struct Slice(T)

Overview

A Slice is a Pointer with an associated size.

While a pointer is unsafe because no bound checks are performed when reading from and writing to it, reading from and writing to a slice involve bound checks. In this way, a slice is a safe alternative to Pointer.

A Slice can be created as read-only: trying to write to it will raise. For example the slice of bytes returned by String#to_slice is read-only.

Included Modules

Defined in:

slice.cr

Constructors

Class Method Summary

Instance Method Summary

Macro Summary

Instance methods inherited from module Indexable(T)

[](index : Int) [], []?(index : Int) []?, at(index : Int, &block)
at(index : Int)
at
, bsearch(&block) bsearch, bsearch_index(&block) bsearch_index, each(&block)
each
each
, each_index(&block) : Nil
each_index
each_index
, empty? empty?, equals?(other : Indexable, &block)
equals?(other, &block)
equals?
, first(&block)
first
first
, first? first?, hash hash, index(object, offset : Int = 0)
index(offset : Int = 0, &block)
index
, last
last(&block)
last
, last? last?, reverse_each(&block) : Nil
reverse_each
reverse_each
, rindex(offset = size - 1, &block)
rindex(value, offset = size - 1)
rindex
, sample(random = Random::DEFAULT) sample, size size, unsafe_at(index : Int) unsafe_at, values_at(*indexes : Int) values_at, zip(other : Indexable, &block)
zip(other : Indexable(U)) forall U
zip
, zip?(other : Indexable, &block)
zip?(other : Indexable(U)) forall U
zip?

Instance methods inherited from module Enumerable(T)

all?(&block)
all?
all?
, any?(&block)
any?
any?
, chunks(&block : T -> U) forall U chunks, compact_map(&block) compact_map, count(&block)
count(item)
count
, cycle(n, &block)
cycle(&block)
cycle
, each(&block : T -> _) each, each_cons(count : Int, reuse = false, &block) each_cons, each_slice(count : Int, reuse = false, &block) each_slice, each_with_index(offset = 0, &block) each_with_index, each_with_object(obj, &block) each_with_object, find(if_none = nil, &block) find, first(count : Int)
first
first
, first? first?, flat_map(&block : T -> Array(U) | Iterator(U) | U) forall U flat_map, grep(pattern) grep, group_by(&block : T -> U) forall U group_by, in_groups_of(size : Int, filled_up_with : U = nil) forall U
in_groups_of(size : Int, filled_up_with : U = nil, reuse = false, &block) forall U
in_groups_of
, includes?(obj) includes?, index(&block)
index(obj)
index
, index_by(&block : T -> U) forall U index_by, join(separator, io)
join(separator = "")
join(separator, io, &block)
join(separator = "", &block)
join
, map(&block : T -> U) forall U map, map_with_index(&block : T, Int32 -> U) forall U map_with_index, max max, max? max?, max_by(&block : T -> U) forall U max_by, max_by?(&block : T -> U) forall U max_by?, max_of(&block : T -> U) forall U max_of, max_of?(&block : T -> U) forall U max_of?, min min, min? min?, min_by(&block : T -> U) forall U min_by, min_by?(&block : T -> U) forall U min_by?, min_of(&block : T -> U) forall U min_of, min_of?(&block : T -> U) forall U min_of?, minmax minmax, minmax? minmax?, minmax_by(&block : T -> U) forall U minmax_by, minmax_by?(&block : T -> U) forall U minmax_by?, minmax_of(&block : T -> U) forall U minmax_of, minmax_of?(&block : T -> U) forall U minmax_of?, none?(&block)
none?
none?
, one?(&block) one?, partition(&block) partition, product(&block)
product(initial : Number, &block)
product
product(initial : Number)
product
, reduce(&block)
reduce(memo, &block)
reduce
, reject(&block : T -> ) reject, select(&block : T -> ) select, size size, skip(count : Int) skip, skip_while(&block) skip_while, sum(initial)
sum
sum(initial, &block)
sum(&block)
sum
, take_while(&block) take_while, to_a to_a, to_h to_h, to_set to_set

Instance methods inherited from module Iterable(T)

chunk(reuse = false, &block : T -> U) forall U chunk, cycle(n)
cycle
cycle
, each each, each_cons(count : Int, reuse = false) each_cons, each_slice(count : Int, reuse = false) each_slice, each_with_index(offset = 0) each_with_index, each_with_object(obj) each_with_object

Instance methods inherited from struct Struct

==(other : self) : Bool ==, hash : Int32 hash, inspect(io : IO) : Nil inspect, pretty_print(pp) : Nil pretty_print, to_s(io) to_s

Instance methods inherited from struct Value

==(other) ==, dup dup

Instance methods inherited from class Object

!=(other) !=, !~(other) !~, ==(other) ==, ===(other : JSON::Any)
===(other : YAML::Any)
===(other)
===
, =~(other) =~, class class, dup dup, hash hash, inspect(io : IO)
inspect
inspect
, itself itself, not_nil! not_nil!, pretty_inspect(width = 79, newline = "\n", indent = 0) : String pretty_inspect, pretty_print(pp : PrettyPrint) : Nil pretty_print, tap(&block) tap, to_json(io : IO)
to_json
to_json
, to_pretty_json(indent : String = " ")
to_pretty_json(io : IO, indent : String = " ")
to_pretty_json
, to_s
to_s(io : IO)
to_s
, to_yaml(io : IO)
to_yaml
to_yaml
, try(&block) try, unsafe_as(type : T.class) forall T unsafe_as

Constructor methods inherited from class Object

from_json(string_or_io, root : String) : self
from_json(string_or_io) : self
from_json
, from_yaml(string_or_io) : self from_yaml

Constructor Detail

def self.new(pointer : Pointer(T), size : Int, *, read_only = false) #

Creates a slice to the given pointer, bounded by the given size. This method does not allocate heap memory.

ptr = Pointer.malloc(9) { |i| ('a'.ord + i).to_u8 }

slice = Slice.new(ptr, 3)
slice.size # => 3
slice      # => Bytes[97, 98, 99]

String.new(slice) # => "abc"

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def self.new(size : Int, value : T, *, read_only = false) #

Allocates size * sizeof(T) bytes of heap memory initialized to value and returns a slice pointing to that memory.

The memory is allocated by the GC, so when there are no pointers to this memory, it will be automatically freed.

slice = Slice.new(3, 10)
slice # => Slice[10, 10, 10]

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def self.new(size : Int, *, read_only = false) #

Allocates size * sizeof(T) bytes of heap memory initialized to zero and returns a slice pointing to that memory.

The memory is allocated by the GC, so when there are no pointers to this memory, it will be automatically freed.

Only works for primitive integers and floats (UInt8, Int32, Float64, etc.)

slice = Slice(UInt8).new(3)
slice # => Bytes[0, 0, 0]

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def self.new(size : Int, *, read_only = false, &block) #

Allocates size * sizeof(T) bytes of heap memory initialized to the value returned by the block (which is invoked once with each index in the range 0...size) and returns a slice pointing to that memory.

The memory is allocated by the GC, so when there are no pointers to this memory, it will be automatically freed.

slice = Slice.new(3) { |i| i + 10 }
slice # => Slice[10, 11, 12]

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Class Method Detail

def self.empty #

Creates an empty slice.

slice = Slice(UInt8).empty
slice.size # => 0

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Instance Method Detail

def +(offset : Int) #

Returns a new slice that is offset elements apart from this slice.

slice = Slice.new(5) { |i| i + 10 }
slice # => Slice[10, 11, 12, 13, 14]

slice2 = slice + 2
slice2 # => Slice[12, 13, 14]

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def ==(other : self) #

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def [](start, count) #

Returns a new slice that starts at start elements from this slice's start, and of count size.

Raises IndexError if the new slice falls outside this slice.

slice = Slice.new(5) { |i| i + 10 }
slice # => Slice[10, 11, 12, 13, 14]

slice2 = slice[1, 3]
slice2 # => Slice[11, 12, 13]

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def []=(index : Int, value : T) #

Sets the given value at the given index.

Negative indices can be used to start counting from the end of the slice. Raises IndexError if trying to set an element outside the slice's range.

slice = Slice.new(5) { |i| i + 10 }
slice[0] = 20
slice[-1] = 30
slice # => Slice[20, 11, 12, 13, 30]

slice[10] = 1 # raises IndexError

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def bytesize #

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def clone #

Returns a copy of this slice. This method allocates memory for the slice copy.


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def copy_from(source : self) #

Copies the contents of source into this slice.

Raises IndexError if the desination slice cannot fit the data being transferred.


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def copy_from(source : Pointer(T), count) #

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def copy_to(target : Pointer(T), count) #

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def copy_to(target : self) #

Copies the contents of this slice into target.

Raises IndexError if the desination slice cannot fit the data being transferred e.g. dest.size < self.size.

src = Slice['a', 'a', 'a']
dst = Slice['b', 'b', 'b', 'b', 'b']
src.copy_to dst
dst             # => Slice['a', 'a', 'a', 'b', 'b']
dst.copy_to src # raises IndexError

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def hexdump #

Returns a hexdump of this slice, assuming it's a Slice(UInt8). This method is specially useful for debugging binary data and incoming/outgoing data in protocols.

slice = UInt8.slice(97, 62, 63, 8, 255)
slice.hexdump # => "00000000  61 3e 3f 08 ff                                    a>?.."

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def hexstring #

Returns a hexstring representation of this slice, assuming it's a Slice(UInt8).

slice = UInt8.slice(97, 62, 63, 8, 255)
slice.hexstring # => "613e3f08ff"

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def inspect(io) #

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def move_from(source : self) #

Moves the contents of source into this slice. source and self may overlap; the copy is always done in a non-destructive manner.

Raises IndexError if the desination slice cannot fit the data being transferred.


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def move_from(source : Pointer(T), count) #

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def move_to(target : Pointer(T), count) #

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def move_to(target : self) #

Moves the contents of this slice into target. target and self may overlap; the copy is always done in a non-destructive manner.

Raises IndexError if the desination slice cannot fit the data being transferred e.g. dest.size < self.size.

src = Slice['a', 'a', 'a']
dst = Slice['b', 'b', 'b', 'b', 'b']
src.move_to dst
dst             # => Slice['a', 'a', 'a', 'b', 'b']
dst.move_to src # raises IndexError

See also: Pointer#move_to.


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def pointer(size) #

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def pretty_print(pp) : Nil #

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def read_only? : Bool #

Returns true if this slice cannot be written to.


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def reverse! #

Reverses in-place all the elements of self.


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def shuffle!(random = Random::DEFAULT) #

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def size : Int32 #

Returns the size of this slice.

Slice(UInt8).new(3).size # => 3

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def to_a #

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def to_s(io) #

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def to_slice #

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def to_unsafe : Pointer(T) #

Returns this slice's pointer.

slice = Slice.new(3, 10)
slice.to_unsafe[0] # => 10

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def unsafe_at(index : Int) #

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Macro Detail

macro [](*args, read_only = false) #

Create a new Slice with the given args. The type of the slice will be the union of the type of the given args.

The slice is allocated on the heap.

slice = Slice[1, 'a']
slice[0]    # => 1
slice[1]    # => 'a'
slice.class # => Slice(Char | Int32)

If T is a Number then this is equivalent to Number.slice (numbers will be coerced to the type T)

See also: Number.slice.


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