struct Chem::Metadata::Any

• Chem::Metadata::Any
• Struct
• Value
• Object

Overview

Any wraps a value that can be any of the possible metadata types (ValueType). It provides convenient #as_* cast methods.

Defined in:

Constructors

• .new(raw : ValueType)

  Creates a new Any instance by enclosing the given value.

• .new(arr : Array(Array))

  Creates a new Any instance by enclosing the given value.

• .new(arr : Array)

  Creates a new Any instance by enclosing the given value.

Instance Method Summary

• #==(rhs : self) : Bool

  Returns true if the enclosed values are equal, else false.

• #==(rhs) : Bool

  Returns true if the enclosed value is equal to rhs, else false.

• #as_2a(type : Int32.class) : Array(Array(Int32))

  Returns the enclosed value as a nested array of Int32.

• #as_2a(type : Float64.class) : Array(Array(Float64))

  Returns the enclosed value as a nested array of Float64.

• #as_2a(type : String.class) : Array(Array(String))

  Returns the enclosed value as a nested array of String.

• #as_2a(type : Bool.class) : Array(Array(Bool))

  Returns the enclosed value as a nested array of Bool.

• #as_2a?(type : Int32.class) : Array(Array(Int32)) | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as an nested array of Int32, or nil if it's not an nested array of Int32.

• #as_2a?(type : Float64.class) : Array(Array(Float64)) | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as an nested array of Float64, or nil if it's not an nested array of Float64.

• #as_2a?(type : String.class) : Array(Array(String)) | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as an nested array of String, or nil if it's not an nested array of String.

• #as_2a?(type : Bool.class) : Array(Array(Bool)) | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as an nested array of Bool, or nil if it's not an nested array of Bool.

• #as_a(type : Int32.class) : Array(Int32)

  Returns the enclosed value as an array of Int32.

• #as_a(type : Float64.class) : Array(Float64)

  Returns the enclosed value as an array of Float64.

• #as_a(type : String.class) : Array(String)

  Returns the enclosed value as an array of String.

• #as_a(type : Bool.class) : Array(Bool)

  Returns the enclosed value as an array of Bool.

• #as_a : Array(Any)

  Returns the enclosed value as an array of Any.

• #as_a?(type : Int32.class) : Array(Int32) | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as an array of Int32, or nil if it's not an array of Int32.

• #as_a?(type : Float64.class) : Array(Float64) | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as an array of Float64, or nil if it's not an array of Float64.

• #as_a?(type : String.class) : Array(String) | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as an array of String, or nil if it's not an array of String.

• #as_a?(type : Bool.class) : Array(Bool) | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as an array of Bool, or nil if it's not an array of Bool.

• #as_a? : Array(Any) | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as an array of Any, or nil if it's not an array.

• #as_bool : Bool

  Returns the enclosed value as a bool.

• #as_bool? : Bool | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as a bool.

• #as_f : Float64

  Returns the enclosed value as a float.

• #as_f? : Float64 | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as float.

• #as_i : Int32

  Returns the enclosed value as an integer.

• #as_i? : Int32 | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as an integer.

• #as_s : String

  Returns the enclosed value as a string.

• #as_s? : String | Nil

  Returns the enclosed value as a string.

• #inspect(io : IO) : Nil

  Appends this struct's name and instance variables names and values to the given IO.

• #raw : ValueType | Array(ValueType) | Array(Array(ValueType))

  Returns the enclosed value.

• #to_s(io : IO) : Nil

  Same as #inspect(io).

Constructor Detail

Instance Method Detail

Chem::Metadata::Any.new("123") == Chem::Metadata::Any.new("123") # => true
Chem::Metadata::Any.new("123") == Chem::Metadata::Any.new(123)   # => false

Chem::Metadata::Any.new("123") == "123" # => true
Chem::Metadata::Any.new("123") == 123   # => false

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

p1 = Point.new 1, 2
p1.to_s    # "Point(@x=1, @y=2)"
p1.inspect # "Point(@x=1, @y=2)"