Creates a new BitArray of size bits.

initial optionally sets the starting value, true or false, for all bits in the array.

Returns true if this struct is equal to other.

Both structs's instance vars are compared to each other. Thus, two structs are considered equal if each of their instance variables are equal. Subclasses should override this method to provide specific equality semantics.

struct Point
  def initialize(@x : Int32, @y : Int32)
  end
end

p1 = Point.new 1, 2
p2 = Point.new 1, 2
p3 = Point.new 3, 4

p1 == p2 # => true
p1 == p3 # => false

Returns count or less (if there aren't enough) elements starting at the given start index.

Negative indices count backward from the end of the array (-1 is the last element). Additionally, an empty array is returned when the starting index for an element range is at the end of the array.

Raises IndexError if the starting index is out of range.

require "bit_array"

ba = BitArray.new(5)
ba[0] = true; ba[2] = true; ba[4] = true
ba # => BitArray[10101]

ba[-3, 3] # => BitArray[101]
ba[6, 1]  # raise indexError
ba[1, 2]  # => BitArray[01]
ba[5, 1]  # => BitArray[]

Returns all elements that are within the given range.

Negative indices count backward from the end of the array (-1 is the last element). Additionally, an empty array is returned when the starting index for an element range is at the end of the array.

Raises IndexError if the starting index is out of range.

require "bit_array"

ba = BitArray.new(5)
ba[0] = true; ba[2] = true; ba[4] = true
ba # => BitArray[10101]

ba[1..3]    # => BitArray[010]
ba[4..7]    # => BitArray[1]
ba[6..10]   # raise IndexError
ba[5..10]   # => BitArray[]
ba[-2...-1] # => BitArray[0]

Sets the bit at the given index. Negative indices can be used to start counting from the end of the array. Raises IndexError if trying to access a bit outside the array's range.

require "bit_array"

ba = BitArray.new(5)
ba[3] = true

See Object#hash(hasher)

Creates a string representation of self.

require "bit_array"

ba = BitArray.new(5)
ba.to_s # => "BitArray[00000]"

Inverts all bits in the array. Falses become true and vice versa.

require "bit_array"

ba = BitArray.new(5)
ba[2] = true; ba[3] = true
ba # => BitArray[00110]
ba.invert
ba # => BitArray[11001]

The number of bits the BitArray stores

Creates a string representation of self.

require "bit_array"

ba = BitArray.new(5)
ba.to_s # => "BitArray[00000]"

Returns a Bytes able to read and write bytes from a buffer. The slice will be long enough to hold all the bits groups in bytes despite the UInt32 internal representation. It's useful for reading and writing a bit array from a byte buffer directly.

Toggles the bit at the given index. A false bit becomes a true bit, and vice versa. Negative indices can be used to start counting from the end of the array. Raises IndexError if trying to access a bit outside the array's range.

require "bit_array"

ba = BitArray.new(5)
ba[3] # => false
ba.toggle(3)
ba[3] # => true

Returns the element at the given index, without doing any bounds check.

Indexable makes sure to invoke this method with index in 0...size, so converting negative indices to positive ones is not needed here.

Clients never invoke this method directly. Instead, they access elements with #[](index) and #[]?(index).

This method should only be directly invoked if you are absolutely sure the index is in bounds, to avoid a bounds check for a small boost of performance.