A common base class for mutable and immutable bitsets.
Bitsets are sets of non-negative integers which are represented as variable-size arrays of bits packed into 64-bit words. The memory footprint of a bitset is determined by the largest number stored in it.
A template trait for bitsets.
Bitsets are sets of non-negative integers which are represented as variable-size arrays of bits packed into 64-bit words. The memory footprint of a bitset is determined by the largest number stored in it.
This trait provides most of the operations of a BitSet
independently of its representation. It is inherited by all concrete implementations of bitsets.
the type of the bitset itself.
Buffered iterators are iterators which provide a method head
that inspects the next element without discarding it.
2.8
A default map which implements the +
and -
methods of maps.
Instances that inherit from DefaultMap[A, B]
still have to define:
def get(key: A): Option[B] def iterator: Iterator[(A, B)]
It refers back to the original map.
It might also be advisable to override foreach
or size
if efficient implementations can be found.
2.8
A trait for all iterable collections which may possibly have their operations implemented in parallel.
2.9
A template trait for all iterable collections which may possibly have their operations implemented in parallel.
This trait contains abstract methods and methods that can be implemented directly in terms of other methods.
A trait for all traversable collections which may possibly have their operations implemented in parallel.
2.9
A trait for all sequences which may possibly have their operations implemented in parallel.
2.9
A trait for sets which may possibly have their operations implemented in parallel.
2.9
A trait for all traversable collections which may possibly have their operations implemented in parallel.
2.9
A template trait for all traversable-once objects which may be traversed in parallel.
Methods in this trait are either abstract or can be implemented in terms of other methods.
A base trait for indexed sequences.
Indexed sequences support constant-time or near constant-time element access and length computation. They are defined in terms of abstract methods apply
for indexing and length
.
Indexed sequences do not add any new methods to Seq
, but promise efficient implementations of random access patterns.
A template trait for indexed sequences of type IndexedSeq[A]
.
Indexed sequences support constant-time or near constant-time element access and length computation. They are defined in terms of abstract methods apply
for indexing and length
.
Indexed sequences do not add any new methods to Seq
, but promise efficient implementations of random access patterns.
This trait just implements iterator
in terms of apply
and length
. However, see IndexedSeqOptimized
for an implementation trait that overrides operations to make them run faster under the assumption of fast random access with apply
.
A template trait for indexed sequences of type IndexedSeq[A]
which optimizes the implementation of several methods under the assumption of fast random access.
Indexed sequences support constant-time or near constant-time element access and length computation. They are defined in terms of abstract methods apply
for indexing and length
.
Indexed sequences do not add any new methods to Seq
, but promise efficient implementations of random access patterns.
A base trait for iterable collections.
This is a base trait for all Scala collections that define an iterator
method to step through one-by-one the collection's elements. Implementations of this trait need to provide a concrete method with signature:
def iterator: Iterator[A]
They also need to provide a method newBuilder
which creates a builder for collections of the same kind.
This trait implements Iterable
's foreach
method by stepping through all elements using iterator
. Subclasses should re-implement foreach
with something more efficient, if possible.
This trait adds methods iterator
, sameElements
, takeRight
, dropRight
to the methods inherited from trait `Traversable`.
Note: This trait replaces every method that uses break
in TraversableLike
by an iterator version.
A template trait for iterable collections of type Iterable[A]
.
This is a base trait for all Scala collections that define an iterator
method to step through one-by-one the collection's elements. Implementations of this trait need to provide a concrete method with signature:
def iterator: Iterator[A]
They also need to provide a method newBuilder
which creates a builder for collections of the same kind.
This trait implements Iterable
's foreach
method by stepping through all elements using iterator
. Subclasses should re-implement foreach
with something more efficient, if possible.
This trait adds methods iterator
, sameElements
, takeRight
, dropRight
to the methods inherited from trait `Traversable`.
Note: This trait replaces every method that uses break
in TraversableLike
by an iterator version.
A base trait for non-strict views of Iterable
s.
A view is a lazy version of some collection. Collection transformers such as map
or filter
or ++
do not traverse any elements when applied on a view. Instead they create a new view which simply records that fact that the operation needs to be applied. The collection elements are accessed, and the view operations are applied, when a non-view result is needed, or when the force
method is called on a view. All views for iterable collections are defined by re-interpreting the iterator
method.
A template trait for non-strict views of iterable collections.
A view is a lazy version of some collection. Collection transformers such as map
or filter
or ++
do not traverse any elements when applied on a view. Instead they create a new view which simply records that fact that the operation needs to be applied. The collection elements are accessed, and the view operations are applied, when a non-view result is needed, or when the force
method is called on a view. All views for iterable collections are defined by re-interpreting the iterator
method.
Iterators are data structures that allow to iterate over a sequence of elements. They have a hasNext
method for checking if there is a next element available, and a next
method which returns the next element and advances the iterator.
An iterator is mutable: most operations on it change its state. While it is often used to iterate through the elements of a collection, it can also be used without being backed by any collection (see constructors on the companion object).
It is of particular importance to note that, unless stated otherwise, one should never use an iterator after calling a method on it. The two most important exceptions are also the sole abstract methods: next
and hasNext
.
Both these methods can be called any number of times without having to discard the iterator. Note that even hasNext
may cause mutation -- such as when iterating from an input stream, where it will block until the stream is closed or some input becomes available.
Consider this example for safe and unsafe use:
def f[A](it: Iterator[A]) = { if (it.hasNext) { // Safe to reuse "it" after "hasNext" it.next // Safe to reuse "it" after "next" val remainder = it.drop(2) // it is *not* safe to use "it" again after this line! remainder.take(2) // it is *not* safe to use "remainder" after this line! } else it }
1
A base trait for linear sequences.
Linear sequences have reasonably efficient head
, tail
, and isEmpty
methods. If these methods provide the fastest way to traverse the collection, a collection Coll
that extends this trait should also extend LinearSeqOptimized[A, Coll[A]]
.
A template trait for linear sequences of type LinearSeq[A]
.
This trait just implements iterator
and corresponds
in terms of isEmpty,
head
, and tail
. However, see LinearSeqOptimized
for an implementation trait that overrides many more operations to make them run faster under the assumption of fast linear access with head
and tail
.
Linear sequences do not add any new methods to Seq
, but promise efficient implementations of linear access patterns.
the element type of the sequence
the type of the actual sequence containing the elements.
2.8
A template trait for linear sequences of type LinearSeq[A]
which optimizes the implementation of various methods under the assumption of fast linear access.
Linear-optimized sequences implement most operations in in terms of three methods, which are assumed to have efficient implementations. These are:
def isEmpty: Boolean def head: A def tail: Repr
Here, A
is the type of the sequence elements and Repr
is the type of the sequence itself. Note that default implementations are provided via inheritance, but these should be overridden for performance.
A map from keys of type K
to values of type V
.
Implementation note: This trait provides most of the operations of a Map
independently of its representation. It is typically inherited by concrete implementations of maps.
To implement a concrete map, you need to provide implementations of the following methods:
def get(key: K): Option[V] def iterator: Iterator[(K, V)] def + [V1 >: V](kv: (K, V1)): This def -(key: K): This
If you wish that methods like take
, drop
, filter
also return the same kind of map you should also override:
def empty: This
It is also good idea to override methods foreach
and size
for efficiency.
Note: If you do not have specific implementations for add
and -
in mind, you might consider inheriting from DefaultMap
instead.
Note: If your additions and mutations return the same kind of map as the map you are defining, you should inherit from MapLike
as well.
the type of the keys in this map.
the type of the values associated with keys.
1.0
A template trait for maps, which associate keys with values.
Implementation note: This trait provides most of the operations of a Map
independently of its representation. It is typically inherited by concrete implementations of maps.
To implement a concrete map, you need to provide implementations of the following methods:
def get(key: K): Option[V] def iterator: Iterator[(K, V)] def + [V1 >: V](kv: (K, V1)): This def -(key: K): This
If you wish that methods like take
, drop
, filter
also return the same kind of map you should also override:
def empty: This
It is also good idea to override methods foreach
and size
for efficiency.
2.8
A marker trait for collections which have their operations parallelised.
2.9
This trait describes collections which can be turned into parallel collections by invoking the method par
. Parallelizable collections may be parameterized with a target type different than their own.
the type of the elements in the collection
the actual type of the collection, which has to be parallel
A base trait for sequences.
Sequences are special cases of iterable collections of class Iterable
. Unlike iterables, sequences always have a defined order of elements. Sequences provide a method apply
for indexing. Indices range from 0
up to the length
of a sequence. Sequences support a number of methods to find occurrences of elements or subsequences, including segmentLength
, prefixLength
, indexWhere
, indexOf
, lastIndexWhere
, lastIndexOf
, startsWith
, endsWith
, indexOfSlice
.
Another way to see a sequence is as a PartialFunction
from Int
values to the element type of the sequence. The isDefinedAt
method of a sequence returns true
for the interval from 0
until length
.
Sequences can be accessed in reverse order of their elements, using methods reverse
and reverseIterator
.
Sequences have two principal subtraits, IndexedSeq
and LinearSeq
, which give different guarantees for performance. An IndexedSeq
provides fast random-access of elements and a fast length
operation. A LinearSeq
provides fast access only to the first element via head
, but also has a fast tail
operation.
A template trait for sequences of type Seq[A]
Sequences are special cases of iterable collections of class Iterable
. Unlike iterables, sequences always have a defined order of elements. Sequences provide a method apply
for indexing. Indices range from 0
up to the length
of a sequence. Sequences support a number of methods to find occurrences of elements or subsequences, including segmentLength
, prefixLength
, indexWhere
, indexOf
, lastIndexWhere
, lastIndexOf
, startsWith
, endsWith
, indexOfSlice
.
Another way to see a sequence is as a PartialFunction
from Int
values to the element type of the sequence. The isDefinedAt
method of a sequence returns true
for the interval from 0
until length
.
Sequences can be accessed in reverse order of their elements, using methods reverse
and reverseIterator
.
Sequences have two principal subtraits, IndexedSeq
and LinearSeq
, which give different guarantees for performance. An IndexedSeq
provides fast random-access of elements and a fast length
operation. A LinearSeq
provides fast access only to the first element via head
, but also has a fast tail
operation.
A base trait for non-strict views of sequences.
A view is a lazy version of some collection. Collection transformers such as map
or filter
or ++
do not traverse any elements when applied on a view. Instead they create a new view which simply records that fact that the operation needs to be applied. The collection elements are accessed, and the view operations are applied, when a non-view result is needed, or when the force
method is called on a view. All views for sequences are defined by re-interpreting the length
and apply
methods.
A template trait for non-strict views of sequences.
A view is a lazy version of some collection. Collection transformers such as map
or filter
or ++
do not traverse any elements when applied on a view. Instead they create a new view which simply records that fact that the operation needs to be applied. The collection elements are accessed, and the view operations are applied, when a non-view result is needed, or when the force
method is called on a view. All views for sequences are defined by re-interpreting the length
and apply
methods.
A base trait for all sets, mutable as well as immutable.
A set is a collection that contains no duplicate elements.
To implement a concrete set, you need to provide implementations of the following methods:
def contains(key: A): Boolean def iterator: Iterator[A] def +(elem: A): This def -(elem: A): This
If you wish that methods like take
, drop
, filter
return the same kind of set, you should also override:
def empty: This
It is also good idea to override methods foreach
and size
for efficiency.
Implementation note: If your additions and mutations return the same kind of set as the set you are defining, you should inherit from SetLike
as well.
1.0
A template trait for sets.
A set is a collection that contains no duplicate elements.
To implement a concrete set, you need to provide implementations of the following methods:
def contains(key: A): Boolean def iterator: Iterator[A] def +(elem: A): This def -(elem: A): This
If you wish that methods like take
, drop
, filter
return the same kind of set, you should also override:
def empty: This
It is also good idea to override methods foreach
and size
for efficiency.
Implementation note: This trait provides most of the operations of a Set
independently of its representation. It is typically inherited by concrete implementations of sets.
2.8
A map whose keys are sorted.
2.4
A template for maps whose keys are sorted. To create a concrete sorted map, you need to implement the rangeImpl method, in addition to those of MapLike
.
2.8
A sorted set.
2.4
A template for sets which are sorted.
2.8
A trait for traversable collections. All operations are guaranteed to be performed in a single-threaded manner.
This is a base trait of all kinds of Scala collections. It implements the behavior common to all collections, in terms of a method foreach
with signature:
def foreach[U](f: Elem => U): Unit
Collection classes mixing in this trait provide a concrete foreach
method which traverses all the elements contained in the collection, applying a given function to each. They also need to provide a method newBuilder
which creates a builder for collections of the same kind.
A traversable class might or might not have two properties: strictness and orderedness. Neither is represented as a type.
The instances of a strict collection class have all their elements computed before they can be used as values. By contrast, instances of a non-strict collection class may defer computation of some of their elements until after the instance is available as a value. A typical example of a non-strict collection class is a scala.collection.immutable.Stream. A more general class of examples are TraversableViews
.
If a collection is an instance of an ordered collection class, traversing its elements with foreach
will always visit elements in the same order, even for different runs of the program. If the class is not ordered, foreach
can visit elements in different orders for different runs (but it will keep the same order in the same run).'
A typical example of a collection class which is not ordered is a HashMap
of objects. The traversal order for hash maps will depend on the hash codes of its elements, and these hash codes might differ from one run to the next. By contrast, a LinkedHashMap
is ordered because its foreach
method visits elements in the order they were inserted into the HashMap
.
A template trait for traversable collections of type Traversable[A]
.
This is a base trait of all kinds of Scala collections. It implements the behavior common to all collections, in terms of a method foreach
with signature:
def foreach[U](f: Elem => U): Unit
Collection classes mixing in this trait provide a concrete foreach
method which traverses all the elements contained in the collection, applying a given function to each. They also need to provide a method newBuilder
which creates a builder for collections of the same kind.
A traversable class might or might not have two properties: strictness and orderedness. Neither is represented as a type.
The instances of a strict collection class have all their elements computed before they can be used as values. By contrast, instances of a non-strict collection class may defer computation of some of their elements until after the instance is available as a value. A typical example of a non-strict collection class is a scala.collection.immutable.Stream. A more general class of examples are TraversableViews
.
If a collection is an instance of an ordered collection class, traversing its elements with foreach
will always visit elements in the same order, even for different runs of the program. If the class is not ordered, foreach
can visit elements in different orders for different runs (but it will keep the same order in the same run).'
A typical example of a collection class which is not ordered is a HashMap
of objects. The traversal order for hash maps will depend on the hash codes of its elements, and these hash codes might differ from one run to the next. By contrast, a LinkedHashMap
is ordered because its foreach
method visits elements in the order they were inserted into the HashMap
.
A template trait for collections which can be traversed either once only or one or more times.
This trait exists primarily to eliminate code duplication between Iterator
and Traversable
, and thus implements some of the common methods that can be implemented solely in terms of foreach without access to a Builder
. It also includes a number of abstract methods whose implementations are provided by Iterator
, Traversable
, etc. It contains implementations common to Iterators
and Traversables
, such as folds, conversions, and other operations which traverse some or all of the elements and return a derived value. Directly subclassing TraversableOnce
is not recommended - instead, consider declaring an Iterator
with a next
and hasNext
method or creating an Iterator
with one of the methods on the Iterator
object. Consider declaring a subclass of Traversable
instead if the elements can be traversed repeatedly.
2.8
A base trait for non-strict views of traversable collections.
A view is a lazy version of some collection. Collection transformers such as map
or filter
or ++
do not traverse any elements when applied on a view. Instead they create a new view which simply records that fact that the operation needs to be applied. The collection elements are accessed, and the view operations are applied, when a non-view result is needed, or when the force
method is called on a view.
All views for traversable collections are defined by creating a new foreach
method.
A template trait for non-strict views of traversable collections.
A view is a lazy version of some collection. Collection transformers such as map
or filter
or ++
do not traverse any elements when applied on a view. Instead they create a new view which simply records that fact that the operation needs to be applied. The collection elements are accessed, and the view operations are applied, when a non-view result is needed, or when the force
method is called on a view.
All views for traversable collections are defined by creating a new foreach
method.
Implementation note: Methods such as map
or flatMap
on this view will not invoke the implicitly passed Builder
factory, but will return a new view directly, to preserve by-name behavior. The new view is then cast to the factory's result type. This means that every CanBuildFrom
that takes a View
as its From
type parameter must yield the same view (or a generic superclass of it) as its result parameter. If that assumption is broken, cast errors might result.
This trait implements a proxy for iterable objects. It forwards all calls to a different iterable object.
(Since version 2.11.3) proxying is deprecated due to lack of use and compiler-level support
2.8
This trait implements a proxy for Iterable objects. It forwards all calls to a different Iterable object.
(Since version 2.11.0) proxying is deprecated due to lack of use and compiler-level support
2.8
This is a simple wrapper class for scala.collection.Map. It is most useful for assembling customized map abstractions dynamically using object composition and forwarding.
(Since version 2.11.3) proxying is deprecated due to lack of use and compiler-level support
1
This trait implements a proxy for Map objects. It forwards all calls to a different Map object.
(Since version 2.11.0) proxying is deprecated due to lack of use and compiler-level support
2.8
This trait implements a proxy for sequence objects. It forwards all calls to a different sequence object.
(Since version 2.11.0) proxying is deprecated due to lack of use and compiler-level support
2.8
This trait implements a proxy for sequences. It forwards all calls to a different sequence.
(Since version 2.11.0) proxying is deprecated due to lack of use and compiler-level support
2.8
This is a simple wrapper class for scala.collection.Set. It is most useful for assembling customized set abstractions dynamically using object composition and forwarding.
(Since version 2.11.3) proxying is deprecated due to lack of use and compiler-level support
2.0
This trait implements a proxy for sets. It forwards all calls to a different set.
(Since version 2.11.0) proxying is deprecated due to lack of use and compiler-level support
2.8
This trait implements a proxy for traversable objects. It forwards all calls to a different traversable object
(Since version 2.11.3) proxying is deprecated due to lack of use and compiler-level support
2.8
This trait implements a proxy for Traversable objects. It forwards all calls to a different Traversable object.
(Since version 2.11.0) proxying is deprecated due to lack of use and compiler-level support
2.8
Companion object for BitSets. Contains private data only
This object provides a set of operations to create
values. The current default implementation of a IndexedSeq
IndexedSeq
is a Vector
.
This object provides a set of operations to create
values. The current default implementation of a Iterable
Iterable
is a List
.
An object containing the necessary implicit definitions to make IterableView
s work. Its definitions are generally not accessed directly by clients.
The Iterator
object provides various functions for creating specialized iterators.
2.8
A variety of decorators that enable converting between Scala and Java collections using extension methods, asScala
and asJava
.
The extension methods return adapters for the corresponding API.
The following conversions are supported via asScala
and asJava
:
scala.collection.Iterable <=> java.lang.Iterable scala.collection.Iterator <=> java.util.Iterator scala.collection.mutable.Buffer <=> java.util.List scala.collection.mutable.Set <=> java.util.Set scala.collection.mutable.Map <=> java.util.Map scala.collection.concurrent.Map <=> java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap
The following conversions are supported via asScala
and through specially-named extension methods to convert to Java collections, as shown:
scala.collection.Iterable <=> java.util.Collection (via asJavaCollection) scala.collection.Iterator <=> java.util.Enumeration (via asJavaEnumeration) scala.collection.mutable.Map <=> java.util.Dictionary (via asJavaDictionary)
In addition, the following one-way conversions are provided via asJava
:
scala.collection.Seq => java.util.List scala.collection.mutable.Seq => java.util.List scala.collection.Set => java.util.Set scala.collection.Map => java.util.Map
The following one way conversion is provided via asScala
:
java.util.Properties => scala.collection.mutable.Map
In all cases, converting from a source type to a target type and back again will return the original source object. For example:
import scala.collection.JavaConverters._ val source = new scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer[Int] val target: java.util.List[Int] = source.asJava val other: scala.collection.mutable.Buffer[Int] = target.asScala assert(source eq other)
Alternatively, the conversion methods have descriptive names and can be invoked explicitly.
scala> val vs = java.util.Arrays.asList("hi", "bye") vs: java.util.List[String] = [hi, bye] scala> val ss = asScalaIterator(vs.iterator) ss: Iterator[String] = non-empty iterator scala> .toList res0: List[String] = List(hi, bye) scala> val ss = asScalaBuffer(vs) ss: scala.collection.mutable.Buffer[String] = Buffer(hi, bye)
2.8.1
This object provides a set of operations to create
values. The current default implementation of a LinearSeq
LinearSeq
is a List
.
A collection of wrappers that provide sequence classes with search functionality.
Example usage:
import scala.collection.Searching._ val l = List(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) l.search(3) // == Found(2)
This object provides a set of operations to create
values. The current default implementation of a Seq
Seq
is a List
.
An object containing the necessary implicit definitions to make SeqView
s work. Its definitions are generally not accessed directly by clients.
This object provides a set of operations needed to create
values. The current default implementation of a Set
Set
is one of EmptySet
, Set1
, Set2
, Set3
, Set4
in class immutable.Set
for sets of sizes up to 4, and a immutable.HashSet
for sets of larger sizes.
2.8
2.8
This object provides a set of operations to create Traversable
values. The current default implementation of a Traversable is a List
.
An object containing the necessary implicit definitions to make TraversableView
s work. Its definitions are generally not accessed directly by clients.
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
https://www.scala-lang.org/api/2.12.9/scala/collection/index.html
Contains the base traits and objects needed to use and extend Scala's collection library.
Guide
A detailed guide for using the collections library is available at http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/collections/introduction.html. Developers looking to extend the collections library can find a description of its architecture at http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/core/architecture-of-scala-collections.html.
Using Collections
It is convenient to treat all collections as either a scala.collection.Traversable or scala.collection.Iterable, as these traits define the vast majority of operations on a collection.
Collections can, of course, be treated as specifically as needed, and the library is designed to ensure that the methods that transform collections will return a collection of the same type:
Creating Collections
The most common way to create a collection is to use its companion object as a factory. The three most commonly used collections are scala.collection.Seq, scala.collection.immutable.Set, and scala.collection.immutable.Map. They can be used directly as shown below since their companion objects are all available as type aliases in either the scala package or in
scala.Predef
. New collections are created like this:It is also typical to prefer the scala.collection.immutable collections over those in scala.collection.mutable; the types aliased in the
scala.Predef
object are the immutable versions.Also note that the collections library was carefully designed to include several implementations of each of the three basic collection types. These implementations have specific performance characteristics which are described in the guide.
The concrete parallel collections also have specific performance characteristics which are described in the parallel collections guide
Converting to and from Java Collections
The scala.collection.JavaConverters object provides a collection of decorators that allow converting between Scala and Java collections using
asScala
andasJava
methods.