class Array(T)

Overview

An Array is an ordered, integer-indexed collection of objects of type T.

Array indexing starts at 0. A negative index is assumed to be relative to the end of the array: -1 indicates the last element, -2 is the next to last element, and so on.

An Array can be created using the usual new method (several are provided), or with an array literal:

Array(Int32).new  # => []
[1, 2, 3]         # Array(Int32)
[1, "hello", 'x'] # Array(Int32 | String | Char)

See Array literals in the language reference.

An Array can have mixed types, meaning T will be a union of types, but these are determined when the array is created, either by specifying T or by using an array literal. In the latter case, T will be set to the union of the array literal elements' types.

When creating an empty array you must always specify T:

[] of Int32 # same as Array(Int32)
[]          # syntax error

An Array is implemented using an internal buffer of some capacity and is reallocated when elements are pushed to it when more capacity is needed. This is normally known as a dynamic array.

You can use a special array literal syntax with other types too, as long as they define an argless new method and a << method. Set is one such type:

set = Set{1, 2, 3} # => Set{1, 2, 3}
set.class          # => Set(Int32)

The above is the same as this:

set = Set(typeof(1, 2, 3)).new
set << 1
set << 2
set << 3

Included Modules

Defined in:

reql/executor/abstract_value.cr

Instance Method Summary

Instance methods inherited from class Object

!=(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) !=, %(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) %, &(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) &, *(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) *, +(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) +, -(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) -, /(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) /, <(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) <, <=(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) <=, ==(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) ==, >(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) >, >=(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) >=, |(other : RethinkDB::DSL::R) |

Instance Method Detail

def <=>(other : ReQL::AbstractValue) #
Description copied from module Comparable(ReQL::AbstractValue)

The comparison operator. Returns 0 if the two objects are equal, a negative number if this object is considered less than other, a positive number if this object is considered greater than other, or nil if the two objects are not comparable.

Subclasses define this method to provide class-specific ordering.

The comparison operator is usually used to sort values:

# Sort in a descending way:
[3, 1, 2].sort { |x, y| y <=> x } # => [3, 2, 1]

# Sort in an ascending way:
[3, 1, 2].sort { |x, y| x <=> y } # => [1, 2, 3]

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def ==(other : ReQL::AbstractValue) #
Description copied from module Comparable(ReQL::AbstractValue)

Compares this object to other based on the receiver’s <=> method, returning true if it returns 0.

Also returns true if this and other are the same object.


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