diff --git a/anko/library/robolectricTests/src/test/java/SparseArraysTest b/anko/library/robolectricTests/src/test/java/SparseArraysTest
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+package test
+
+import android.util.SparseArray
+import android.util.SparseBooleanArray
+import android.util.SparseIntArray
+import android.util.SparseLongArray
+import com.mysugr.android.forEach
+import com.mysugr.logbook.BuildConfig
+import org.junit.Assert
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricGradleTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricGradleTestRunner::class)
+@Config(constants = BuildConfig::class)
+public class SparseArraysTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun testGenericForEachRandomNumbers() {
+        val sa = SparseArray<String>()
+
+        sa.put(2, 2.toString())
+        sa.put(8, 8.toString())
+        sa.put(5, 5.toString())
+        sa.put(10, 10.toString())
+        sa.put(7, 7.toString())
+        sa.put(4, 4.toString())
+        sa.put(9, 9.toString())
+        sa.put(1, 1.toString())
+        sa.put(3, 3.toString())
+        sa.put(6, 6.toString())
+
+        var invokeCount = 0
+        sa.forEach { k, v ->
+            invokeCount++
+            Assert.assertEquals(k.toString(), v)
+        }
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(invokeCount, sa.size())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testGenericEmptyArray() {
+        val sa = SparseArray<String>()
+        sa.forEach { k, v -> throw IllegalStateException("should not be called on an empty array") }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testBooleanArrayForEach() {
+        val sa = SparseBooleanArray()
+
+        for (i in 1..101) {
+            sa.put(i, i % 2 == 0)
+        }
+
+        var invokeCount = 0
+        sa.forEach { k, v ->
+            invokeCount++
+            Assert.assertEquals(k % 2 == 0, v )
+        }
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(invokeCount, sa.size())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testBooleanEmptyArray() {
+        val sa = SparseBooleanArray()
+        sa.forEach { k, v -> throw IllegalStateException("should not be called on an empty array") }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testIntArrayForEach() {
+        val sa = SparseIntArray()
+
+        for (i in 1..101) {
+            sa.put(i, i * 10)
+        }
+
+        var invokeCount = 0
+        sa.forEach { k, v ->
+            invokeCount++
+            Assert.assertEquals(k * 10, v )
+        }
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(invokeCount, sa.size())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testIntEmptyArray() {
+        val sa = SparseIntArray()
+        sa.forEach { k, v -> throw IllegalStateException("should not be called on an empty array") }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/anko/library/static/common/src/collections/SparseArrays.kt b/anko/library/static/common/src/collections/SparseArrays.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package collections
+
+
+import android.util.SparseArray
+import android.util.SparseBooleanArray
+import android.util.SparseIntArray
+import java.util.*
+
+
+/**
+ *  Iterate the receiver [SparseArray]
+ *  @action an action to invoke on each key value pair
+ *  @throws [ConcurrentModificationException] if modified while iterating
+ */
+inline fun <E> SparseArray<E>.forEach(action: (Int, E) -> Unit) {
+    val size = this.size()
+    for (i in 0..size - 1) {
+        if (size != this.size()) throw ConcurrentModificationException()
+        action(this.keyAt(i), this.valueAt(i))
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Iterate the receiver [SparseBooleanArray]
+ *  @action an action to invoke on each key value pair
+ *  @throws [ConcurrentModificationException] if modified while iterating
+ */
+inline fun SparseBooleanArray.forEach(action: (Int, Boolean) -> Unit) {
+    val size = this.size()
+    for (i in 0..size - 1) {
+        if (size != this.size()) throw ConcurrentModificationException()
+        action(this.keyAt(i), this.valueAt(i))
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ *  Iterate the receiver [SparseIntArray]
+ *  @action an action to invoke on each key value pair
+ *  @throws [ConcurrentModificationException] if modified while iterating
+ */
+inline fun SparseIntArray.forEach(action: (Int, Int) -> Unit) {
+    val size = this.size()
+    for (i in 0..size - 1) {
+        if (size != this.size()) throw ConcurrentModificationException()
+        action(this.keyAt(i), this.valueAt(i))
+    }
+}
+
+