Struct MiniVec

pub struct MiniVec<T> { /* private fields */ }

MiniVec is a space-optimized implementation of alloc::vec::Vec that is only the size of a single pointer and also extends portions of its API. MiniVec also aims to bring as many Nightly features from Vec to stable toolchains as is possible. In many cases, it is a drop-in replacement for Vec.

Implementations

impl<T> MiniVec<T>

pub fn append(&mut self, other: &mut MiniVec<T>)

append moves every element from other to the back of self. other.is_empty() is true once this operation completes and its capacity is unaffected.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3];
let mut vec2 = minivec::mini_vec![4, 5, 6];
vec.append(&mut vec2);
assert_eq!(vec, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
assert_eq!(vec2, []);

pub fn as_mut_ptr(&mut self) -> *mut T

as_mut_ptr returns a *mut T to the underlying array.

• May return a null pointer.
• May be invalidated by calls to reserve()
• Can outlive its backing MiniVec

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4];
let mut p = vec.as_mut_ptr();

for idx in 0..vec.len() {
    unsafe {
        *p.add(idx) = *p.add(idx) + 3;
    }
}

assert_eq!(vec, [4, 5, 6, 7]);

pub fn as_mut_slice(&mut self) -> &mut [T]

as_mut_slice obtains a mutable reference to a slice that’s attached to the backing array.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3];
{
    let as_slice: &mut [_] = vec.as_mut_slice();
    as_slice[0] = 1337;
}
assert_eq!(vec[0], 1337);

pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const T

as_ptr obtains a *const T to the underlying allocation.

• May return a null pointer.
• May be invalidated by calls to reserve()
• Can outlive its backing MiniVec
• May allow access to unitialized memory/non-existent objects
• May create out-of-bounds memory access

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4];
let mut p = vec.as_mut_ptr();

let mut sum = 0;
for idx in 0..vec.len() {
    unsafe {
        sum += *p.add(idx);
    }
}

assert_eq!(sum, 1 + 2 + 3 + 4);

pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[T]

as_slice obtains a reference to the backing array as an immutable slice of T.

Example

let vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4];
let mut sum = 0;

let as_slice : &[_] = vec.as_slice();

for idx in 0..vec.len() {
    sum += as_slice[idx];
}

assert_eq!(sum, 1 + 2 + 3 + 4);

pub fn capacity(&self) -> usize

capacity obtains the number of elements that can be inserted into the MiniVec before a reallocation will be required.

Note: MiniVec aims to use the same reservation policy as alloc::vec::Vec.

Example

let vec = minivec::MiniVec::<i32>::with_capacity(128);

assert_eq!(vec.len(), 0);
assert_eq!(vec.capacity(), 128);

pub fn clear(&mut self)

clear clears the current contents of the MiniVec. Afterwards, len() will return 0. capacity() is not affected.

Logically equivalent to calling minivec::MiniVec::truncate(0).

Note: destruction order of the contained elements is not guaranteed.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![-1; 256];

let cap = vec.capacity();

assert_eq!(vec.len(), 256);

vec.clear();

assert_eq!(vec.len(), 0);
assert_eq!(vec.capacity(), cap);

pub fn dedup(&mut self)

where T: PartialEq,

dedeup “de-duplicates” all adjacent identical values in the vector.

Logically equivalent to calling minivec::MiniVec::dedup_by(|x, y| x == y).

Example

let mut v = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4];
v.dedup();

assert_eq!(v, [1, 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 4]);

pub fn dedup_by<F>(&mut self, pred: F)

where F: FnMut(&mut T, &mut T) -> bool,

dedup_by “de-duplicates” all adjacent elements for which the supplied binary predicate returns true.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10];

vec.dedup_by(|x, y| *x + *y < 8);

// 1 + 2 < 8
// 1 + 3 < 8
// 1 + 4 < 8...
// 1 + 7 == 8
assert_eq!(vec, [1, 7, 8, 9, 10]);

pub fn dedup_by_key<F, K>(&mut self, key: F)

where F: FnMut(&mut T) -> K, K: PartialEq<K>,

dedup_by_key “de-duplicates” all adjacent elements where key(elem1) == key(elem2).

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec!["a", "b", "c", "aa", "bbb", "cc", "dd"];

vec.dedup_by_key(|x| x.len());

assert_eq!(vec, ["a", "aa", "bbb", "cc"]);

pub fn drain<R>(&mut self, range: R) -> Drain<'_, T>

where R: RangeBounds<usize>,

drain returns a minivec::Drain iterator which lazily removes elements from the supplied range.

If the returned iterator is not iterated until exhaustion then the Drop implementation for Drain will remove the remaining elements.

Panics

Panics if the supplied range would be outside the vector

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10];

let other_vec : minivec::MiniVec<_> = vec.drain(1..7).map(|x| x + 2).collect();

assert_eq!(vec, [1, 8, 9, 10]);
assert_eq!(other_vec, [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]);

pub fn drain_filter<F>(&mut self, pred: F) -> DrainFilter<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&mut T) -> bool,

drain_filter creates a new DrainFilter iterator that when iterated will remove all elements for which the supplied pred returns true.

Removal of elements is done by transferring ownership of the element to the iterator.

Note: if the supplied predicate panics then DrainFilter will stop all usage of it and then backshift all untested elements and adjust the MiniVec’s length accordingly.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![
    1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,
    39,
];

let removed = vec.drain_filter(|x| *x % 2 == 0).collect::<minivec::MiniVec<_>>();
assert_eq!(removed.len(), 10);
assert_eq!(removed, vec![2, 4, 6, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 34, 36]);

assert_eq!(vec.len(), 14);
assert_eq!(
    vec,
    vec![1, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39]
);

pub fn drain_vec(&mut self) -> Self

drain_vec returns a new instance of a MiniVec, created by moving the content out of self.

Compared to drain method, this is just simple swap of pointers. As result, any pointer to self becomes invalid.

Example

use minivec::mini_vec;

let mut vec = mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9];
let new_vec = vec.drain_vec();

assert_eq!(vec.len(), 0);
assert_eq!(new_vec, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9]);

let new_vec = vec.drain_vec();
assert_eq!(vec.len(), 0);
assert_eq!(new_vec, []);

pub unsafe fn from_raw_part(ptr: *mut T) -> MiniVec<T>

from_raw_part reconstructs a MiniVec from a previous call to MiniVec::as_mut_ptr or the pointer from into_raw_parts.

Safety

from_raw_part is incredibly unsafe and can only be used with the value of MiniVec::as_mut_ptr. This is because the allocation for the backing array stores metadata at its head and is not guaranteed to be stable so users are discouraged from attempting to support this directly.

Panics

Panics in debug mode if the supplied pointer is null.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4];

let ptr = vec.as_mut_ptr();

std::mem::forget(vec);

let new_vec = unsafe { minivec::MiniVec::from_raw_part(ptr) };

assert_eq!(new_vec, [1, 2, 3, 4]);

pub unsafe fn from_raw_parts( ptr: *mut T, length: usize, capacity: usize, ) -> MiniVec<T>

from_raw_parts is an API-compatible version of alloc::vec::Vec::from_raw_parts. Because of MiniVec’s optimized layout, it’s not strictly required for a user to pass the length and capacity explicitly.

Like MiniVec::from_raw_part, this function is only safe to use with the result of a call to MiniVec::as_mut_ptr().

Panics

Panics in debug mode if the supplied pointer is null.

Safety

A very unsafe function that should only really be used when passing the vector to a C API.

Does not support over-aligned allocations. The alignment of the pointer must be that of its natural alignment.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4];
let len = vec.len();
let cap = vec.capacity();

let ptr = vec.as_mut_ptr();

std::mem::forget(vec);

let new_vec = unsafe { minivec::MiniVec::from_raw_parts(ptr, len, cap) };

assert_eq!(new_vec, [1, 2, 3, 4]);

pub fn insert(&mut self, index: usize, element: T)

insert places an element at the specified index, subsequently shifting all elements to the right of the insertion index by 1

Panics

Will panic when index > vec.len().

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![0, 1, 2, 3];
vec.insert(1, 1337);
assert_eq!(vec, [0, 1337, 1, 2, 3]);

vec.insert(vec.len(), 7331);
assert_eq!(vec, [0, 1337, 1, 2, 3, 7331]);

pub fn into_raw_parts(self) -> (*mut T, usize, usize)

into_raw_parts will leak the underlying allocation and return a tuple containing a pointer to the start of the backing array and its length and capacity.

The results of this function are directly compatible with from_raw_parts.

Example

let vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
let (old_len, old_cap) = (vec.len(), vec.capacity());

let (ptr, len, cap) = vec.into_raw_parts();
assert_eq!(len, old_len);
assert_eq!(cap, old_cap);

let vec = unsafe { minivec::MiniVec::from_raw_parts(ptr, len, cap) };
assert_eq!(vec, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool

is_empty() returns whether or not the MiniVec has a length greater than 0.

Logically equivalent to manually writing: v.len() == 0.

Example

let vec = minivec::MiniVec::<i32>::with_capacity(256);
assert!(vec.is_empty());
assert!(vec.capacity() > 0);

pub fn leak<'a>(vec: MiniVec<T>) -> &'a mut [T]

where T: 'a,

leak “leaks” the supplied MiniVec, i.e. turn it into a ManuallyDrop instance and return a reference to the backing array via &'a [T] where 'a is a user-supplied lifetime.

Most useful for turning an allocation with dynamic duration into one with static duration.

Example

let vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3];
let static_ref: &'static mut [i32] = minivec::MiniVec::leak(vec);
static_ref[0] += 1;
assert_eq!(static_ref, &[2, 2, 3]);

pub fn len(&self) -> usize

len returns the current lenght of the vector, i.e. the number of actual elements in it

capacity() >= len() is true for all cases

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![-1; 256];
assert_eq!(vec.len(), 256);

pub fn new() -> MiniVec<T>

MiniVec::new constructs an empty MiniVec.

Unlike Vec in the standard library, MiniVec::new() will allocate memory. This is a consequence of supporting stateful allocators. Because MiniVec isn’t a struct with any other data members aside from a pointer, it is unable to store the user-provided Allocator which may potentially contain state. Instead of attempting to bifurcate the implementation for ZST Allocators, it is simply easier for the library to unconditionally allocate, even cases where the global Allocator is being used.

Panics

Panics when a zero-sized type is attempted to be used.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::MiniVec::<i32>::new();

assert!(!vec.as_ptr().is_null());
assert_eq!(vec.len(), 0);
assert!(vec.capacity() > 0);

pub fn pop(&mut self) -> Option<T>

pop removes the last element from the vector, should it exist, and returns an Option which owns the removed element.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![Box::new(1)];
let ptr = vec.pop().unwrap();
assert_eq!(*ptr, 1);

assert_eq!(vec.pop(), None);

pub fn push(&mut self, value: T) -> &mut T

push appends an element value to the end of the vector. push automatically reallocates if the vector does not have sufficient capacity.

Unlike the standard library Vec, MiniVec::push returns a mutable reference to the newly created element that’s been placed at the back of the vector.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::MiniVec::<i32>::with_capacity(64);

for idx in 0..128 {
    vec.push(idx);
}

assert_eq!(vec.len(), 128);

pub fn remove(&mut self, index: usize) -> T

remove moves the element at the specified index and then returns it to the user. This operation shifts all elements to the right index to the left by one so it has a linear time complexity of vec.len() - index.

Panics

Panics if index >= len().

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![0, 1, 2, 3];
vec.remove(0);

assert_eq!(vec, [1, 2, 3]);

pub fn remove_item<V>(&mut self, item: &V) -> Option<T>

where T: PartialEq<V>,

remove_item removes the first element identical to the supplied item using a left-to-right traversal of the elements.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4];
vec.remove_item(&1);

assert_eq!(vec, [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4]);

pub fn reserve(&mut self, additional: usize)

reserve ensures there is sufficient capacity for additional extra elements to be either inserted or appended to the end of the vector. Will reallocate if needed otherwise this function is a no-op.

Guarantees that the new capacity is greater than or equal to len() + additional.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::MiniVec::<i32>::new();

assert!(vec.capacity() < 128);

vec.reserve(128);

assert!(vec.capacity() >= 128);

pub fn reserve_exact(&mut self, additional: usize)

reserve_exact ensures that the capacity of the vector is exactly equal to len() + additional unless the capacity is already sufficient in which case no operation is performed.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::MiniVec::<i32>::new();
vec.reserve_exact(57);

assert_eq!(vec.capacity(), 57);

pub fn resize(&mut self, new_len: usize, value: T)

where T: Clone,

resize will clone the supplied value as many times as required until len() becomes new_len. If the current len() is greater than new_len then the vector is truncated in a way that’s identical to calling vec.truncate(new_len). If the len() and new_len match then no operation is performed.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![-1; 256];

vec.resize(512, -1);
assert_eq!(vec.len(), 512);

vec.resize(64, -1);
assert_eq!(vec.len(), 64);

pub fn resize_with<F>(&mut self, new_len: usize, f: F)

where F: FnMut() -> T,

resize_with will invoke the supplied callable f as many times as is required until len() == new_len is true. If the new_len exceeds the current len() then the vector will be resized via a call to truncate(new_len). If the new_len and len() are equal then no operation is performed.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::MiniVec::<i32>::new();

vec.resize_with(128, || 1337);
assert_eq!(vec.len(), 128);

pub fn retain<F>(&mut self, f: F)

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

retain removes all elements from the vector for with f(elem) is false using a left-to-right traversal.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];

let is_even = |x: &i32| *x % 2 == 0;
vec.retain(is_even);
assert_eq!(vec, [2, 4, 6]);

pub unsafe fn set_len(&mut self, len: usize)

set_len reassigns the internal len_ data member to the user-supplied len.

Safety

This function is unsafe in the sense that it will NOT call .drop() on the elements excluded from the new len so this function should only be called when T is a Copy type.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4];
unsafe { vec.set_len(2) };

assert_eq!(vec.len(), 2);

pub fn shrink_to(&mut self, min_capacity: usize)

shrink_to will attempt to adjust the backing allocation such that it has space for at least min_capacity elements.

If the min_capacity is smaller than the current length of the vector then the capacity will be shrunk down to len().

If the capacity() is identical to min_capacity then this function does nothing.

Panics

If the min_capacity is larger than the current capacity this function will panic.

Otherwise, the allocation is reallocated with the new min_capacity kept in mind.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::MiniVec::<i32>::with_capacity(128);
assert!(vec.capacity() >= 128);

vec.shrink_to(64);
assert_eq!(vec.capacity(), 64);

pub fn shrink_to_fit(&mut self)

shrink_to_fit will re-adjust the backing allocation such that its capacity is now equal to its length

Example

let mut vec = minivec::MiniVec::with_capacity(512);

vec.push(1);
vec.push(2);
vec.push(3);

vec.shrink_to_fit();

assert_eq!(vec.capacity(), 3);

pub fn spare_capacity_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [MaybeUninit<T>]

spare_capacity_mut returns a mutable slice to MaybeUninit<T>. This is a more structured way of interacting with MiniVec as an unitialized allocation vs simply creating a vector with capacity and then mutating its contents directly via as_mut_ptr.

Once manipulation of the unitialized elements has been completed, a call to set_len is required otherwise the contained elements cannot be accessed by MiniVec’s normal methods nor will the elements be dropped.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::MiniVec::<i32>::with_capacity(24);
let mut buf = vec.spare_capacity_mut();

for idx in 0..4 {
    unsafe { buf[idx].as_mut_ptr().write(idx as i32) };
}

unsafe { vec.set_len(4) };

assert_eq!(vec, [0, 1, 2, 3]);

pub fn splice<R, I>( &mut self, range: R, replace_with: I, ) -> Splice<'_, <I as IntoIterator>::IntoIter>

where I: IntoIterator<Item = T>, R: RangeBounds<usize>,

splice returns a Splice iterator. Splice is similar in spirit to Drain but instead of simply shifting the remaining elements from the vector after it’s been drained, the range is replaced with the Iterator specified by replace_with.

Much like Drain, if the Splice iterator is not iterated until exhaustion then the remaining elements will be removed when the iterator is dropped.

Splice only fills the removed region when it is dropped.

Panics

Panics if the supplied range is outside of the vector’s bounds.

Example

let mut x = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
let new = [7, 8];

let y: minivec::MiniVec<_> = x.splice(1..4, new.iter().cloned()).collect();

assert_eq!(x, &[1, 7, 8, 5, 6]);
assert_eq!(y, &[2, 3, 4]);

pub fn split_at_spare_mut(&mut self) -> (&mut [T], &mut [MaybeUninit<T>])

split_at_spare_mut returns a pair containing two mutable slices: one referring to the currently initialized elements and the other pointing to the spare capacity of the backing allocation as a &mut [MaybeUninit<T>].

This is a convenience API that handles borrowing issues when attempting to do something like:

let (init, uninit) = (vec.as_mut_slice(), vec.spare_capacity_mut());

which results in borrowing errors from the compiler:

cannot borrow vec as mutable more than once at a time

Safety

When working with uninitialized storage, it is required that the user call set_len() appropriately to readjust the length of the vector. This ensures that newly inserted elements are dropped when needed.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::MiniVec::<String>::with_capacity(4);
vec.push(String::from("hello"));
vec.push(String::from("world"));

let (_, uninit) = vec.split_at_spare_mut();
uninit[0] = core::mem::MaybeUninit::<String>::new(String::from("rawr"));
uninit[1] = core::mem::MaybeUninit::<String>::new(String::from("RAWR"));

unsafe { vec.set_len(4) };

assert_eq!(vec[2], "rawr");
assert_eq!(vec[3], "RAWR");

pub fn split_off(&mut self, at: usize) -> MiniVec<T>

split_off will segment the vector into two, returning the new segment to the user.

After this function call, self will have kept elements [0, at) while the new segment contains elements [at, len).

Panics

Panics if at is greater than len().

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10];

let tail = vec.split_off(7);

assert_eq!(vec, [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
assert_eq!(tail, [7, 8, 9, 10]);

pub fn swap_remove(&mut self, index: usize) -> T

swap_remove removes the element located at index and replaces it with the last value in the vector, returning the removed element to the caller.

Panics

Panics if index >= len().

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4];

let num = vec.swap_remove(0);
assert_eq!(num, 1);
assert_eq!(vec, [4, 2, 3]);

pub fn truncate(&mut self, len: usize)

truncate adjusts the length of the vector to be len. If len is greater than or equal to the current length no operation is performed. Otherwise, the vector’s length is readjusted to len and any remaining elements to the right of len are dropped.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
vec.truncate(2);

assert_eq!(vec, [1, 2]);

pub fn try_reserve(&mut self, additional: usize) -> Result<(), TryReserveError>

try_reserve attempts to reserve space for at least additional elements, returning a Result indicating if the allocation was succesful.

Errors

Returns a TryReserveError that wraps the failed Layout or a CapacityOverflow error if the requested number of additional elements would overflow maximum allocation size.

Example

let mut v = minivec::MiniVec::<i32>::new();
assert!(v.capacity() < 1337);

let result = v.try_reserve(1337);

assert!(result.is_ok());
assert!(v.capacity() > 0);

pub fn try_reserve_exact( &mut self, additional: usize, ) -> Result<(), TryReserveError>

try_reserve_exact attempts to reserve space for exactly additional elements, returning a Result indicating if the allocation was succesful.

Errors

Returns a TryReserveError that wraps the failed Layout or a CapacityOverflow error if the requested number of additional elements would overflow maximum allocation size.

Example

let mut v = minivec::MiniVec::<i32>::new();
assert!(v.capacity() < 1337);

let result = v.try_reserve_exact(1337);

assert!(result.is_ok());
assert_eq!(v.capacity(),  1337);

pub fn with_capacity(capacity: usize) -> MiniVec<T>

with_capacity is a static factory function that returns a MiniVec that contains space for capacity elements.

This function is logically equivalent to calling .reserve_exact() on a vector with 0 capacity.

Panics

Panics if the underlying allocation fails.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::MiniVec::<i32>::with_capacity(128);

assert_eq!(vec.len(), 0);
assert_eq!(vec.capacity(), 128);

impl<T: Clone> MiniVec<T>

pub fn extend_from_slice(&mut self, elems: &[T])

extend_from_slice will append each element from elems in a left-to-right order, cloning each value in elems.

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2];

let s : &[i32] = &[3, 4];

vec.extend_from_slice(s);

assert_eq!(vec, [1, 2, 3, 4]);

pub fn extend_from_within<Range>(&mut self, range: Range)

where Range: RangeBounds<usize>,

extend_from_within clones the elements contained in the provided Range and appends them to the end of the vector, allocating extra space as required.

Panics

Panics if the provided range exceeds the bounds of [0, len).

Example

let mut vec = minivec::mini_vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
vec.extend_from_within(1..4);

assert_eq!(vec, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 2, 3, 4]);

impl<T> MiniVec<MaybeUninit<T>>

pub unsafe fn assume_minivec_init(self) -> MiniVec<T>

assume_minivec_init is a helper designed to make working with uninitialized memory more ergonomic.

Safety

Whatever length the current MiniVec has, it is consumed and then returned to the caller as a MiniVec<T> thus making the function unsafe as it relies on the caller to uphold length invariants.

Example

let mut buf = minivec::mini_vec![core::mem::MaybeUninit::<u8>::uninit(); 512];
buf
  .iter_mut()
  .for_each(|v| *v = core::mem::MaybeUninit::new(137));

unsafe { buf.set_len(512) };

let bytes = unsafe { buf.assume_minivec_init() };
assert_eq!(bytes[0], 137);
assert_eq!(bytes[511], 137);

Methods from Deref<Target = [T]>

pub fn len(&self) -> usize

Returns the number of elements in the slice.

Examples

let a = [1, 2, 3];
assert_eq!(a.len(), 3);

pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool

Returns true if the slice has a length of 0.

Examples

let a = [1, 2, 3];
assert!(!a.is_empty());

let b: &[i32] = &[];
assert!(b.is_empty());

pub fn first(&self) -> Option<&T>

Returns the first element of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(Some(&10), v.first());

let w: &[i32] = &[];
assert_eq!(None, w.first());

pub fn first_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T>

Returns a mutable reference to the first element of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some(first) = x.first_mut() {
    *first = 5;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[5, 1, 2]);

let y: &mut [i32] = &mut [];
assert_eq!(None, y.first_mut());

pub fn split_first(&self) -> Option<(&T, &[T])>

Returns the first and all the rest of the elements of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &[0, 1, 2];

if let Some((first, elements)) = x.split_first() {
    assert_eq!(first, &0);
    assert_eq!(elements, &[1, 2]);
}

pub fn split_first_mut(&mut self) -> Option<(&mut T, &mut [T])>

Returns the first and all the rest of the elements of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some((first, elements)) = x.split_first_mut() {
    *first = 3;
    elements[0] = 4;
    elements[1] = 5;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[3, 4, 5]);

pub fn split_last(&self) -> Option<(&T, &[T])>

Returns the last and all the rest of the elements of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &[0, 1, 2];

if let Some((last, elements)) = x.split_last() {
    assert_eq!(last, &2);
    assert_eq!(elements, &[0, 1]);
}

pub fn split_last_mut(&mut self) -> Option<(&mut T, &mut [T])>

Returns the last and all the rest of the elements of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some((last, elements)) = x.split_last_mut() {
    *last = 3;
    elements[0] = 4;
    elements[1] = 5;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[4, 5, 3]);

pub fn last(&self) -> Option<&T>

Returns the last element of the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(Some(&30), v.last());

let w: &[i32] = &[];
assert_eq!(None, w.last());

pub fn last_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T>

Returns a mutable reference to the last item in the slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some(last) = x.last_mut() {
    *last = 10;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[0, 1, 10]);

let y: &mut [i32] = &mut [];
assert_eq!(None, y.last_mut());

pub fn first_chunk<const N: usize>(&self) -> Option<&[T; N]>

Returns an array reference to the first N items in the slice.

If the slice is not at least N in length, this will return None.

Examples

let u = [10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(Some(&[10, 40]), u.first_chunk::<2>());

let v: &[i32] = &[10];
assert_eq!(None, v.first_chunk::<2>());

let w: &[i32] = &[];
assert_eq!(Some(&[]), w.first_chunk::<0>());

pub fn first_chunk_mut<const N: usize>(&mut self) -> Option<&mut [T; N]>

Returns a mutable array reference to the first N items in the slice.

If the slice is not at least N in length, this will return None.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some(first) = x.first_chunk_mut::<2>() {
    first[0] = 5;
    first[1] = 4;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[5, 4, 2]);

assert_eq!(None, x.first_chunk_mut::<4>());

pub fn split_first_chunk<const N: usize>(&self) -> Option<(&[T; N], &[T])>

Returns an array reference to the first N items in the slice and the remaining slice.

If the slice is not at least N in length, this will return None.

Examples

let x = &[0, 1, 2];

if let Some((first, elements)) = x.split_first_chunk::<2>() {
    assert_eq!(first, &[0, 1]);
    assert_eq!(elements, &[2]);
}

assert_eq!(None, x.split_first_chunk::<4>());

pub fn split_first_chunk_mut<const N: usize>( &mut self, ) -> Option<(&mut [T; N], &mut [T])>

Returns a mutable array reference to the first N items in the slice and the remaining slice.

If the slice is not at least N in length, this will return None.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some((first, elements)) = x.split_first_chunk_mut::<2>() {
    first[0] = 3;
    first[1] = 4;
    elements[0] = 5;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[3, 4, 5]);

assert_eq!(None, x.split_first_chunk_mut::<4>());

pub fn split_last_chunk<const N: usize>(&self) -> Option<(&[T], &[T; N])>

Returns an array reference to the last N items in the slice and the remaining slice.

If the slice is not at least N in length, this will return None.

Examples

let x = &[0, 1, 2];

if let Some((elements, last)) = x.split_last_chunk::<2>() {
    assert_eq!(elements, &[0]);
    assert_eq!(last, &[1, 2]);
}

assert_eq!(None, x.split_last_chunk::<4>());

pub fn split_last_chunk_mut<const N: usize>( &mut self, ) -> Option<(&mut [T], &mut [T; N])>

Returns a mutable array reference to the last N items in the slice and the remaining slice.

If the slice is not at least N in length, this will return None.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some((elements, last)) = x.split_last_chunk_mut::<2>() {
    last[0] = 3;
    last[1] = 4;
    elements[0] = 5;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[5, 3, 4]);

assert_eq!(None, x.split_last_chunk_mut::<4>());

pub fn last_chunk<const N: usize>(&self) -> Option<&[T; N]>

Returns an array reference to the last N items in the slice.

If the slice is not at least N in length, this will return None.

Examples

let u = [10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(Some(&[40, 30]), u.last_chunk::<2>());

let v: &[i32] = &[10];
assert_eq!(None, v.last_chunk::<2>());

let w: &[i32] = &[];
assert_eq!(Some(&[]), w.last_chunk::<0>());

pub fn last_chunk_mut<const N: usize>(&mut self) -> Option<&mut [T; N]>

Returns a mutable array reference to the last N items in the slice.

If the slice is not at least N in length, this will return None.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some(last) = x.last_chunk_mut::<2>() {
    last[0] = 10;
    last[1] = 20;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[0, 10, 20]);

assert_eq!(None, x.last_chunk_mut::<4>());

pub fn get<I>(&self, index: I) -> Option<&<I as SliceIndex<[T]>>::Output>

where I: SliceIndex<[T]>,

Returns a reference to an element or subslice depending on the type of index.

• If given a position, returns a reference to the element at that position or None if out of bounds.
• If given a range, returns the subslice corresponding to that range, or None if out of bounds.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(Some(&40), v.get(1));
assert_eq!(Some(&[10, 40][..]), v.get(0..2));
assert_eq!(None, v.get(3));
assert_eq!(None, v.get(0..4));

pub fn get_mut<I>( &mut self, index: I, ) -> Option<&mut <I as SliceIndex<[T]>>::Output>

where I: SliceIndex<[T]>,

Returns a mutable reference to an element or subslice depending on the type of index (see get) or None if the index is out of bounds.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some(elem) = x.get_mut(1) {
    *elem = 42;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[0, 42, 2]);

pub unsafe fn get_unchecked<I>( &self, index: I, ) -> &<I as SliceIndex<[T]>>::Output

where I: SliceIndex<[T]>,

Returns a reference to an element or subslice, without doing bounds checking.

For a safe alternative see get.

Safety

Calling this method with an out-of-bounds index is undefined behavior even if the resulting reference is not used.

You can think of this like .get(index).unwrap_unchecked(). It’s UB to call .get_unchecked(len), even if you immediately convert to a pointer. And it’s UB to call .get_unchecked(..len + 1), .get_unchecked(..=len), or similar.

Examples

let x = &[1, 2, 4];

unsafe {
    assert_eq!(x.get_unchecked(1), &2);
}

pub unsafe fn get_unchecked_mut<I>( &mut self, index: I, ) -> &mut <I as SliceIndex<[T]>>::Output

where I: SliceIndex<[T]>,

Returns a mutable reference to an element or subslice, without doing bounds checking.

For a safe alternative see get_mut.

Safety

Calling this method with an out-of-bounds index is undefined behavior even if the resulting reference is not used.

You can think of this like .get_mut(index).unwrap_unchecked(). It’s UB to call .get_unchecked_mut(len), even if you immediately convert to a pointer. And it’s UB to call .get_unchecked_mut(..len + 1), .get_unchecked_mut(..=len), or similar.

Examples

let x = &mut [1, 2, 4];

unsafe {
    let elem = x.get_unchecked_mut(1);
    *elem = 13;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[1, 13, 4]);

pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const T

Returns a raw pointer to the slice’s buffer.

The caller must ensure that the slice outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it will end up dangling.

The caller must also ensure that the memory the pointer (non-transitively) points to is never written to (except inside an UnsafeCell) using this pointer or any pointer derived from it. If you need to mutate the contents of the slice, use as_mut_ptr.

Modifying the container referenced by this slice may cause its buffer to be reallocated, which would also make any pointers to it invalid.

Examples

let x = &[1, 2, 4];
let x_ptr = x.as_ptr();

unsafe {
    for i in 0..x.len() {
        assert_eq!(x.get_unchecked(i), &*x_ptr.add(i));
    }
}

pub fn as_mut_ptr(&mut self) -> *mut T

Returns an unsafe mutable pointer to the slice’s buffer.

The caller must ensure that the slice outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it will end up dangling.

Modifying the container referenced by this slice may cause its buffer to be reallocated, which would also make any pointers to it invalid.

Examples

let x = &mut [1, 2, 4];
let x_ptr = x.as_mut_ptr();

unsafe {
    for i in 0..x.len() {
        *x_ptr.add(i) += 2;
    }
}
assert_eq!(x, &[3, 4, 6]);

pub fn as_ptr_range(&self) -> Range<*const T>

Returns the two raw pointers spanning the slice.

The returned range is half-open, which means that the end pointer points one past the last element of the slice. This way, an empty slice is represented by two equal pointers, and the difference between the two pointers represents the size of the slice.

See as_ptr for warnings on using these pointers. The end pointer requires extra caution, as it does not point to a valid element in the slice.

This function is useful for interacting with foreign interfaces which use two pointers to refer to a range of elements in memory, as is common in C++.

It can also be useful to check if a pointer to an element refers to an element of this slice:

let a = [1, 2, 3];
let x = &a[1] as *const _;
let y = &5 as *const _;

assert!(a.as_ptr_range().contains(&x));
assert!(!a.as_ptr_range().contains(&y));

pub fn as_mut_ptr_range(&mut self) -> Range<*mut T>

Returns the two unsafe mutable pointers spanning the slice.

The returned range is half-open, which means that the end pointer points one past the last element of the slice. This way, an empty slice is represented by two equal pointers, and the difference between the two pointers represents the size of the slice.

See as_mut_ptr for warnings on using these pointers. The end pointer requires extra caution, as it does not point to a valid element in the slice.

This function is useful for interacting with foreign interfaces which use two pointers to refer to a range of elements in memory, as is common in C++.

pub fn as_array<const N: usize>(&self) -> Option<&[T; N]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_as_array)

Gets a reference to the underlying array.

If N is not exactly equal to the length of self, then this method returns None.

pub fn as_mut_array<const N: usize>(&mut self) -> Option<&mut [T; N]>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_as_array)

Gets a mutable reference to the slice’s underlying array.

If N is not exactly equal to the length of self, then this method returns None.

pub fn swap(&mut self, a: usize, b: usize)

Swaps two elements in the slice.

If a equals to b, it’s guaranteed that elements won’t change value.

Arguments

• a - The index of the first element
• b - The index of the second element

Panics

Panics if a or b are out of bounds.

Examples

let mut v = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"];
v.swap(2, 4);
assert!(v == ["a", "b", "e", "d", "c"]);

pub unsafe fn swap_unchecked(&mut self, a: usize, b: usize)

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_swap_unchecked)

Swaps two elements in the slice, without doing bounds checking.

For a safe alternative see swap.

Arguments

• a - The index of the first element
• b - The index of the second element

Safety

Calling this method with an out-of-bounds index is undefined behavior. The caller has to ensure that a < self.len() and b < self.len().

Examples

#![feature(slice_swap_unchecked)]

let mut v = ["a", "b", "c", "d"];
// SAFETY: we know that 1 and 3 are both indices of the slice
unsafe { v.swap_unchecked(1, 3) };
assert!(v == ["a", "d", "c", "b"]);

pub fn reverse(&mut self)

Reverses the order of elements in the slice, in place.

Examples

let mut v = [1, 2, 3];
v.reverse();
assert!(v == [3, 2, 1]);

pub fn iter(&self) -> Iter<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over the slice.

The iterator yields all items from start to end.

Examples

let x = &[1, 2, 4];
let mut iterator = x.iter();

assert_eq!(iterator.next(), Some(&1));
assert_eq!(iterator.next(), Some(&2));
assert_eq!(iterator.next(), Some(&4));
assert_eq!(iterator.next(), None);

pub fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> IterMut<'_, T>

Returns an iterator that allows modifying each value.

The iterator yields all items from start to end.

Examples

let x = &mut [1, 2, 4];
for elem in x.iter_mut() {
    *elem += 2;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[3, 4, 6]);

pub fn windows(&self, size: usize) -> Windows<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over all contiguous windows of length size. The windows overlap. If the slice is shorter than size, the iterator returns no values.

Panics

Panics if size is zero.

Examples

let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let mut iter = slice.windows(3);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['l', 'o', 'r']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['o', 'r', 'e']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['r', 'e', 'm']);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

If the slice is shorter than size:

let slice = ['f', 'o', 'o'];
let mut iter = slice.windows(4);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

Because the Iterator trait cannot represent the required lifetimes, there is no windows_mut analog to windows; [0,1,2].windows_mut(2).collect() would violate the rules of references (though a LendingIterator analog is possible). You can sometimes use Cell::as_slice_of_cells in conjunction with windows instead:

use std::cell::Cell;

let mut array = ['R', 'u', 's', 't', ' ', '2', '0', '1', '5'];
let slice = &mut array[..];
let slice_of_cells: &[Cell<char>] = Cell::from_mut(slice).as_slice_of_cells();
for w in slice_of_cells.windows(3) {
    Cell::swap(&w[0], &w[2]);
}
assert_eq!(array, ['s', 't', ' ', '2', '0', '1', '5', 'u', 'R']);

pub fn chunks(&self, chunk_size: usize) -> Chunks<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over chunk_size elements of the slice at a time, starting at the beginning 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 chunk_size.

See chunks_exact for a variant of this iterator that returns chunks of always exactly chunk_size elements, and rchunks for the same iterator but starting at the end of the slice.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is zero.

Examples

let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let mut iter = slice.chunks(2);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['l', 'o']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['r', 'e']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['m']);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

pub fn chunks_mut(&mut self, chunk_size: usize) -> ChunksMut<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over chunk_size elements of the slice at a time, starting at the beginning of the slice.

The chunks are mutable slices, and do not overlap. If chunk_size does not divide the length of the slice, then the last chunk will not have length chunk_size.

See chunks_exact_mut for a variant of this iterator that returns chunks of always exactly chunk_size elements, and rchunks_mut for the same iterator but starting at the end of the slice.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is zero.

Examples

let v = &mut [0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
let mut count = 1;

for chunk in v.chunks_mut(2) {
    for elem in chunk.iter_mut() {
        *elem += count;
    }
    count += 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[1, 1, 2, 2, 3]);

pub fn chunks_exact(&self, chunk_size: usize) -> ChunksExact<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over chunk_size elements of the slice at a time, starting at the beginning 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 up to chunk_size-1 elements will be omitted and can be retrieved from the remainder function of the iterator.

Due to each chunk having exactly chunk_size elements, the compiler can often optimize the resulting code better than in the case of chunks.

See chunks for a variant of this iterator that also returns the remainder as a smaller chunk, and rchunks_exact for the same iterator but starting at the end of the slice.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is zero.

Examples

let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let mut iter = slice.chunks_exact(2);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['l', 'o']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['r', 'e']);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());
assert_eq!(iter.remainder(), &['m']);

pub fn chunks_exact_mut(&mut self, chunk_size: usize) -> ChunksExactMut<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over chunk_size elements of the slice at a time, starting at the beginning of the slice.

The chunks are mutable slices, and do not overlap. If chunk_size does not divide the length of the slice, then the last up to chunk_size-1 elements will be omitted and can be retrieved from the into_remainder function of the iterator.

Due to each chunk having exactly chunk_size elements, the compiler can often optimize the resulting code better than in the case of chunks_mut.

See chunks_mut for a variant of this iterator that also returns the remainder as a smaller chunk, and rchunks_exact_mut for the same iterator but starting at the end of the slice.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is zero.

Examples

let v = &mut [0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
let mut count = 1;

for chunk in v.chunks_exact_mut(2) {
    for elem in chunk.iter_mut() {
        *elem += count;
    }
    count += 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[1, 1, 2, 2, 0]);

pub unsafe fn as_chunks_unchecked<const N: usize>(&self) -> &[[T; N]]

Splits the slice into a slice of N-element arrays, assuming that there’s no remainder.

This is the inverse operation to as_flattened.

As this is unsafe, consider whether you could use as_chunks or as_rchunks instead, perhaps via something like if let (chunks, []) = slice.as_chunks() or let (chunks, []) = slice.as_chunks() else { unreachable!() };.

Safety

This may only be called when

• The slice splits exactly into N-element chunks (aka self.len() % N == 0).
• N != 0.

Examples

let slice: &[char] = &['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm', '!'];
let chunks: &[[char; 1]] =
    // SAFETY: 1-element chunks never have remainder
    unsafe { slice.as_chunks_unchecked() };
assert_eq!(chunks, &[['l'], ['o'], ['r'], ['e'], ['m'], ['!']]);
let chunks: &[[char; 3]] =
    // SAFETY: The slice length (6) is a multiple of 3
    unsafe { slice.as_chunks_unchecked() };
assert_eq!(chunks, &[['l', 'o', 'r'], ['e', 'm', '!']]);

// These would be unsound:
// let chunks: &[[_; 5]] = slice.as_chunks_unchecked() // The slice length is not a multiple of 5
// let chunks: &[[_; 0]] = slice.as_chunks_unchecked() // Zero-length chunks are never allowed

pub fn as_chunks<const N: usize>(&self) -> (&[[T; N]], &[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.

The remainder is meaningful in the division sense. Given let (chunks, remainder) = slice.as_chunks(), then:

• chunks.len() equals slice.len() / N,
• remainder.len() equals slice.len() % N, and
• slice.len() equals chunks.len() * N + remainder.len().

You can flatten the chunks back into a slice-of-T with as_flattened.

Panics

Panics if N is zero.

Note that this check is against a const generic parameter, not a runtime value, and thus a particular monomorphization will either always panic or it will never panic.

Examples

let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let (chunks, remainder) = slice.as_chunks();
assert_eq!(chunks, &[['l', 'o'], ['r', 'e']]);
assert_eq!(remainder, &['m']);

If you expect the slice to be an exact multiple, you can combine let-else with an empty slice pattern:

let slice = ['R', 'u', 's', 't'];
let (chunks, []) = slice.as_chunks::<2>() else {
    panic!("slice didn't have even length")
};
assert_eq!(chunks, &[['R', 'u'], ['s', 't']]);

pub fn as_rchunks<const N: usize>(&self) -> (&[T], &[[T; N]])

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.

The remainder is meaningful in the division sense. Given let (remainder, chunks) = slice.as_rchunks(), then:

• remainder.len() equals slice.len() % N,
• chunks.len() equals slice.len() / N, and
• slice.len() equals chunks.len() * N + remainder.len().

You can flatten the chunks back into a slice-of-T with as_flattened.

Panics

Panics if N is zero.

Note that this check is against a const generic parameter, not a runtime value, and thus a particular monomorphization will either always panic or it will never panic.

Examples

let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let (remainder, chunks) = slice.as_rchunks();
assert_eq!(remainder, &['l']);
assert_eq!(chunks, &[['o', 'r'], ['e', 'm']]);

pub fn array_chunks<const N: usize>(&self) -> ArrayChunks<'_, T, N>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (array_chunks)

Returns an iterator over N elements of the slice at a time, starting at the beginning of the slice.

The chunks are array references and do not overlap. If N does not divide the length of the slice, then the last up to N-1 elements will be omitted and can be retrieved from the remainder function of the iterator.

This method is the const generic equivalent of chunks_exact.

Panics

Panics if N is zero. This check will most probably get changed to a compile time error before this method gets stabilized.

Examples

#![feature(array_chunks)]
let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let mut iter = slice.array_chunks();
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['l', 'o']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['r', 'e']);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());
assert_eq!(iter.remainder(), &['m']);

pub unsafe fn as_chunks_unchecked_mut<const N: usize>( &mut self, ) -> &mut [[T; N]]

Splits the slice into a slice of N-element arrays, assuming that there’s no remainder.

This is the inverse operation to as_flattened_mut.

As this is unsafe, consider whether you could use as_chunks_mut or as_rchunks_mut instead, perhaps via something like if let (chunks, []) = slice.as_chunks_mut() or let (chunks, []) = slice.as_chunks_mut() else { unreachable!() };.

Safety

This may only be called when

• The slice splits exactly into N-element chunks (aka self.len() % N == 0).
• N != 0.

Examples

let slice: &mut [char] = &mut ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm', '!'];
let chunks: &mut [[char; 1]] =
    // SAFETY: 1-element chunks never have remainder
    unsafe { slice.as_chunks_unchecked_mut() };
chunks[0] = ['L'];
assert_eq!(chunks, &[['L'], ['o'], ['r'], ['e'], ['m'], ['!']]);
let chunks: &mut [[char; 3]] =
    // SAFETY: The slice length (6) is a multiple of 3
    unsafe { slice.as_chunks_unchecked_mut() };
chunks[1] = ['a', 'x', '?'];
assert_eq!(slice, &['L', 'o', 'r', 'a', 'x', '?']);

// These would be unsound:
// let chunks: &[[_; 5]] = slice.as_chunks_unchecked_mut() // The slice length is not a multiple of 5
// let chunks: &[[_; 0]] = slice.as_chunks_unchecked_mut() // Zero-length chunks are never allowed

pub fn as_chunks_mut<const N: usize>(&mut self) -> (&mut [[T; N]], &mut [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.

The remainder is meaningful in the division sense. Given let (chunks, remainder) = slice.as_chunks_mut(), then:

• chunks.len() equals slice.len() / N,
• remainder.len() equals slice.len() % N, and
• slice.len() equals chunks.len() * N + remainder.len().

You can flatten the chunks back into a slice-of-T with as_flattened_mut.

Panics

Panics if N is zero.

Note that this check is against a const generic parameter, not a runtime value, and thus a particular monomorphization will either always panic or it will never panic.

Examples

let v = &mut [0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
let mut count = 1;

let (chunks, remainder) = v.as_chunks_mut();
remainder[0] = 9;
for chunk in chunks {
    *chunk = [count; 2];
    count += 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[1, 1, 2, 2, 9]);

pub fn as_rchunks_mut<const N: usize>(&mut self) -> (&mut [T], &mut [[T; N]])

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.

The remainder is meaningful in the division sense. Given let (remainder, chunks) = slice.as_rchunks_mut(), then:

• remainder.len() equals slice.len() % N,
• chunks.len() equals slice.len() / N, and
• slice.len() equals chunks.len() * N + remainder.len().

You can flatten the chunks back into a slice-of-T with as_flattened_mut.

Panics

Panics if N is zero.

Note that this check is against a const generic parameter, not a runtime value, and thus a particular monomorphization will either always panic or it will never panic.

Examples

let v = &mut [0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
let mut count = 1;

let (remainder, chunks) = v.as_rchunks_mut();
remainder[0] = 9;
for chunk in chunks {
    *chunk = [count; 2];
    count += 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[9, 1, 1, 2, 2]);

pub fn array_chunks_mut<const N: usize>(&mut self) -> ArrayChunksMut<'_, T, N>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (array_chunks)

Returns an iterator over N elements of the slice at a time, starting at the beginning of the slice.

The chunks are mutable array references and do not overlap. If N does not divide the length of the slice, then the last up to N-1 elements will be omitted and can be retrieved from the into_remainder function of the iterator.

This method is the const generic equivalent of chunks_exact_mut.

Panics

Panics if N is zero. This check will most probably get changed to a compile time error before this method gets stabilized.

Examples

#![feature(array_chunks)]
let v = &mut [0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
let mut count = 1;

for chunk in v.array_chunks_mut() {
    *chunk = [count; 2];
    count += 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[1, 1, 2, 2, 0]);

pub fn array_windows<const N: usize>(&self) -> ArrayWindows<'_, T, N>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (array_windows)

Returns an iterator over overlapping windows of N elements of a slice, starting at the beginning of the slice.

This is the const generic equivalent of windows.

If N is greater than the size of the slice, it will return no windows.

Panics

Panics if N is zero. This check will most probably get changed to a compile time error before this method gets stabilized.

Examples

#![feature(array_windows)]
let slice = [0, 1, 2, 3];
let mut iter = slice.array_windows();
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[0, 1]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[1, 2]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[2, 3]);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

pub fn rchunks(&self, chunk_size: usize) -> RChunks<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over chunk_size 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 chunk_size.

See rchunks_exact for a variant of this iterator that returns chunks of always exactly chunk_size elements, and chunks for the same iterator but starting at the beginning of the slice.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is zero.

Examples

let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let mut iter = slice.rchunks(2);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['e', 'm']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['o', 'r']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['l']);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

pub fn rchunks_mut(&mut self, chunk_size: usize) -> RChunksMut<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over chunk_size elements of the slice at a time, starting at the end of the slice.

The chunks are mutable slices, and do not overlap. If chunk_size does not divide the length of the slice, then the last chunk will not have length chunk_size.

See rchunks_exact_mut for a variant of this iterator that returns chunks of always exactly chunk_size elements, and chunks_mut for the same iterator but starting at the beginning of the slice.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is zero.

Examples

let v = &mut [0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
let mut count = 1;

for chunk in v.rchunks_mut(2) {
    for elem in chunk.iter_mut() {
        *elem += count;
    }
    count += 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[3, 2, 2, 1, 1]);

pub fn rchunks_exact(&self, chunk_size: usize) -> RChunksExact<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over chunk_size 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 up to chunk_size-1 elements will be omitted and can be retrieved from the remainder function of the iterator.

Due to each chunk having exactly chunk_size elements, the compiler can often optimize the resulting code better than in the case of rchunks.

See rchunks for a variant of this iterator that also returns the remainder as a smaller chunk, and chunks_exact for the same iterator but starting at the beginning of the slice.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is zero.

Examples

let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let mut iter = slice.rchunks_exact(2);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['e', 'm']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['o', 'r']);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());
assert_eq!(iter.remainder(), &['l']);

pub fn rchunks_exact_mut(&mut self, chunk_size: usize) -> RChunksExactMut<'_, T>

Returns an iterator over chunk_size elements of the slice at a time, starting at the end of the slice.

The chunks are mutable slices, and do not overlap. If chunk_size does not divide the length of the slice, then the last up to chunk_size-1 elements will be omitted and can be retrieved from the into_remainder function of the iterator.

Due to each chunk having exactly chunk_size elements, the compiler can often optimize the resulting code better than in the case of chunks_mut.

See rchunks_mut for a variant of this iterator that also returns the remainder as a smaller chunk, and chunks_exact_mut for the same iterator but starting at the beginning of the slice.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is zero.

Examples

let v = &mut [0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
let mut count = 1;

for chunk in v.rchunks_exact_mut(2) {
    for elem in chunk.iter_mut() {
        *elem += count;
    }
    count += 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[0, 2, 2, 1, 1]);

pub fn chunk_by<F>(&self, pred: F) -> ChunkBy<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&T, &T) -> bool,

Returns an iterator over the slice producing non-overlapping runs of elements using the predicate to separate them.

The predicate is called for every pair of consecutive elements, meaning that it is called on slice[0] and slice[1], followed by slice[1] and slice[2], and so on.

Examples

let slice = &[1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2];

let mut iter = slice.chunk_by(|a, b| a == b);

assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&[1, 1, 1][..]));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&[3, 3][..]));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&[2, 2, 2][..]));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), None);

This method can be used to extract the sorted subslices:

let slice = &[1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4];

let mut iter = slice.chunk_by(|a, b| a <= b);

assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&[1, 1, 2, 3][..]));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&[2, 3][..]));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&[2, 3, 4][..]));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), None);

pub fn chunk_by_mut<F>(&mut self, pred: F) -> ChunkByMut<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&T, &T) -> bool,

Returns an iterator over the slice producing non-overlapping mutable runs of elements using the predicate to separate them.

The predicate is called for every pair of consecutive elements, meaning that it is called on slice[0] and slice[1], followed by slice[1] and slice[2], and so on.

Examples

let slice = &mut [1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2];

let mut iter = slice.chunk_by_mut(|a, b| a == b);

assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&mut [1, 1, 1][..]));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&mut [3, 3][..]));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&mut [2, 2, 2][..]));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), None);

This method can be used to extract the sorted subslices:

let slice = &mut [1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4];

let mut iter = slice.chunk_by_mut(|a, b| a <= b);

assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&mut [1, 1, 2, 3][..]));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&mut [2, 3][..]));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&mut [2, 3, 4][..]));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), None);

pub fn split_at(&self, mid: usize) -> (&[T], &[T])

Divides one slice into two at an index.

The first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

Panics

Panics if mid > len. For a non-panicking alternative see split_at_checked.

Examples

let v = ['a', 'b', 'c'];

{
   let (left, right) = v.split_at(0);
   assert_eq!(left, []);
   assert_eq!(right, ['a', 'b', 'c']);
}

{
    let (left, right) = v.split_at(2);
    assert_eq!(left, ['a', 'b']);
    assert_eq!(right, ['c']);
}

{
    let (left, right) = v.split_at(3);
    assert_eq!(left, ['a', 'b', 'c']);
    assert_eq!(right, []);
}

pub fn split_at_mut(&mut self, mid: usize) -> (&mut [T], &mut [T])

Divides one mutable slice into two at an index.

The first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

Panics

Panics if mid > len. For a non-panicking alternative see split_at_mut_checked.

Examples

let mut v = [1, 0, 3, 0, 5, 6];
let (left, right) = v.split_at_mut(2);
assert_eq!(left, [1, 0]);
assert_eq!(right, [3, 0, 5, 6]);
left[1] = 2;
right[1] = 4;
assert_eq!(v, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);

pub unsafe fn split_at_unchecked(&self, mid: usize) -> (&[T], &[T])

Divides one slice into two at an index, without doing bounds checking.

The first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

For a safe alternative see split_at.

Safety

Calling this method with an out-of-bounds index is undefined behavior even if the resulting reference is not used. The caller has to ensure that 0 <= mid <= self.len().

Examples

let v = ['a', 'b', 'c'];

unsafe {
   let (left, right) = v.split_at_unchecked(0);
   assert_eq!(left, []);
   assert_eq!(right, ['a', 'b', 'c']);
}

unsafe {
    let (left, right) = v.split_at_unchecked(2);
    assert_eq!(left, ['a', 'b']);
    assert_eq!(right, ['c']);
}

unsafe {
    let (left, right) = v.split_at_unchecked(3);
    assert_eq!(left, ['a', 'b', 'c']);
    assert_eq!(right, []);
}

pub unsafe fn split_at_mut_unchecked( &mut self, mid: usize, ) -> (&mut [T], &mut [T])

Divides one mutable slice into two at an index, without doing bounds checking.

The first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

For a safe alternative see split_at_mut.

Safety

Calling this method with an out-of-bounds index is undefined behavior even if the resulting reference is not used. The caller has to ensure that 0 <= mid <= self.len().

Examples

let mut v = [1, 0, 3, 0, 5, 6];
// scoped to restrict the lifetime of the borrows
unsafe {
    let (left, right) = v.split_at_mut_unchecked(2);
    assert_eq!(left, [1, 0]);
    assert_eq!(right, [3, 0, 5, 6]);
    left[1] = 2;
    right[1] = 4;
}
assert_eq!(v, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);

pub fn split_at_checked(&self, mid: usize) -> Option<(&[T], &[T])>

Divides one slice into two at an index, returning None if the slice is too short.

If mid ≤ len returns a pair of slices where the first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

Otherwise, if mid > len, returns None.

Examples

let v = [1, -2, 3, -4, 5, -6];

{
   let (left, right) = v.split_at_checked(0).unwrap();
   assert_eq!(left, []);
   assert_eq!(right, [1, -2, 3, -4, 5, -6]);
}

{
    let (left, right) = v.split_at_checked(2).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(left, [1, -2]);
    assert_eq!(right, [3, -4, 5, -6]);
}

{
    let (left, right) = v.split_at_checked(6).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(left, [1, -2, 3, -4, 5, -6]);
    assert_eq!(right, []);
}

assert_eq!(None, v.split_at_checked(7));

pub fn split_at_mut_checked( &mut self, mid: usize, ) -> Option<(&mut [T], &mut [T])>

Divides one mutable slice into two at an index, returning None if the slice is too short.

If mid ≤ len returns a pair of slices where the first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

Otherwise, if mid > len, returns None.

Examples

let mut v = [1, 0, 3, 0, 5, 6];

if let Some((left, right)) = v.split_at_mut_checked(2) {
    assert_eq!(left, [1, 0]);
    assert_eq!(right, [3, 0, 5, 6]);
    left[1] = 2;
    right[1] = 4;
}
assert_eq!(v, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);

assert_eq!(None, v.split_at_mut_checked(7));

pub fn split<F>(&self, pred: F) -> Split<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match pred. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

Examples

let slice = [10, 40, 33, 20];
let mut iter = slice.split(|num| num % 3 == 0);

assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[10, 40]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[20]);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

If the first element is matched, an empty slice will be the first item returned by the iterator. Similarly, if the last element in the slice is matched, an empty slice will be the last item returned by the iterator:

let slice = [10, 40, 33];
let mut iter = slice.split(|num| num % 3 == 0);

assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[10, 40]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[]);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

If two matched elements are directly adjacent, an empty slice will be present between them:

let slice = [10, 6, 33, 20];
let mut iter = slice.split(|num| num % 3 == 0);

assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[10]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[20]);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

pub fn split_mut<F>(&mut self, pred: F) -> SplitMut<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

Returns an iterator over mutable subslices separated by elements that match pred. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

Examples

let mut v = [10, 40, 30, 20, 60, 50];

for group in v.split_mut(|num| *num % 3 == 0) {
    group[0] = 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, [1, 40, 30, 1, 60, 1]);

pub fn split_inclusive<F>(&self, pred: F) -> SplitInclusive<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

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.

Examples

let slice = [10, 40, 33, 20];
let mut iter = slice.split_inclusive(|num| num % 3 == 0);

assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[10, 40, 33]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[20]);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

If the last element of the slice is matched, that element will be considered the terminator of the preceding slice. That slice will be the last item returned by the iterator.

let slice = [3, 10, 40, 33];
let mut iter = slice.split_inclusive(|num| num % 3 == 0);

assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[3]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[10, 40, 33]);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

pub fn split_inclusive_mut<F>(&mut self, pred: F) -> SplitInclusiveMut<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

Returns an iterator over mutable subslices separated by elements that match pred. The matched element is contained in the previous subslice as a terminator.

Examples

let mut v = [10, 40, 30, 20, 60, 50];

for group in v.split_inclusive_mut(|num| *num % 3 == 0) {
    let terminator_idx = group.len()-1;
    group[terminator_idx] = 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, [10, 40, 1, 20, 1, 1]);

pub fn rsplit<F>(&self, pred: F) -> RSplit<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match pred, starting at the end of the slice and working backwards. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

Examples

let slice = [11, 22, 33, 0, 44, 55];
let mut iter = slice.rsplit(|num| *num == 0);

assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[44, 55]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[11, 22, 33]);
assert_eq!(iter.next(), None);

As with split(), if the first or last element is matched, an empty slice will be the first (or last) item returned by the iterator.

let v = &[0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8];
let mut it = v.rsplit(|n| *n % 2 == 0);
assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &[]);
assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &[3, 5]);
assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &[1, 1]);
assert_eq!(it.next().unwrap(), &[]);
assert_eq!(it.next(), None);

pub fn rsplit_mut<F>(&mut self, pred: F) -> RSplitMut<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

Returns an iterator over mutable subslices separated by elements that match pred, starting at the end of the slice and working backwards. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

Examples

let mut v = [100, 400, 300, 200, 600, 500];

let mut count = 0;
for group in v.rsplit_mut(|num| *num % 3 == 0) {
    count += 1;
    group[0] = count;
}
assert_eq!(v, [3, 400, 300, 2, 600, 1]);

pub fn splitn<F>(&self, n: usize, pred: F) -> SplitN<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match pred, limited to returning at most n items. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

The last element returned, if any, will contain the remainder of the slice.

Examples

Print the slice split once by numbers divisible by 3 (i.e., [10, 40], [20, 60, 50]):

let v = [10, 40, 30, 20, 60, 50];

for group in v.splitn(2, |num| *num % 3 == 0) {
    println!("{group:?}");
}

pub fn splitn_mut<F>(&mut self, n: usize, pred: F) -> SplitNMut<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

Returns an iterator over mutable subslices separated by elements that match pred, limited to returning at most n items. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

The last element returned, if any, will contain the remainder of the slice.

Examples

let mut v = [10, 40, 30, 20, 60, 50];

for group in v.splitn_mut(2, |num| *num % 3 == 0) {
    group[0] = 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, [1, 40, 30, 1, 60, 50]);

pub fn rsplitn<F>(&self, n: usize, pred: F) -> RSplitN<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match pred limited to returning at most n items. This starts at the end of the slice and works backwards. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

The last element returned, if any, will contain the remainder of the slice.

Examples

Print the slice split once, starting from the end, by numbers divisible by 3 (i.e., [50], [10, 40, 30, 20]):

let v = [10, 40, 30, 20, 60, 50];

for group in v.rsplitn(2, |num| *num % 3 == 0) {
    println!("{group:?}");
}

pub fn rsplitn_mut<F>(&mut self, n: usize, pred: F) -> RSplitNMut<'_, T, F>

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match pred limited to returning at most n items. This starts at the end of the slice and works backwards. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

The last element returned, if any, will contain the remainder of the slice.

Examples

let mut s = [10, 40, 30, 20, 60, 50];

for group in s.rsplitn_mut(2, |num| *num % 3 == 0) {
    group[0] = 1;
}
assert_eq!(s, [1, 40, 30, 20, 60, 1]);

pub fn split_once<F>(&self, pred: F) -> Option<(&[T], &[T])>

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_split_once)

Splits the slice on the first element that matches the specified predicate.

If any matching elements are present 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.

Examples

#![feature(slice_split_once)]
let s = [1, 2, 3, 2, 4];
assert_eq!(s.split_once(|&x| x == 2), Some((
    &[1][..],
    &[3, 2, 4][..]
)));
assert_eq!(s.split_once(|&x| x == 0), None);

pub fn rsplit_once<F>(&self, pred: F) -> Option<(&[T], &[T])>

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_split_once)

Splits the slice on the last element that matches the specified predicate.

If any matching elements are present 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.

Examples

#![feature(slice_split_once)]
let s = [1, 2, 3, 2, 4];
assert_eq!(s.rsplit_once(|&x| x == 2), Some((
    &[1, 2, 3][..],
    &[4][..]
)));
assert_eq!(s.rsplit_once(|&x| x == 0), None);

pub fn contains(&self, x: &T) -> bool

where T: PartialEq,

Returns true if the slice contains an element with the given value.

This operation is O(n).

Note that if you have a sorted slice, binary_search may be faster.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert!(v.contains(&30));
assert!(!v.contains(&50));

If you do not have a &T, but some other value that you can compare with one (for example, String implements PartialEq<str>), you can use iter().any:

let v = [String::from("hello"), String::from("world")]; // slice of `String`
assert!(v.iter().any(|e| e == "hello")); // search with `&str`
assert!(!v.iter().any(|e| e == "hi"));

pub fn starts_with(&self, needle: &[T]) -> bool

where T: PartialEq,

Returns true if needle is a prefix of the slice or equal to the slice.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert!(v.starts_with(&[10]));
assert!(v.starts_with(&[10, 40]));
assert!(v.starts_with(&v));
assert!(!v.starts_with(&[50]));
assert!(!v.starts_with(&[10, 50]));

Always returns true if needle is an empty slice:

let v = &[10, 40, 30];
assert!(v.starts_with(&[]));
let v: &[u8] = &[];
assert!(v.starts_with(&[]));

pub fn ends_with(&self, needle: &[T]) -> bool

where T: PartialEq,

Returns true if needle is a suffix of the slice or equal to the slice.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert!(v.ends_with(&[30]));
assert!(v.ends_with(&[40, 30]));
assert!(v.ends_with(&v));
assert!(!v.ends_with(&[50]));
assert!(!v.ends_with(&[50, 30]));

Always returns true if needle is an empty slice:

let v = &[10, 40, 30];
assert!(v.ends_with(&[]));
let v: &[u8] = &[];
assert!(v.ends_with(&[]));

pub fn strip_prefix<P>(&self, prefix: &P) -> Option<&[T]>

where P: SlicePattern<Item = T> + ?Sized, T: PartialEq,

Returns a subslice with the prefix removed.

If the slice starts with prefix, returns the subslice after the prefix, wrapped in Some. If prefix is empty, simply returns the original slice. If prefix is equal to the original slice, returns an empty slice.

If the slice does not start with prefix, returns None.

Examples

let v = &[10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(v.strip_prefix(&[10]), Some(&[40, 30][..]));
assert_eq!(v.strip_prefix(&[10, 40]), Some(&[30][..]));
assert_eq!(v.strip_prefix(&[10, 40, 30]), Some(&[][..]));
assert_eq!(v.strip_prefix(&[50]), None);
assert_eq!(v.strip_prefix(&[10, 50]), None);

let prefix : &str = "he";
assert_eq!(b"hello".strip_prefix(prefix.as_bytes()),
           Some(b"llo".as_ref()));

pub fn strip_suffix<P>(&self, suffix: &P) -> Option<&[T]>

where P: SlicePattern<Item = T> + ?Sized, T: PartialEq,

Returns a subslice with the suffix removed.

If the slice ends with suffix, returns the subslice before the suffix, wrapped in Some. If suffix is empty, simply returns the original slice. If suffix is equal to the original slice, returns an empty slice.

If the slice does not end with suffix, returns None.

Examples

let v = &[10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(v.strip_suffix(&[30]), Some(&[10, 40][..]));
assert_eq!(v.strip_suffix(&[40, 30]), Some(&[10][..]));
assert_eq!(v.strip_suffix(&[10, 40, 30]), Some(&[][..]));
assert_eq!(v.strip_suffix(&[50]), None);
assert_eq!(v.strip_suffix(&[50, 30]), None);

pub fn binary_search(&self, x: &T) -> Result<usize, usize>

where T: Ord,

Binary searches this slice for a given element. If the slice is not sorted, the returned result is unspecified and meaningless.

If the value is found then Result::Ok is returned, containing the index of the matching element. If there are multiple matches, then any one of the matches could be returned. The index is chosen deterministically, but is subject to change in future versions of Rust. If the value is not found then Result::Err is returned, containing the index where a matching element could be inserted while maintaining sorted order.

See also binary_search_by, binary_search_by_key, and partition_point.

Examples

Looks up a series of four elements. The first is found, with a uniquely determined position; the second and third are not found; the fourth could match any position in [1, 4].

let s = [0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55];

assert_eq!(s.binary_search(&13),  Ok(9));
assert_eq!(s.binary_search(&4),   Err(7));
assert_eq!(s.binary_search(&100), Err(13));
let r = s.binary_search(&1);
assert!(match r { Ok(1..=4) => true, _ => false, });

If you want to find that whole range of matching items, rather than an arbitrary matching one, that can be done using partition_point:

let s = [0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55];

let low = s.partition_point(|x| x < &1);
assert_eq!(low, 1);
let high = s.partition_point(|x| x <= &1);
assert_eq!(high, 5);
let r = s.binary_search(&1);
assert!((low..high).contains(&r.unwrap()));

assert!(s[..low].iter().all(|&x| x < 1));
assert!(s[low..high].iter().all(|&x| x == 1));
assert!(s[high..].iter().all(|&x| x > 1));

// For something not found, the "range" of equal items is empty
assert_eq!(s.partition_point(|x| x < &11), 9);
assert_eq!(s.partition_point(|x| x <= &11), 9);
assert_eq!(s.binary_search(&11), Err(9));

If you want to insert an item to a sorted vector, while maintaining sort order, consider using partition_point:

let mut s = vec![0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55];
let num = 42;
let idx = s.partition_point(|&x| x <= num);
// If `num` is unique, `s.partition_point(|&x| x < num)` (with `<`) is equivalent to
// `s.binary_search(&num).unwrap_or_else(|x| x)`, but using `<=` will allow `insert`
// to shift less elements.
s.insert(idx, num);
assert_eq!(s, [0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 42, 55]);

pub fn binary_search_by<'a, F>(&'a self, f: F) -> Result<usize, usize>

where F: FnMut(&'a T) -> Ordering,

Binary searches this slice with a comparator function.

The comparator function should return an order code that indicates whether its argument is Less, Equal or Greater the desired target. If the slice is not sorted or if the comparator function does not implement an order consistent with the sort order of the underlying slice, the returned result is unspecified and meaningless.

If the value is found then Result::Ok is returned, containing the index of the matching element. If there are multiple matches, then any one of the matches could be returned. The index is chosen deterministically, but is subject to change in future versions of Rust. If the value is not found then Result::Err is returned, containing the index where a matching element could be inserted while maintaining sorted order.

See also binary_search, binary_search_by_key, and partition_point.

Examples

Looks up a series of four elements. The first is found, with a uniquely determined position; the second and third are not found; the fourth could match any position in [1, 4].

let s = [0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55];

let seek = 13;
assert_eq!(s.binary_search_by(|probe| probe.cmp(&seek)), Ok(9));
let seek = 4;
assert_eq!(s.binary_search_by(|probe| probe.cmp(&seek)), Err(7));
let seek = 100;
assert_eq!(s.binary_search_by(|probe| probe.cmp(&seek)), Err(13));
let seek = 1;
let r = s.binary_search_by(|probe| probe.cmp(&seek));
assert!(match r { Ok(1..=4) => true, _ => false, });

pub fn binary_search_by_key<'a, B, F>( &'a self, b: &B, f: F, ) -> Result<usize, usize>

where F: FnMut(&'a T) -> B, B: Ord,

Binary searches this slice with a key extraction function.

Assumes that the slice is sorted by the key, for instance with sort_by_key using the same key extraction function. If the slice is not sorted by the key, the returned result is unspecified and meaningless.

If the value is found then Result::Ok is returned, containing the index of the matching element. If there are multiple matches, then any one of the matches could be returned. The index is chosen deterministically, but is subject to change in future versions of Rust. If the value is not found then Result::Err is returned, containing the index where a matching element could be inserted while maintaining sorted order.

See also binary_search, binary_search_by, and partition_point.

Examples

Looks up a series of four elements in a slice of pairs sorted by their second elements. The first is found, with a uniquely determined position; the second and third are not found; the fourth could match any position in [1, 4].

let s = [(0, 0), (2, 1), (4, 1), (5, 1), (3, 1),
         (1, 2), (2, 3), (4, 5), (5, 8), (3, 13),
         (1, 21), (2, 34), (4, 55)];

assert_eq!(s.binary_search_by_key(&13, |&(a, b)| b),  Ok(9));
assert_eq!(s.binary_search_by_key(&4, |&(a, b)| b),   Err(7));
assert_eq!(s.binary_search_by_key(&100, |&(a, b)| b), Err(13));
let r = s.binary_search_by_key(&1, |&(a, b)| b);
assert!(match r { Ok(1..=4) => true, _ => false, });

pub fn sort_unstable(&mut self)

where T: Ord,

Sorts the slice without preserving the initial order of equal elements.

This sort is unstable (i.e., may reorder equal elements), in-place (i.e., does not allocate), and O(n * log(n)) worst-case.

If the implementation of Ord for T does not implement a total order, the function may panic; even if the function exits normally, the resulting order of elements in the slice is unspecified. See also the note on panicking below.

For example |a, b| (a - b).cmp(a) is a comparison function that is neither transitive nor reflexive nor total, a < b < c < a with a = 1, b = 2, c = 3. For more information and examples see the Ord documentation.

All original elements will remain in the slice and any possible modifications via interior mutability are observed in the input. Same is true if the implementation of Ord for T panics.

Sorting types that only implement PartialOrd such as f32 and f64 require additional precautions. For example, f32::NAN != f32::NAN, which doesn’t fulfill the reflexivity requirement of Ord. By using an alternative comparison function with slice::sort_unstable_by such as f32::total_cmp or f64::total_cmp that defines a total order users can sort slices containing floating-point values. Alternatively, if all values in the slice are guaranteed to be in a subset for which PartialOrd::partial_cmp forms a total order, it’s possible to sort the slice with sort_unstable_by(|a, b| a.partial_cmp(b).unwrap()).

Current implementation

The current implementation is based on ipnsort by Lukas Bergdoll and Orson Peters, which combines the fast average case of quicksort with the fast worst case of heapsort, achieving linear time on fully sorted and reversed inputs. On inputs with k distinct elements, the expected time to sort the data is O(n * log(k)).

It is typically faster than stable sorting, except in a few special cases, e.g., when the slice is partially sorted.

Panics

May panic if the implementation of Ord for T does not implement a total order, or if the Ord implementation panics.

Examples

let mut v = [4, -5, 1, -3, 2];

v.sort_unstable();
assert_eq!(v, [-5, -3, 1, 2, 4]);

pub fn sort_unstable_by<F>(&mut self, compare: F)

where F: FnMut(&T, &T) -> Ordering,

Sorts the slice with a comparison function, without preserving the initial order of equal elements.

This sort is unstable (i.e., may reorder equal elements), in-place (i.e., does not allocate), and O(n * log(n)) worst-case.

If the comparison function compare does not implement a total order, the function may panic; even if the function exits normally, the resulting order of elements in the slice is unspecified. See also the note on panicking below.

For example |a, b| (a - b).cmp(a) is a comparison function that is neither transitive nor reflexive nor total, a < b < c < a with a = 1, b = 2, c = 3. For more information and examples see the Ord documentation.

All original elements will remain in the slice and any possible modifications via interior mutability are observed in the input. Same is true if compare panics.

Current implementation

The current implementation is based on ipnsort by Lukas Bergdoll and Orson Peters, which combines the fast average case of quicksort with the fast worst case of heapsort, achieving linear time on fully sorted and reversed inputs. On inputs with k distinct elements, the expected time to sort the data is O(n * log(k)).

It is typically faster than stable sorting, except in a few special cases, e.g., when the slice is partially sorted.

Panics

May panic if the compare does not implement a total order, or if the compare itself panics.

Examples

let mut v = [4, -5, 1, -3, 2];
v.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| a.cmp(b));
assert_eq!(v, [-5, -3, 1, 2, 4]);

// reverse sorting
v.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| b.cmp(a));
assert_eq!(v, [4, 2, 1, -3, -5]);

pub fn sort_unstable_by_key<K, F>(&mut self, f: F)

where F: FnMut(&T) -> K, K: Ord,

Sorts the slice with a key extraction function, without preserving the initial order of equal elements.

This sort is unstable (i.e., may reorder equal elements), in-place (i.e., does not allocate), and O(n * log(n)) worst-case.

If the implementation of Ord for K does not implement a total order, the function may panic; even if the function exits normally, the resulting order of elements in the slice is unspecified. See also the note on panicking below.

For example |a, b| (a - b).cmp(a) is a comparison function that is neither transitive nor reflexive nor total, a < b < c < a with a = 1, b = 2, c = 3. For more information and examples see the Ord documentation.

All original elements will remain in the slice and any possible modifications via interior mutability are observed in the input. Same is true if the implementation of Ord for K panics.

Current implementation

The current implementation is based on ipnsort by Lukas Bergdoll and Orson Peters, which combines the fast average case of quicksort with the fast worst case of heapsort, achieving linear time on fully sorted and reversed inputs. On inputs with k distinct elements, the expected time to sort the data is O(n * log(k)).

It is typically faster than stable sorting, except in a few special cases, e.g., when the slice is partially sorted.

Panics

May panic if the implementation of Ord for K does not implement a total order, or if the Ord implementation panics.

Examples

let mut v = [4i32, -5, 1, -3, 2];

v.sort_unstable_by_key(|k| k.abs());
assert_eq!(v, [1, 2, -3, 4, -5]);

pub fn select_nth_unstable( &mut self, index: usize, ) -> (&mut [T], &mut T, &mut [T])

where T: Ord,

Reorders the slice such that the element at index is at a sort-order position. All elements before index will be <= to this value, and all elements after will be >= to it.

This reordering is unstable (i.e. any element that compares equal to the nth element may end up at that position), in-place (i.e. does not allocate), and runs in O(n) time. This function is also known as “kth element” in other libraries.

Returns a triple that partitions the reordered slice:

• The unsorted subslice before index, whose elements all satisfy x <= self[index].

• The element at index.

• The unsorted subslice after index, whose elements all satisfy x >= self[index].

Current implementation

The current algorithm is an introselect implementation based on ipnsort by Lukas Bergdoll and Orson Peters, which is also the basis for sort_unstable. The fallback algorithm is Median of Medians using Tukey’s Ninther for pivot selection, which guarantees linear runtime for all inputs.

Panics

Panics when index >= len(), and so always panics on empty slices.

May panic if the implementation of Ord for T does not implement a total order.

Examples

let mut v = [-5i32, 4, 2, -3, 1];

// Find the items `<=` to the median, the median itself, and the items `>=` to it.
let (lesser, median, greater) = v.select_nth_unstable(2);

assert!(lesser == [-3, -5] || lesser == [-5, -3]);
assert_eq!(median, &mut 1);
assert!(greater == [4, 2] || greater == [2, 4]);

// We are only guaranteed the slice will be one of the following, based on the way we sort
// about the specified index.
assert!(v == [-3, -5, 1, 2, 4] ||
        v == [-5, -3, 1, 2, 4] ||
        v == [-3, -5, 1, 4, 2] ||
        v == [-5, -3, 1, 4, 2]);

pub fn select_nth_unstable_by<F>( &mut self, index: usize, compare: F, ) -> (&mut [T], &mut T, &mut [T])

where F: FnMut(&T, &T) -> Ordering,

Reorders the slice with a comparator function such that the element at index is at a sort-order position. All elements before index will be <= to this value, and all elements after will be >= to it, according to the comparator function.

This reordering is unstable (i.e. any element that compares equal to the nth element may end up at that position), in-place (i.e. does not allocate), and runs in O(n) time. This function is also known as “kth element” in other libraries.

Returns a triple partitioning the reordered slice:

• The unsorted subslice before index, whose elements all satisfy compare(x, self[index]).is_le().

• The element at index.

• The unsorted subslice after index, whose elements all satisfy compare(x, self[index]).is_ge().

Current implementation

The current algorithm is an introselect implementation based on ipnsort by Lukas Bergdoll and Orson Peters, which is also the basis for sort_unstable. The fallback algorithm is Median of Medians using Tukey’s Ninther for pivot selection, which guarantees linear runtime for all inputs.

Panics

Panics when index >= len(), and so always panics on empty slices.

May panic if compare does not implement a total order.

Examples

let mut v = [-5i32, 4, 2, -3, 1];

// Find the items `>=` to the median, the median itself, and the items `<=` to it, by using
// a reversed comparator.
let (before, median, after) = v.select_nth_unstable_by(2, |a, b| b.cmp(a));

assert!(before == [4, 2] || before == [2, 4]);
assert_eq!(median, &mut 1);
assert!(after == [-3, -5] || after == [-5, -3]);

// We are only guaranteed the slice will be one of the following, based on the way we sort
// about the specified index.
assert!(v == [2, 4, 1, -5, -3] ||
        v == [2, 4, 1, -3, -5] ||
        v == [4, 2, 1, -5, -3] ||
        v == [4, 2, 1, -3, -5]);

pub fn select_nth_unstable_by_key<K, F>( &mut self, index: usize, f: F, ) -> (&mut [T], &mut T, &mut [T])

where F: FnMut(&T) -> K, K: Ord,

Reorders the slice with a key extraction function such that the element at index is at a sort-order position. All elements before index will have keys <= to the key at index, and all elements after will have keys >= to it.

This reordering is unstable (i.e. any element that compares equal to the nth element may end up at that position), in-place (i.e. does not allocate), and runs in O(n) time. This function is also known as “kth element” in other libraries.

Returns a triple partitioning the reordered slice:

• The unsorted subslice before index, whose elements all satisfy f(x) <= f(self[index]).

• The element at index.

• The unsorted subslice after index, whose elements all satisfy f(x) >= f(self[index]).

Current implementation

The current algorithm is an introselect implementation based on ipnsort by Lukas Bergdoll and Orson Peters, which is also the basis for sort_unstable. The fallback algorithm is Median of Medians using Tukey’s Ninther for pivot selection, which guarantees linear runtime for all inputs.

Panics

Panics when index >= len(), meaning it always panics on empty slices.

May panic if K: Ord does not implement a total order.

Examples

let mut v = [-5i32, 4, 1, -3, 2];

// Find the items `<=` to the absolute median, the absolute median itself, and the items
// `>=` to it.
let (lesser, median, greater) = v.select_nth_unstable_by_key(2, |a| a.abs());

assert!(lesser == [1, 2] || lesser == [2, 1]);
assert_eq!(median, &mut -3);
assert!(greater == [4, -5] || greater == [-5, 4]);

// We are only guaranteed the slice will be one of the following, based on the way we sort
// about the specified index.
assert!(v == [1, 2, -3, 4, -5] ||
        v == [1, 2, -3, -5, 4] ||
        v == [2, 1, -3, 4, -5] ||
        v == [2, 1, -3, -5, 4]);

pub fn partition_dedup(&mut self) -> (&mut [T], &mut [T])

where T: PartialEq,

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_partition_dedup)

Moves all consecutive repeated elements to the end of the slice according to the PartialEq trait implementation.

Returns two slices. The first contains no consecutive repeated elements. The second contains all the duplicates in no specified order.

If the slice is sorted, the first returned slice contains no duplicates.

Examples

#![feature(slice_partition_dedup)]

let mut slice = [1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1];

let (dedup, duplicates) = slice.partition_dedup();

assert_eq!(dedup, [1, 2, 3, 2, 1]);
assert_eq!(duplicates, [2, 3, 1]);

pub fn partition_dedup_by<F>(&mut self, same_bucket: F) -> (&mut [T], &mut [T])

where F: FnMut(&mut T, &mut T) -> bool,

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_partition_dedup)

Moves all but the first of consecutive elements to the end of the slice satisfying a given equality relation.

Returns two slices. The first contains no consecutive repeated elements. The second contains all the duplicates in no specified order.

The same_bucket function is passed references 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.

Examples

#![feature(slice_partition_dedup)]

let mut slice = ["foo", "Foo", "BAZ", "Bar", "bar", "baz", "BAZ"];

let (dedup, duplicates) = slice.partition_dedup_by(|a, b| a.eq_ignore_ascii_case(b));

assert_eq!(dedup, ["foo", "BAZ", "Bar", "baz"]);
assert_eq!(duplicates, ["bar", "Foo", "BAZ"]);

pub fn partition_dedup_by_key<K, F>(&mut self, key: F) -> (&mut [T], &mut [T])

where F: FnMut(&mut T) -> K, K: PartialEq,

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_partition_dedup)

Moves all but the first of consecutive elements to the end of the slice 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 slice is sorted, the first returned slice contains no duplicates.

Examples

#![feature(slice_partition_dedup)]

let mut slice = [10, 20, 21, 30, 30, 20, 11, 13];

let (dedup, duplicates) = slice.partition_dedup_by_key(|i| *i / 10);

assert_eq!(dedup, [10, 20, 30, 20, 11]);
assert_eq!(duplicates, [21, 30, 13]);

pub fn rotate_left(&mut self, mid: usize)

Rotates the slice in-place such that the first mid elements of the slice move to the end while the last self.len() - mid elements move to the front.

After calling rotate_left, the element previously at index mid will become the first element in the slice.

Panics

This function will panic if mid is greater than the length of the slice. Note that mid == self.len() does not panic and is a no-op rotation.

Complexity

Takes linear (in self.len()) time.

Examples

let mut a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'];
a.rotate_left(2);
assert_eq!(a, ['c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'a', 'b']);

Rotating a subslice:

let mut a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'];
a[1..5].rotate_left(1);
assert_eq!(a, ['a', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'b', 'f']);

pub fn rotate_right(&mut self, k: usize)

Rotates the slice in-place such that the first self.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 self.len() - k will become the first element in the slice.

Panics

This function will panic if k is greater than the length of the slice. Note that k == self.len() does not panic and is a no-op rotation.

Complexity

Takes linear (in self.len()) time.

Examples

let mut a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'];
a.rotate_right(2);
assert_eq!(a, ['e', 'f', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd']);

Rotating a subslice:

let mut a = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f'];
a[1..5].rotate_right(1);
assert_eq!(a, ['a', 'e', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'f']);

pub fn fill(&mut self, value: T)

where T: Clone,

Fills self with elements by cloning value.

Examples

let mut buf = vec![0; 10];
buf.fill(1);
assert_eq!(buf, vec![1; 10]);

pub fn fill_with<F>(&mut self, f: F)

where F: FnMut() -> T,

Fills self with elements returned by calling a closure repeatedly.

This method uses a closure to create new values. If you’d rather Clone a given value, use fill. If you want to use the Default trait to generate values, you can pass Default::default as the argument.

Examples

let mut buf = vec![1; 10];
buf.fill_with(Default::default);
assert_eq!(buf, vec![0; 10]);

pub fn clone_from_slice(&mut self, src: &[T])

where T: Clone,

Copies the elements from src into self.

The length of src must be the same as self.

Panics

This function will panic if the two slices have different lengths.

Examples

Cloning two elements from a slice into another:

let src = [1, 2, 3, 4];
let mut dst = [0, 0];

// Because the slices have to be the same length,
// we slice the source slice from four elements
// to two. It will panic if we don't do this.
dst.clone_from_slice(&src[2..]);

assert_eq!(src, [1, 2, 3, 4]);
assert_eq!(dst, [3, 4]);

Rust enforces that there can only be one mutable reference with no immutable references to a particular piece of data in a particular scope. Because of this, attempting to use clone_from_slice on a single slice will result in a compile failure:

let mut slice = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

slice[..2].clone_from_slice(&slice[3..]); // compile fail!

To work around this, we can use split_at_mut to create two distinct sub-slices from a slice:

let mut slice = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

{
    let (left, right) = slice.split_at_mut(2);
    left.clone_from_slice(&right[1..]);
}

assert_eq!(slice, [4, 5, 3, 4, 5]);

pub fn copy_from_slice(&mut self, src: &[T])

where T: Copy,

Copies all elements from src into self, using a memcpy.

The length of src must be the same as self.

If T does not implement Copy, use clone_from_slice.

Panics

This function will panic if the two slices have different lengths.

Examples

Copying two elements from a slice into another:

let src = [1, 2, 3, 4];
let mut dst = [0, 0];

// Because the slices have to be the same length,
// we slice the source slice from four elements
// to two. It will panic if we don't do this.
dst.copy_from_slice(&src[2..]);

assert_eq!(src, [1, 2, 3, 4]);
assert_eq!(dst, [3, 4]);

Rust enforces that there can only be one mutable reference with no immutable references to a particular piece of data in a particular scope. Because of this, attempting to use copy_from_slice on a single slice will result in a compile failure:

let mut slice = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

slice[..2].copy_from_slice(&slice[3..]); // compile fail!

To work around this, we can use split_at_mut to create two distinct sub-slices from a slice:

let mut slice = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

{
    let (left, right) = slice.split_at_mut(2);
    left.copy_from_slice(&right[1..]);
}

assert_eq!(slice, [4, 5, 3, 4, 5]);

pub fn copy_within<R>(&mut self, src: R, dest: usize)

where R: RangeBounds<usize>, T: Copy,

Copies elements from one part of the slice to another part of itself, using a memmove.

src is the range within self to copy from. dest is the starting index of the range within self to copy to, which will have the same length as src. The two ranges may overlap. The ends of the two ranges must be less than or equal to self.len().

Panics

This function will panic if either range exceeds the end of the slice, or if the end of src is before the start.

Examples

Copying four bytes within a slice:

let mut bytes = *b"Hello, World!";

bytes.copy_within(1..5, 8);

assert_eq!(&bytes, b"Hello, Wello!");

pub fn swap_with_slice(&mut self, other: &mut [T])

Swaps all elements in self with those in other.

The length of other must be the same as self.

Panics

This function will panic if the two slices have different lengths.

Example

Swapping two elements across slices:

let mut slice1 = [0, 0];
let mut slice2 = [1, 2, 3, 4];

slice1.swap_with_slice(&mut slice2[2..]);

assert_eq!(slice1, [3, 4]);
assert_eq!(slice2, [1, 2, 0, 0]);

Rust enforces that there can only be one mutable reference to a particular piece of data in a particular scope. Because of this, attempting to use swap_with_slice on a single slice will result in a compile failure:

let mut slice = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
slice[..2].swap_with_slice(&mut slice[3..]); // compile fail!

To work around this, we can use split_at_mut to create two distinct mutable sub-slices from a slice:

let mut slice = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

{
    let (left, right) = slice.split_at_mut(2);
    left.swap_with_slice(&mut right[1..]);
}

assert_eq!(slice, [4, 5, 3, 1, 2]);

pub unsafe fn align_to<U>(&self) -> (&[T], &[U], &[T])

Transmutes the slice to a slice of another type, ensuring alignment of the types is maintained.

This method splits the slice into three distinct slices: prefix, correctly aligned middle slice of a new type, and the suffix slice. The middle part will be as big as possible under the given alignment constraint and element size.

This method has no purpose when either input element T or output element U are zero-sized and will return the original slice without splitting anything.

Safety

This method is essentially a transmute with respect to the elements in the returned middle slice, so all the usual caveats pertaining to transmute::<T, U> also apply here.

Examples

Basic usage:

unsafe {
    let bytes: [u8; 7] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7];
    let (prefix, shorts, suffix) = bytes.align_to::<u16>();
    // less_efficient_algorithm_for_bytes(prefix);
    // more_efficient_algorithm_for_aligned_shorts(shorts);
    // less_efficient_algorithm_for_bytes(suffix);
}

pub unsafe fn align_to_mut<U>(&mut self) -> (&mut [T], &mut [U], &mut [T])

Transmutes the mutable slice to a mutable slice of another type, ensuring alignment of the types is maintained.

This method splits the slice into three distinct slices: prefix, correctly aligned middle slice of a new type, and the suffix slice. The middle part will be as big as possible under the given alignment constraint and element size.

This method has no purpose when either input element T or output element U are zero-sized and will return the original slice without splitting anything.

Safety

This method is essentially a transmute with respect to the elements in the returned middle slice, so all the usual caveats pertaining to transmute::<T, U> also apply here.

Examples

Basic usage:

unsafe {
    let mut bytes: [u8; 7] = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7];
    let (prefix, shorts, suffix) = bytes.align_to_mut::<u16>();
    // less_efficient_algorithm_for_bytes(prefix);
    // more_efficient_algorithm_for_aligned_shorts(shorts);
    // less_efficient_algorithm_for_bytes(suffix);
}

pub fn as_simd<const LANES: usize>(&self) -> (&[T], &[Simd<T, LANES>], &[T])

where Simd<T, LANES>: AsRef<[T; LANES]>, T: SimdElement, LaneCount<LANES>: SupportedLaneCount,

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (portable_simd)

Splits a slice into a prefix, a middle of aligned SIMD types, and a suffix.

This is a safe wrapper around slice::align_to, so inherits the same guarantees as that method.

Panics

This will panic if the size of the SIMD type is different from LANES times that of the scalar.

At the time of writing, the trait restrictions on Simd<T, LANES> keeps that from ever happening, as only power-of-two numbers of lanes are supported. It’s possible that, in the future, those restrictions might be lifted in a way that would make it possible to see panics from this method for something like LANES == 3.

Examples

#![feature(portable_simd)]
use core::simd::prelude::*;

let short = &[1, 2, 3];
let (prefix, middle, suffix) = short.as_simd::<4>();
assert_eq!(middle, []); // Not enough elements for anything in the middle

// They might be split in any possible way between prefix and suffix
let it = prefix.iter().chain(suffix).copied();
assert_eq!(it.collect::<Vec<_>>(), vec![1, 2, 3]);

fn basic_simd_sum(x: &[f32]) -> f32 {
    use std::ops::Add;
    let (prefix, middle, suffix) = x.as_simd();
    let sums = f32x4::from_array([
        prefix.iter().copied().sum(),
        0.0,
        0.0,
        suffix.iter().copied().sum(),
    ]);
    let sums = middle.iter().copied().fold(sums, f32x4::add);
    sums.reduce_sum()
}

let numbers: Vec<f32> = (1..101).map(|x| x as _).collect();
assert_eq!(basic_simd_sum(&numbers[1..99]), 4949.0);

pub fn as_simd_mut<const LANES: usize>( &mut self, ) -> (&mut [T], &mut [Simd<T, LANES>], &mut [T])

where Simd<T, LANES>: AsMut<[T; LANES]>, T: SimdElement, LaneCount<LANES>: SupportedLaneCount,

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (portable_simd)

Splits a mutable slice into a mutable prefix, a middle of aligned SIMD types, and a mutable suffix.

This is a safe wrapper around slice::align_to_mut, so inherits the same guarantees as that method.

This is the mutable version of slice::as_simd; see that for examples.

Panics

This will panic if the size of the SIMD type is different from LANES times that of the scalar.

At the time of writing, the trait restrictions on Simd<T, LANES> keeps that from ever happening, as only power-of-two numbers of lanes are supported. It’s possible that, in the future, those restrictions might be lifted in a way that would make it possible to see panics from this method for something like LANES == 3.

pub fn is_sorted(&self) -> bool

where T: PartialOrd,

Checks if the elements of this slice are sorted.

That is, for each element a and its following element b, a <= b must hold. If the slice yields exactly zero or one element, true is returned.

Note that if Self::Item is only PartialOrd, but not Ord, the above definition implies that this function returns false if any two consecutive items are not comparable.

Examples

let empty: [i32; 0] = [];

assert!([1, 2, 2, 9].is_sorted());
assert!(![1, 3, 2, 4].is_sorted());
assert!([0].is_sorted());
assert!(empty.is_sorted());
assert!(![0.0, 1.0, f32::NAN].is_sorted());

pub fn is_sorted_by<'a, F>(&'a self, compare: F) -> bool

where F: FnMut(&'a T, &'a T) -> bool,

Checks if the elements of this slice are sorted using the given comparator function.

Instead of using PartialOrd::partial_cmp, this function uses the given compare function to determine whether two elements are to be considered in sorted order.

Examples

assert!([1, 2, 2, 9].is_sorted_by(|a, b| a <= b));
assert!(![1, 2, 2, 9].is_sorted_by(|a, b| a < b));

assert!([0].is_sorted_by(|a, b| true));
assert!([0].is_sorted_by(|a, b| false));

let empty: [i32; 0] = [];
assert!(empty.is_sorted_by(|a, b| false));
assert!(empty.is_sorted_by(|a, b| true));

pub fn is_sorted_by_key<'a, F, K>(&'a self, f: F) -> bool

where F: FnMut(&'a T) -> K, K: PartialOrd,

Checks if the elements of this slice are sorted using the given key extraction function.

Instead of comparing the slice’s elements directly, this function compares the keys of the elements, as determined by f. Apart from that, it’s equivalent to is_sorted; see its documentation for more information.

Examples

assert!(["c", "bb", "aaa"].is_sorted_by_key(|s| s.len()));
assert!(![-2i32, -1, 0, 3].is_sorted_by_key(|n| n.abs()));

pub fn partition_point<P>(&self, pred: P) -> usize

where P: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

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.

See also binary_search, binary_search_by, and binary_search_by_key.

Examples

let v = [1, 2, 3, 3, 5, 6, 7];
let i = v.partition_point(|&x| x < 5);

assert_eq!(i, 4);
assert!(v[..i].iter().all(|&x| x < 5));
assert!(v[i..].iter().all(|&x| !(x < 5)));

If all elements of the slice match the predicate, including if the slice is empty, then the length of the slice will be returned:

let a = [2, 4, 8];
assert_eq!(a.partition_point(|x| x < &100), a.len());
let a: [i32; 0] = [];
assert_eq!(a.partition_point(|x| x < &100), 0);

If you want to insert an item to a sorted vector, while maintaining sort order:

let mut s = vec![0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55];
let num = 42;
let idx = s.partition_point(|&x| x <= num);
s.insert(idx, num);
assert_eq!(s, [0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 42, 55]);

pub fn split_off<'a, R>(self: &mut &'a [T], range: R) -> Option<&'a [T]>

where R: OneSidedRange<usize>,

Removes the subslice corresponding to the given range and returns a reference to it.

Returns None and does not modify the slice if the given range is out of bounds.

Note that this method only accepts one-sided ranges such as 2.. or ..6, but not 2..6.

Examples

Splitting off the first three elements of a slice:

let mut slice: &[_] = &['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];
let mut first_three = slice.split_off(..3).unwrap();

assert_eq!(slice, &['d']);
assert_eq!(first_three, &['a', 'b', 'c']);

Splitting off the last two elements of a slice:

let mut slice: &[_] = &['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];
let mut tail = slice.split_off(2..).unwrap();

assert_eq!(slice, &['a', 'b']);
assert_eq!(tail, &['c', 'd']);

Getting None when range is out of bounds:

let mut slice: &[_] = &['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];

assert_eq!(None, slice.split_off(5..));
assert_eq!(None, slice.split_off(..5));
assert_eq!(None, slice.split_off(..=4));
let expected: &[char] = &['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];
assert_eq!(Some(expected), slice.split_off(..4));

pub fn split_off_mut<'a, R>( self: &mut &'a mut [T], range: R, ) -> Option<&'a mut [T]>

where R: OneSidedRange<usize>,

Removes the subslice corresponding to the given range and returns a mutable reference to it.

Returns None and does not modify the slice if the given range is out of bounds.

Note that this method only accepts one-sided ranges such as 2.. or ..6, but not 2..6.

Examples

Splitting off the first three elements of a slice:

let mut slice: &mut [_] = &mut ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];
let mut first_three = slice.split_off_mut(..3).unwrap();

assert_eq!(slice, &mut ['d']);
assert_eq!(first_three, &mut ['a', 'b', 'c']);

Taking the last two elements of a slice:

let mut slice: &mut [_] = &mut ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];
let mut tail = slice.split_off_mut(2..).unwrap();

assert_eq!(slice, &mut ['a', 'b']);
assert_eq!(tail, &mut ['c', 'd']);

Getting None when range is out of bounds:

let mut slice: &mut [_] = &mut ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];

assert_eq!(None, slice.split_off_mut(5..));
assert_eq!(None, slice.split_off_mut(..5));
assert_eq!(None, slice.split_off_mut(..=4));
let expected: &mut [_] = &mut ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];
assert_eq!(Some(expected), slice.split_off_mut(..4));

pub fn split_off_first<'a>(self: &mut &'a [T]) -> Option<&'a T>

Removes the first element of the slice and returns a reference to it.

Returns None if the slice is empty.

Examples

let mut slice: &[_] = &['a', 'b', 'c'];
let first = slice.split_off_first().unwrap();

assert_eq!(slice, &['b', 'c']);
assert_eq!(first, &'a');

pub fn split_off_first_mut<'a>(self: &mut &'a mut [T]) -> Option<&'a mut T>

Removes the first element of the slice and returns a mutable reference to it.

Returns None if the slice is empty.

Examples

let mut slice: &mut [_] = &mut ['a', 'b', 'c'];
let first = slice.split_off_first_mut().unwrap();
*first = 'd';

assert_eq!(slice, &['b', 'c']);
assert_eq!(first, &'d');

pub fn split_off_last<'a>(self: &mut &'a [T]) -> Option<&'a T>

Removes the last element of the slice and returns a reference to it.

Returns None if the slice is empty.

Examples

let mut slice: &[_] = &['a', 'b', 'c'];
let last = slice.split_off_last().unwrap();

assert_eq!(slice, &['a', 'b']);
assert_eq!(last, &'c');

pub fn split_off_last_mut<'a>(self: &mut &'a mut [T]) -> Option<&'a mut T>

Removes the last element of the slice and returns a mutable reference to it.

Returns None if the slice is empty.

Examples

let mut slice: &mut [_] = &mut ['a', 'b', 'c'];
let last = slice.split_off_last_mut().unwrap();
*last = 'd';

assert_eq!(slice, &['a', 'b']);
assert_eq!(last, &'d');

pub unsafe fn get_disjoint_unchecked_mut<I, const N: usize>( &mut self, indices: [I; N], ) -> [&mut <I as SliceIndex<[T]>>::Output; N]

where I: GetDisjointMutIndex + SliceIndex<[T]>,

Returns mutable references to many indices at once, without doing any checks.

An index can be either a usize, a Range or a RangeInclusive. Note that this method takes an array, so all indices must be of the same type. If passed an array of usizes this method gives back an array of mutable references to single elements, while if passed an array of ranges it gives back an array of mutable references to slices.

For a safe alternative see get_disjoint_mut.

Safety

Calling this method with overlapping or out-of-bounds indices is undefined behavior even if the resulting references are not used.

Examples

let x = &mut [1, 2, 4];

unsafe {
    let [a, b] = x.get_disjoint_unchecked_mut([0, 2]);
    *a *= 10;
    *b *= 100;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[10, 2, 400]);

unsafe {
    let [a, b] = x.get_disjoint_unchecked_mut([0..1, 1..3]);
    a[0] = 8;
    b[0] = 88;
    b[1] = 888;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[8, 88, 888]);

unsafe {
    let [a, b] = x.get_disjoint_unchecked_mut([1..=2, 0..=0]);
    a[0] = 11;
    a[1] = 111;
    b[0] = 1;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[1, 11, 111]);

pub fn get_disjoint_mut<I, const N: usize>( &mut self, indices: [I; N], ) -> Result<[&mut <I as SliceIndex<[T]>>::Output; N], GetDisjointMutError>

where I: GetDisjointMutIndex + SliceIndex<[T]>,

Returns mutable references to many indices at once.

An index can be either a usize, a Range or a RangeInclusive. Note that this method takes an array, so all indices must be of the same type. If passed an array of usizes this method gives back an array of mutable references to single elements, while if passed an array of ranges it gives back an array of mutable references to slices.

Returns an error if any index is out-of-bounds, or if there are overlapping indices. An empty range is not considered to overlap if it is located at the beginning or at the end of another range, but is considered to overlap if it is located in the middle.

This method does a O(n^2) check to check that there are no overlapping indices, so be careful when passing many indices.

Examples

let v = &mut [1, 2, 3];
if let Ok([a, b]) = v.get_disjoint_mut([0, 2]) {
    *a = 413;
    *b = 612;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[413, 2, 612]);

if let Ok([a, b]) = v.get_disjoint_mut([0..1, 1..3]) {
    a[0] = 8;
    b[0] = 88;
    b[1] = 888;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[8, 88, 888]);

if let Ok([a, b]) = v.get_disjoint_mut([1..=2, 0..=0]) {
    a[0] = 11;
    a[1] = 111;
    b[0] = 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[1, 11, 111]);

pub fn element_offset(&self, element: &T) -> Option<usize>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (substr_range)

Returns the index that an element reference points to.

Returns None if element does not point to the start of an element within the slice.

This method is useful for extending slice iterators like slice::split.

Note that this uses pointer arithmetic and does not compare elements. To find the index of an element via comparison, use .iter().position() instead.

Panics

Panics if T is zero-sized.

Examples

Basic usage:

#![feature(substr_range)]

let nums: &[u32] = &[1, 7, 1, 1];
let num = &nums[2];

assert_eq!(num, &1);
assert_eq!(nums.element_offset(num), Some(2));

Returning None with an unaligned element:

#![feature(substr_range)]

let arr: &[[u32; 2]] = &[[0, 1], [2, 3]];
let flat_arr: &[u32] = arr.as_flattened();

let ok_elm: &[u32; 2] = flat_arr[0..2].try_into().unwrap();
let weird_elm: &[u32; 2] = flat_arr[1..3].try_into().unwrap();

assert_eq!(ok_elm, &[0, 1]);
assert_eq!(weird_elm, &[1, 2]);

assert_eq!(arr.element_offset(ok_elm), Some(0)); // Points to element 0
assert_eq!(arr.element_offset(weird_elm), None); // Points between element 0 and 1

pub fn subslice_range(&self, subslice: &[T]) -> Option<Range<usize>>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (substr_range)

Returns the range of indices that a subslice points to.

Returns None if subslice does not point within the slice or if it is not aligned with the elements in the slice.

This method does not compare elements. Instead, this method finds the location in the slice that subslice was obtained from. To find the index of a subslice via comparison, instead use .windows().position().

This method is useful for extending slice iterators like slice::split.

Note that this may return a false positive (either Some(0..0) or Some(self.len()..self.len())) if subslice has a length of zero and points to the beginning or end of another, separate, slice.

Panics

Panics if T is zero-sized.

Examples

Basic usage:

#![feature(substr_range)]

let nums = &[0, 5, 10, 0, 0, 5];

let mut iter = nums
    .split(|t| *t == 0)
    .map(|n| nums.subslice_range(n).unwrap());

assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(0..0));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(1..3));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(4..4));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(5..6));

pub fn sort(&mut self)

where T: Ord,

Sorts the slice, preserving initial order of equal elements.

This sort is stable (i.e., does not reorder equal elements) and O(n * log(n)) worst-case.

If the implementation of Ord for T does not implement a total order, the function may panic; even if the function exits normally, the resulting order of elements in the slice is unspecified. See also the note on panicking below.

When applicable, unstable sorting is preferred because it is generally faster than stable sorting and it doesn’t allocate auxiliary memory. See sort_unstable. The exception are partially sorted slices, which may be better served with slice::sort.

Sorting types that only implement PartialOrd such as f32 and f64 require additional precautions. For example, f32::NAN != f32::NAN, which doesn’t fulfill the reflexivity requirement of Ord. By using an alternative comparison function with slice::sort_by such as f32::total_cmp or f64::total_cmp that defines a total order users can sort slices containing floating-point values. Alternatively, if all values in the slice are guaranteed to be in a subset for which PartialOrd::partial_cmp forms a total order, it’s possible to sort the slice with sort_by(|a, b| a.partial_cmp(b).unwrap()).

Current implementation

The current implementation is based on driftsort by Orson Peters and Lukas Bergdoll, which combines the fast average case of quicksort with the fast worst case and partial run detection of mergesort, achieving linear time on fully sorted and reversed inputs. On inputs with k distinct elements, the expected time to sort the data is O(n * log(k)).

The auxiliary memory allocation behavior depends on the input length. Short slices are handled without allocation, medium sized slices allocate self.len() and beyond that it clamps at self.len() / 2.

Panics

May panic if the implementation of Ord for T does not implement a total order, or if the Ord implementation itself panics.

All safe functions on slices preserve the invariant that even if the function panics, all original elements will remain in the slice and any possible modifications via interior mutability are observed in the input. This ensures that recovery code (for instance inside of a Drop or following a catch_unwind) will still have access to all the original elements. For instance, if the slice belongs to a Vec, the Vec::drop method will be able to dispose of all contained elements.

Examples

let mut v = [4, -5, 1, -3, 2];

v.sort();
assert_eq!(v, [-5, -3, 1, 2, 4]);

pub fn sort_by<F>(&mut self, compare: F)

where F: FnMut(&T, &T) -> Ordering,

Sorts the slice with a comparison function, preserving initial order of equal elements.

This sort is stable (i.e., does not reorder equal elements) and O(n * log(n)) worst-case.

If the comparison function compare does not implement a total order, the function may panic; even if the function exits normally, the resulting order of elements in the slice is unspecified. See also the note on panicking below.

For example |a, b| (a - b).cmp(a) is a comparison function that is neither transitive nor reflexive nor total, a < b < c < a with a = 1, b = 2, c = 3. For more information and examples see the Ord documentation.

Current implementation

The current implementation is based on driftsort by Orson Peters and Lukas Bergdoll, which combines the fast average case of quicksort with the fast worst case and partial run detection of mergesort, achieving linear time on fully sorted and reversed inputs. On inputs with k distinct elements, the expected time to sort the data is O(n * log(k)).

The auxiliary memory allocation behavior depends on the input length. Short slices are handled without allocation, medium sized slices allocate self.len() and beyond that it clamps at self.len() / 2.

Panics

May panic if compare does not implement a total order, or if compare itself panics.

All safe functions on slices preserve the invariant that even if the function panics, all original elements will remain in the slice and any possible modifications via interior mutability are observed in the input. This ensures that recovery code (for instance inside of a Drop or following a catch_unwind) will still have access to all the original elements. For instance, if the slice belongs to a Vec, the Vec::drop method will be able to dispose of all contained elements.

Examples

let mut v = [4, -5, 1, -3, 2];
v.sort_by(|a, b| a.cmp(b));
assert_eq!(v, [-5, -3, 1, 2, 4]);

// reverse sorting
v.sort_by(|a, b| b.cmp(a));
assert_eq!(v, [4, 2, 1, -3, -5]);

pub fn sort_by_key<K, F>(&mut self, f: F)

where F: FnMut(&T) -> K, K: Ord,

Sorts the slice with a key extraction function, preserving initial order of equal elements.

This sort is stable (i.e., does not reorder equal elements) and O(m * n * log(n)) worst-case, where the key function is O(m).

If the implementation of Ord for K does not implement a total order, the function may panic; even if the function exits normally, the resulting order of elements in the slice is unspecified. See also the note on panicking below.

Current implementation

The current implementation is based on driftsort by Orson Peters and Lukas Bergdoll, which combines the fast average case of quicksort with the fast worst case and partial run detection of mergesort, achieving linear time on fully sorted and reversed inputs. On inputs with k distinct elements, the expected time to sort the data is O(n * log(k)).

The auxiliary memory allocation behavior depends on the input length. Short slices are handled without allocation, medium sized slices allocate self.len() and beyond that it clamps at self.len() / 2.

Panics

May panic if the implementation of Ord for K does not implement a total order, or if the Ord implementation or the key-function f panics.

All safe functions on slices preserve the invariant that even if the function panics, all original elements will remain in the slice and any possible modifications via interior mutability are observed in the input. This ensures that recovery code (for instance inside of a Drop or following a catch_unwind) will still have access to all the original elements. For instance, if the slice belongs to a Vec, the Vec::drop method will be able to dispose of all contained elements.

Examples

let mut v = [4i32, -5, 1, -3, 2];

v.sort_by_key(|k| k.abs());
assert_eq!(v, [1, 2, -3, 4, -5]);

pub fn sort_by_cached_key<K, F>(&mut self, f: F)

where F: FnMut(&T) -> K, K: Ord,

Sorts the slice with a key extraction function, preserving initial order of equal elements.

This sort is stable (i.e., does not reorder equal elements) and O(m * n + n * log(n)) worst-case, where the key function is O(m).

During sorting, the key function is called at most once per element, by using temporary storage to remember the results of key evaluation. The order of calls to the key function is unspecified and may change in future versions of the standard library.

If the implementation of Ord for K does not implement a total order, the function may panic; even if the function exits normally, the resulting order of elements in the slice is unspecified. See also the note on panicking below.

For simple key functions (e.g., functions that are property accesses or basic operations), sort_by_key is likely to be faster.

Current implementation

The current implementation is based on instruction-parallel-network sort by Lukas Bergdoll, which combines the fast average case of randomized quicksort with the fast worst case of heapsort, while achieving linear time on fully sorted and reversed inputs. And O(k * log(n)) where k is the number of distinct elements in the input. It leverages superscalar out-of-order execution capabilities commonly found in CPUs, to efficiently perform the operation.

In the worst case, the algorithm allocates temporary storage in a Vec<(K, usize)> the length of the slice.

Panics

May panic if the implementation of Ord for K does not implement a total order, or if the Ord implementation panics.

All safe functions on slices preserve the invariant that even if the function panics, all original elements will remain in the slice and any possible modifications via interior mutability are observed in the input. This ensures that recovery code (for instance inside of a Drop or following a catch_unwind) will still have access to all the original elements. For instance, if the slice belongs to a Vec, the Vec::drop method will be able to dispose of all contained elements.

Examples

let mut v = [4i32, -5, 1, -3, 2, 10];

// Strings are sorted by lexicographical order.
v.sort_by_cached_key(|k| k.to_string());
assert_eq!(v, [-3, -5, 1, 10, 2, 4]);

pub fn to_vec(&self) -> Vec<T>

where T: Clone,

Copies self into a new Vec.

Examples

let s = [10, 40, 30];
let x = s.to_vec();
// Here, `s` and `x` can be modified independently.

pub fn to_vec_in<A>(&self, alloc: A) -> Vec<T, A>

where A: Allocator, T: Clone,

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (allocator_api)

Copies self into a new Vec with an allocator.

Examples

#![feature(allocator_api)]

use std::alloc::System;

let s = [10, 40, 30];
let x = s.to_vec_in(System);
// Here, `s` and `x` can be modified independently.

pub fn repeat(&self, n: usize) -> Vec<T>

where T: Copy,

Creates a vector by copying a slice n times.

Panics

This function will panic if the capacity would overflow.

Examples

Basic usage:

assert_eq!([1, 2].repeat(3), vec![1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2]);

A panic upon overflow:

// this will panic at runtime
b"0123456789abcdef".repeat(usize::MAX);

pub fn concat<Item>(&self) -> <[T] as Concat<Item>>::Output

where [T]: Concat<Item>, Item: ?Sized,

Flattens a slice of T into a single value Self::Output.

Examples

assert_eq!(["hello", "world"].concat(), "helloworld");
assert_eq!([[1, 2], [3, 4]].concat(), [1, 2, 3, 4]);

pub fn join<Separator>( &self, sep: Separator, ) -> <[T] as Join<Separator>>::Output

where [T]: Join<Separator>,

Flattens a slice of T into a single value Self::Output, placing a given separator between each.

Examples

assert_eq!(["hello", "world"].join(" "), "hello world");
assert_eq!([[1, 2], [3, 4]].join(&0), [1, 2, 0, 3, 4]);
assert_eq!([[1, 2], [3, 4]].join(&[0, 0][..]), [1, 2, 0, 0, 3, 4]);

pub fn connect<Separator>( &self, sep: Separator, ) -> <[T] as Join<Separator>>::Output

where [T]: Join<Separator>,

👎Deprecated since 1.3.0: renamed to join

Flattens a slice of T into a single value Self::Output, placing a given separator between each.

Examples

assert_eq!(["hello", "world"].connect(" "), "hello world");
assert_eq!([[1, 2], [3, 4]].connect(&0), [1, 2, 0, 3, 4]);

Trait Implementations

impl<T> AsMut<[T]> for MiniVec<T>

fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [T]

Converts this type into a mutable reference of the (usually inferred) input type.

impl<T> AsMut<MiniVec<T>> for MiniVec<T>

fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut MiniVec<T>

Converts this type into a mutable reference of the (usually inferred) input type.

impl<T> AsRef<[T]> for MiniVec<T>

fn as_ref(&self) -> &[T]

Converts this type into a shared reference of the (usually inferred) input type.

impl<T> AsRef<MiniVec<T>> for MiniVec<T>

fn as_ref(&self) -> &MiniVec<T>

Converts this type into a shared reference of the (usually inferred) input type.

impl<T> Borrow<[T]> for MiniVec<T>

fn borrow(&self) -> &[T]

Immutably borrows from an owned value.

impl<T> BorrowMut<[T]> for MiniVec<T>

fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [T]

Mutably borrows from an owned value.

impl<T: Clone> Clone for MiniVec<T>

fn clone(&self) -> Self

Returns a copy of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl<T: Debug> Debug for MiniVec<T>

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl<T> Default for MiniVec<T>

fn default() -> Self

Returns the “default value” for a type.

impl<T> Deref for MiniVec<T>

type Target = [T]

The resulting type after dereferencing.

fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target

Dereferences the value.

impl<T> DerefMut for MiniVec<T>

fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target

Mutably dereferences the value.

impl<T> Drop for MiniVec<T>

fn drop(&mut self)

Executes the destructor for this type.

impl<'a, T> Extend<&'a T> for MiniVec<T>

where T: 'a + Copy,

fn extend<I>(&mut self, iter: I)

where I: IntoIterator<Item = &'a T>,

Extends a collection with the contents of an iterator.

fn extend_one(&mut self, item: A)

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (extend_one)

Extends a collection with exactly one element.

fn extend_reserve(&mut self, additional: usize)

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (extend_one)

Reserves capacity in a collection for the given number of additional elements.

impl<T> Extend<T> for MiniVec<T>

fn extend<I>(&mut self, iter: I)

where I: IntoIterator<Item = T>,

Extends a collection with the contents of an iterator.

fn extend_one(&mut self, item: A)

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (extend_one)

Extends a collection with exactly one element.

fn extend_reserve(&mut self, additional: usize)

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (extend_one)

Reserves capacity in a collection for the given number of additional elements.

impl<'a, T> From<&'a [T]> for MiniVec<T>

where T: Clone,

fn from(s: &'a [T]) -> Self

Converts to this type from the input type.

impl<'a, T> From<&'a MiniVec<T>> for Cow<'a, [T]>

where T: Clone,

fn from(v: &'a MiniVec<T>) -> Cow<'a, [T]>

Converts to this type from the input type.

impl<'a, T> From<&'a mut [T]> for MiniVec<T>

where T: Clone,

fn from(s: &'a mut [T]) -> Self

Converts to this type from the input type.

impl<'a> From<&'a str> for MiniVec<u8>

fn from(s: &'a str) -> Self

Converts to this type from the input type.

impl<T> FromIterator<T> for MiniVec<T>

fn from_iter<I: IntoIterator<Item = T>>(iter: I) -> Self

Creates a value from an iterator.

impl<T> Hash for MiniVec<T>

where T: Hash,

fn hash<H>(&self, state: &mut H)

where H: Hasher,

Feeds this value into the given Hasher.

fn hash_slice<H>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H)

where H: Hasher, Self: Sized,

Feeds a slice of this type into the given Hasher.

impl<T, I> Index<I> for MiniVec<T>

where I: SliceIndex<[T]>,

type Output = <I as SliceIndex<[T]>>::Output

The returned type after indexing.

fn index(&self, index: I) -> &<MiniVec<T> as Index<I>>::Output

Performs the indexing (container[index]) operation.

impl<T, I> IndexMut<I> for MiniVec<T>

where I: SliceIndex<[T]>,

fn index_mut(&mut self, index: I) -> &mut <MiniVec<T> as Index<I>>::Output

Performs the mutable indexing (container[index]) operation.

impl<'a, T> IntoIterator for &'a MiniVec<T>

type Item = &'a T

The type of the elements being iterated over.

type IntoIter = Iter<'a, T>

Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?

fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter

Creates an iterator from a value.

impl<'a, T> IntoIterator for &'a mut MiniVec<T>

type Item = &'a mut T

The type of the elements being iterated over.

type IntoIter = IterMut<'a, T>

Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?

fn into_iter(self) -> IterMut<'a, T>

Creates an iterator from a value.

impl<T> IntoIterator for MiniVec<T>

type Item = T

The type of the elements being iterated over.

type IntoIter = IntoIter<T>

Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?

fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter

Creates an iterator from a value.

impl<T: Ord> Ord for MiniVec<T>

fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering

This method returns an Ordering between self and other.

fn max(self, other: Self) -> Self

where Self: Sized,

Compares and returns the maximum of two values.

fn min(self, other: Self) -> Self

where Self: Sized,

Compares and returns the minimum of two values.

fn clamp(self, min: Self, max: Self) -> Self

where Self: Sized,

Restrict a value to a certain interval.

impl<T, U> PartialEq<&[U]> for MiniVec<T>

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &&[U]) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U, const N: usize> PartialEq<&[U; N]> for MiniVec<T>

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &&[U; N]) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U> PartialEq<&mut [U]> for MiniVec<T>

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &&mut [U]) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U> PartialEq<[U]> for MiniVec<T>

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &[U]) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U, const N: usize> PartialEq<[U; N]> for MiniVec<T>

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &[U; N]) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U> PartialEq<MiniVec<U>> for &[T]

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &MiniVec<U>) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U> PartialEq<MiniVec<U>> for &mut [T]

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &MiniVec<U>) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U> PartialEq<MiniVec<U>> for MiniVec<T>

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &MiniVec<U>) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T, U> PartialEq<Vec<U>> for MiniVec<T>

where T: PartialEq<U>,

fn eq(&self, other: &Vec<U>) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T> PartialOrd for MiniVec<T>

where T: PartialOrd,

fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering>

This method returns an ordering between self and other values if one exists.

fn lt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests less than (for self and other) and is used by the < operator.

fn le(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests less than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the <= operator.

fn gt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests greater than (for self and other) and is used by the > operator.

fn ge(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests greater than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the >= operator.

impl<T> Eq for MiniVec<T>

where T: Eq,

impl<T: Send> Send for MiniVec<T>

impl<T: Sync> Sync for MiniVec<T>