Slice<T> class final

A contiguous sequence of elements in a List. Slices are a view into a list without allocating and copying to a new list, as such, they do not own their own data. Note: Shrinking the original list can cause the slices range to become invalid, which may cause an exception or unintended behavior.

Implemented types
Available extensions

Constructors

Slice(List<T> _list, [int _start = 0, int? end])
Slice.fromList(List<T> list)
Slice.fromSlice(Slice<T> slice, [int start = 0, int? end])

Properties

first ↔ T
The first element.
getter/setter pairoverride
firstOrOption Option<T>
no setter
hashCode int
The hash code for this object.
no setteroverride
isEmpty bool
Whether this collection has no elements.
no setteroverride
isNotEmpty bool
Whether this collection has at least one element.
no setteroverride
iterator Iterator<T>
A new Iterator that allows iterating the elements of this Iterable.
no setteroverride
last ↔ T
Returns the last element of the slice, can throw.
getter/setter pairoverride
lastOrOption Option<T>
Returns the last element of the slice, or None if it is empty.
no setter
length int
The number of objects in this list.
getter/setter pairoverride
reversed Iterable<T>
An Iterable of the objects in this list in reverse order.
no setteroverride
runtimeType Type
A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited
single → T
Checks that this iterable has only one element, and returns that element.
no setteroverride

Methods

add(T value) → void
Adds value to the end of the slice, extending the length of the underlying list and this slice by one. Note, the ranges of other slices on the underlying list will not change, therefore use with care as this may shift the underlying data in other slices.
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addAll(Iterable<T> iterable) → void
Appends all objects of iterable to the end of this slice. Extends the length of the underlying list and this slice by the number of objects in iterable. The underlying list must be growable. Note, the ranges of other slices on the underlying list will not change, therefore use with care as this may shift the underlying data in other slices.
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any(bool f(T)) bool
Checks whether any element of this iterable satisfies test.
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arrayWindows(int size) Iter<Arr<T>>
Returns an iterator over all contiguous windows of length size. The windows overlap. If the array is shorter than size, the iterator returns no values. Panics if size is zero or less.
asChunks(int chunkSize) → (Arr<Arr<T>>, Arr<T>)
Splits the slice into a slice of N-element arrays, starting at the beginning of the slice, and a remainder slice with length strictly less than N. Panics if chunkSize is 0 or less.
asMap() Map<int, T>
An unmodifiable Map view of this list.
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asRchunks(int chunkSize) → (Arr<T>, Arr<Arr<T>>)
Splits the slice into a slice of N-element arrays, starting at the end of the slice, and a remainder slice with length strictly less than N. Panics if chunkSize is 0 or less.
asSlice() Slice<T>
binarySearchBy(int comparator(T)) → Result<int, int>
Binary searches this slice with a comparator function. See SliceOnComparableSliceExtension.binarySearch for more.
binarySearchByKey<K extends Comparable>(K key, K keyExtractor(T)) → Result<int, int>
Binary searches this slice with a key extraction function. See SliceOnComparableSliceExtension.binarySearch for more.
call(RangeBounds range) Iterable<T>
cast<U>() Slice<U>
Returns a slice view where the elements are U.
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chunkBy(bool compare(T, T)) Iter<Slice<T>>
Returns an iterator over the slice producing non-overlapping runs of elements using the predicate to separate them. [1, 1, 1, 3, 3] => [[1, 1, 1], [3, 3]] for (a, b) => a == b The predicate is called for every pair of consecutive elements.
chunks(int n) Iter<Slice<T>>
Returns an iterator over chunkSize elements of the slice at a time, starting at the beginning of the slice. The chunks are slices and do not overlap. If chunkSize does not divide the length of the slice, then the last chunk will not have length chunkSize. Panics if chunkSize is 0 or less.
clear() → void
Clears the underlying data the slice encompasses. This slice's length after will be zero. Note, the ranges of other slices on the underlying list will not change, therefore use with care as this may shift the underlying data in other slices.
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contains(Object? element) bool
Whether the collection contains an element equal to element.
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copyFromSlice(Slice<T> src) → void
Copies the elements from src into self. The length of src must be the same as this.
copyWithin(int start, int end, int dst, {bool sInc = true, bool enInc = false}) → void
Copies elements from one part of the slice to another part of itself The edge conditions can be changes with sInc and eInc. sInc is whether the start is inclusive and eInc is whether the end is inclusive.
elementAt(int index) → T
Returns the indexth element.
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endsWith(Slice<T> needle) bool
Returns true if needle is a suffix of the slice.
every(bool f(T)) bool
Checks whether every element of this iterable satisfies test.
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expand<U>(Iterable<U> f(T)) Iter<U>
Expands each element of this Iterable into zero or more elements.
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fill(T value) → void
Fills this slice with value.
fillRange(int start, int end, [T? fillValue]) → void
Overwrites a range of elements with fillValue.
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fillWith(T f()) → void
Fills this slice with the value return by calling f repeatedly.
firstWhere(bool f(T), {T orElse()?}) → T
The first element that satisfies the given predicate test.
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fold<U>(U initialValue, U f(U previousValue, T element)) → U
Reduces a collection to a single value by iteratively combining each element of the collection with an existing value
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followedBy(Iterable<T> other) Iter<T>
Creates the lazy concatenation of this iterable and other.
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forEach(void f(T)) → void
Invokes action on each element of this iterable in iteration order.
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get(int index) Option<T>
getMany(Arr<int> indices) → Result<Arr<T>, GetManyError>
Returns many indices at once. Returns an error if any index is out-of-bounds.
getManyUnchecked(Arr<int> indices) Arr<T>
Returns mutable references to many indices at once, without doing any checks.
getRange(int start, int end) Iterable<T>
Creates an Iterable that iterates over a range of elements.
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getUnchecked(int index) → T
Returns the element at the given index without doing bounds checking.
indexOf(T element, [int start = 0]) int
The first index of element in this list.
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indexWhere(bool test(T element), [int start = 0]) int
The first index in the list that satisfies the provided test.
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insert(int index, T element) → void
Inserts element at position index in this slice. This increases the length of the underlying list and this slice by one and shifts all objects at or after the index towards the end. The underlying list must be growable. The index value must be non-negative and no greater than length. Note, the ranges of other slices on the underlying list will not change, therefore use with care as this may shift the underlying data in other slices.
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insertAll(int index, Iterable<T> iterable) → void
Inserts all objects of iterable at position index in this slice. This increases the length of the slice by the length of iterable and shifts all later objects towards the end of the slice. The underlying list must be growable. The index value must be non-negative and no greater than length. Note, the ranges of other slices on the underlying list will not change, therefore use with care as this may shift the underlying data in other slices.
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isSortedBy(Comparator<T> compare) bool
Checks if the elements of this slice are sorted using the given comparator function.
isSortedByKey<K extends Comparable<K>>(K key(T)) bool
Checks if the elements of this slice are sorted using the given key extraction function.
iter() Iter<T>
join([String separator = '']) String
Converts each element to a String and concatenates the strings.
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lastChunk(int n) Option<Arr<T>>
Return an array with the last N items in the slice. If the slice is not at least N in length, this will return None.
lastIndexOf(T element, [int? start]) int
The last index of element in this list.
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lastIndexWhere(bool test(T element), [int? start]) int
The last index in the list that satisfies the provided test.
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lastWhere(bool f(T), {T orElse()?}) → T
The last element that satisfies the given predicate test.
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len() int
Returns the length of the slice.
map<U>(U f(T)) Iter<U>
The current elements of this iterable modified by toElement.
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noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic
Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
partitionDedupBy(bool sameBucket(T, T)) → (Slice<T>, Slice<T>)
Moves all consecutive repeated elements to the end of the slice according to Comparable. Returns two slices. The first contains no consecutive repeated elements. The second contains all the duplicates in no specified order. The sameBucket function is passed the to two elements from the slice and must determine if the elements compare equal. The elements are passed in opposite order from their order in the slice, so if same_bucket(a, b) returns true, a is moved at the end of the slice. If the slice is sorted, the first returned slice contains no duplicates.
partitionDedupByKey<K extends Comparable<K>>(K key(T)) → (Slice<T>, Slice<T>)
Moves all but the first of consecutive elements to the end of the list that resolve to the same key. Returns two slices. The first contains no consecutive repeated elements. The second contains all the duplicates in no specified order. If the list is sorted, the first returned list contains no duplicates.
partitionPoint(bool predicate(T)) int
Returns the index of the partition point according to the given predicate (the index of the first element of the second partition). The slice is assumed to be partitioned according to the given predicate. This means that all elements for which the predicate returns true are at the start of the slice and all elements for which the predicate returns false are at the end. For example, 7, 15, 3, 5, 4, 12, 6 is partitioned under the predicate x % 2 != 0 (all odd numbers are at the start, all even at the end). If this slice is not partitioned, the returned result is unspecified and meaningless, as this method performs a kind of binary search.
rchunks(int chunkSize) Iter<Slice<T>>
Returns an iterator over chunkSize elements of the slice at a time, starting at the end of the slice. The chunks are slices and do not overlap. If chunk_size does not divide the length of the slice, then the last chunk will not have length chunkSize. Panics if chunkSize is less than or equal to zero
reduce(T f(T, T)) → T
Reduces a collection to a single value by iteratively combining elements of the collection using the provided function.
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remove(Object? value) bool
Removes the first occurrence of value from this slice. Returns true if value was in the slice, false otherwise. The slice must be growable. Note, the ranges of other slices on the underlying list will not change, therefore use with care as this may shift the underlying data in other slices.
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removeAt(int index) → T
Removes the object at position index from this slice. This method reduces the length of this slice and the underlying list by one and moves all later objects down by one position. Returns the removed value. The index must be in the range 0 ≤ index < length. The underlying list must be growable. Note, the ranges of other slices on the underlying list will not change, therefore use with care as this may shift the underlying data in other slices.
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removeLast() → T
Removes and returns the last object in this list. The list must be growable and non-empty. Note, the ranges of other slices on the underlying list will not change, therefore use with care as this may shift the underlying data in other slices.
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removeRange(int start, int end) → void
Removes a range of elements from the slice and the underlying list. Removes the elements with positions greater than or equal to start and less than end, from the slice and underlying list. This reduces the slice and underlying list's length by end - start. The provided range, given by start and end, must be valid. A range from start to end is valid if 0 ≤ start ≤ end ≤ length. An empty range (with end == start) is valid. The list must be growable. Note, the ranges of other slices on the underlying list will not change, therefore use with care as this may shift the underlying data in other slices.
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removeWhere(bool test(T element)) → void
Removes all objects from this slice and the underlying list that satisfy test. An object o satisfies test if test(o) is true. The slice's range shrinks by the number of elements removed. Note, the ranges of other slices on the underlying list will not change, therefore use with care as this may shift the underlying data in other slices.
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replaceRange(int start, int end, Iterable<T> replacements) → void
Replaces a range of elements with the elements of replacements. Removes the objects in the range from start to end, then inserts the elements of replacements at start. This will change the size of this slice by replacements.length - (end - start). Note, the ranges of other slices on the underlying list will not change, therefore use with care as this may shift the underlying data in other slices.
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retainWhere(bool test(T element)) → void
Removes all objects from this list that fail to satisfy test. An object o satisfies test if test(o) is true. The slice's range shrinks by the number of elements removed. Note, the ranges of other slices on the underlying list will not change, therefore use with care as this may shift the underlying data in other slices.
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reverse() → void
Reverses the order of elements in the slice, in place.
rotateLeft(int mid) → void
Rotates the slice in-place such that the first mid elements of the slice move to the end while the last this.len() - mid elements move to the front. After calling rotateLeft, the element previously at index mid will become the first element in the slice.
rotateRight(int k) → void
Rotates the slice in-place such that the first this.len() - k elements of the slice move to the end while the last k elements move to the front. After calling rotate_right, the element previously at index this.len() - k will become the first element in the slice.
rsplit(bool pred(T)) Iter<Slice<T>>
Returns an iterator over slices separated by elements that match pred, starting at the end of the slice and working backwards. The matched element is not contained in the slices.
rsplitAt(int index) → (Slice<T>, Slice<T>)
Divides one slice into a slice and a remainder slice at an index from the end. The slice will contain all indices from [0, len - N) (excluding the index N itself) and the second slice will contain all indices from [len - N, len) (excluding the index len itself).
rsplitn(int n, bool pred(T)) Iter<Slice<T>>
Returns an iterator over slices separated by elements that match pred, limited to returning at most n items, starting from the end. The matched element is not contained in the slices. The last element returned, if any, will contain the remainder of the slice.
rsplitOnce(bool pred(T)) Option<(Slice<T>, Slice<T>)>
Splits the slice on the last element that matches the specified predicate. If any matching elements are resent in the slice, returns the prefix before the match and suffix after. The matching element itself is not included. If no elements match, returns None.
setAll(int index, Iterable<T> iterable) → void
Overwrites elements with the objects of iterable. The elements of iterable are written into this list, starting at position index. This operation does not increase the length of the slice or the underlying list. The index must be non-negative and no greater than length. The iterable must not have more elements than what can fit from index to length. If iterable is based on this slice, its values may change during the setAll
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setRange(int start, int end, Iterable<T> iterable, [int skipCount = 0]) → void
Writes some elements of iterable into a range of this list. Copies the objects of iterable, skipping skipCount objects first, into the range from start, inclusive, to end, exclusive, of this slice.
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setUnchecked(int index, T value) → void
Sets the element at the given index without doing bounds checking.
shuffle([Random? random]) → void
Shuffles the elements of this list randomly.
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singleWhere(bool f(T), {T orElse()?}) → T
The single element that satisfies test.
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skip(int count) Iter<T>
Creates an Iterable that provides all but the first count elements.
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skipWhile(bool f(T)) Iter<T>
Creates an Iterable that skips leading elements while test is satisfied.
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slice([int start = 0, int? end]) Slice<T>
sort([int compare(T a, T b)?]) → void
Sorts this slice according to the order specified by the compare function.
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sortUnstableBy(int compare(T a, T b)) → void
Sorts the slice with a comparator function, but might not preserve the order of equal elements.
sortUnstableByKey<K extends Comparable<K>>(K key(T a)) → void
Sorts the slice with a key extraction function, but might not preserve the order of equal elements.
split(bool pred(T)) Iter<Slice<T>>
Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match pred. The matched element is not contained in the subslices. see splitInclusive also.
splitAt(int index) → (Slice<T>, Slice<T>)
Divides one mutable slice into a slice and a remainder slice at an index. The slice will contain all indices from [0, N) (excluding the index N itself) and the second slice will contain all indices from [N, len) (excluding the index len itself).
splitFirst() Option<(T, Slice<T>)>
Returns the first and all the rest of the elements of the slice, or None if it is empty.
splitInclusive(bool pred(T)) Iter<Slice<T>>
Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match pred. The matched element is contained in the end of the previous subslice as a terminator. see split also.
splitLast() Option<(T, Slice<T>)>
Returns the last and all the rest of the elements of the slice, or None if it is empty.
splitn(int n, bool pred(T)) Iter<Slice<T>>
Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match pred, limited to returning at most n items. e.g. n == 1 will return the whole slice. The matched element is not contained in the subslices. The last element returned, if any, will contain the remainder of the slice.
splitOnce(bool pred(T)) Option<(Slice<T>, Slice<T>)>
Splits the slice on the first element that matches the specified predicate. If any matching elements are resent in the slice, returns the prefix before the match and suffix after. The matching element itself is not included. If no elements match, returns None.
startsWith(Slice<T> needle) bool
Returns true if needle is a prefix of the slice.
stripPrefix(Slice<T> prefix) Option<Slice<T>>
Returns a subslice with the prefix removed. Returns none if the prefix is not present.
stripSuffix(Slice<T> suffix) Option<Slice<T>>
sublist(int start, [int? end]) List<T>
Returns a new list containing the elements between start and end.
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swap(int i, int j) → void
Swaps two elements in the slice. Will throw if the indices are out of bounds.
swapWithSlice(Slice<T> other) → void
Swaps all elements in this with those in other. The length of other must be the same as this. Will panic if the length of other is not the same as this.
take(int count) Iter<T>
Creates a lazy iterable of the count first elements of this iterable.
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takeEnd(int from) Option<Slice<T>>
Returns a new slice of this slice from the end, and removes those elements from this slice. Returns None and does not modify the slice if the given range is out of bounds.
takeFirst() Option<T>
takeLast() Option<T>
takeStart(int to) Option<Slice<T>>
Returns a new slice of this slice until to, and removes those elements from this slice. Returns None and does not modify the slice if the given range is out of bounds.
takeWhile(bool f(T)) Iter<T>
Creates a lazy iterable of the leading elements satisfying test.
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toList({bool growable = true}) List<T>
growable is ignore, always returns a growable list.
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toSet() Set<T>
Creates a Set containing the same elements as this iterable.
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toString() String
A string representation of this object.
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where(bool f(T)) Iter<T>
Creates a new lazy Iterable with all elements that satisfy the predicate test.
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whereType<U>() Iter<U>
Creates a new lazy Iterable with all elements that have type T.
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windows(int size) Iter<Slice<T>>
Returns an iterator of slices of this slice over all contiguous windows of length size. The windows overlap. If the slice is shorter than size, the iterator returns no values. Panics if size is zero or less.

Operators

operator +(List<T> other) List<T>
Returns the concatenation of this list and other.
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operator ==(Object other) bool
The equality operator.
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operator [](int index) → T
The object at the given index in the list.
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operator []=(int index, T value) → void
Sets the value at the given index in the list to value.
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