, B_ERR_NO_DATA);
-		return it_obj;
-	}
-
-	memcpy(&it->item.key, &first_item->bi_key, sizeof it->item.key);
-	memcpy(&it->item.value, &first_item->bi_value, sizeof it->item.value);
-
-	it->_cbn = first_node;
-	it->_cqe = first_entry;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static const b_iterator *iterable_cbegin(const b_hashmap *hashmap)
-{
-	return iterable_begin((b_hashmap *)hashmap);
-}
-
 static enum b_status iterator_move_next(const b_iterator *obj)
 {
 	struct b_hashmap_iterator_p *it
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static enum b_status iterator_move_next(const b_iterator *obj)
 	it->_cbn = next_node;
 	it->_cqe = next_entry;
 
-	return true;
+	return B_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static enum b_status iterator_erase(b_iterator *obj)
@@ -562,8 +562,8 @@ B_TYPE_CLASS_DEFINITION_BEGIN(b_hashmap)
 	B_TYPE_CLASS_INTERFACE_END(b_object, B_TYPE_OBJECT)
 
 	B_TYPE_CLASS_INTERFACE_BEGIN(b_iterable, B_TYPE_ITERABLE)
-		B_INTERFACE_ENTRY(it_begin) = iterable_begin;
-		B_INTERFACE_ENTRY(it_cbegin) = iterable_cbegin;
+		B_INTERFACE_ENTRY(it_begin) = b_hashmap_begin;
+		B_INTERFACE_ENTRY(it_cbegin) = b_hashmap_cbegin;
 	B_TYPE_CLASS_INTERFACE_END(b_iterable, B_TYPE_ITERABLE)
 B_TYPE_CLASS_DEFINITION_END(b_hashmap)
 
diff --git a/ds/include/blue/ds/hashmap.h b/ds/include/blue/ds/hashmap.h
index 1603968..04063b6 100644
--- a/ds/include/blue/ds/hashmap.h
+++ b/ds/include/blue/ds/hashmap.h
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ BLUE_API bool b_hashmap_has_key(const b_hashmap *hashmap, const b_hashmap_key *k
 BLUE_API size_t b_hashmap_get_size(const b_hashmap *hashmap);
 BLUE_API bool b_hashmap_is_empty(const b_hashmap *hashmap);
 
+BLUE_API b_iterator *b_hashmap_begin(b_hashmap *hashmap);
+BLUE_API const b_iterator *b_hashmap_cbegin(const b_hashmap *hashmap);
+
 B_DECLS_END;
 
 #endif