Struct sp_im::conslist::ConsList [−][src]
pub struct ConsList<A>(_);Expand description
An immutable proper cons lists.
The cons list is perhaps the most basic immutable data structure:
a singly linked list built out of ‘cons cells,’ which are cells
containing two values, the left hand value being the head of the
list and the right hand value being a reference to the rest of the
list, or a Nil value denoting the end of the list.
Structure can be shared between lists (and is reference counted), and append to the front of a list is O(1). Cons cells keep track of the length of the list at the current position, as an extra optimisation, so getting the length of a list is also O(1). Otherwise, operations are generally O(n).
Implementations
Construct a list with a single element.
Construct a list with a new value prepended to the front of the current list.
Time: O(1)
Get the first element of a list.
If the list is empty, None is returned.
Time: O(1)
Get the tail of a list.
The tail means all elements in the list after the first item
(the head). If the list only has one element, the result is an
empty list. If the list is empty, the result is None.
Time: O(1)
Get the head and the tail of a list.
This function performs both the head function and
the tail function in one go, returning a tuple of
the head and the tail, or None if the list is empty.
Examples
This can be useful when pattern matching your way through a list:
fn walk_through_list<A>(list: &ConsList<A>)
where A: Debug {
match list.uncons() {
None => (),
Some((ref head, ref tail)) => {
print!("{:?}", head);
walk_through_list(tail)
}
}
}Time: O(1)
Get the two first elements and the tail of a list.
This function performs both the head function twice and
the tail function in one go, returning a tuple of
the double head and the tail, or None if the list is empty.
Examples
This can be useful when pattern matching your way through a list:
fn walk_through_list<A>(list: &ConsList<A>)
where A: Debug {
match list.uncons2() {
None => (),
Some((ref head, ref head2, ref tail)) => {
print!("{:?} {:?}", head, head2);
walk_through_list(tail)
}
}
}Time: O(1)
Get the length of a list.
This operation is instant, because cons cells store the length of the list they’re the head of.
Time: O(1)
Examples
assert_eq!(5, conslist![1, 2, 3, 4, 5].len());Append the list right to the end of the current list.
Time: O(n)
Examples
assert_eq!(conslist![1, 2, 3].append(conslist![7, 8, 9]), conslist![
1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9
]);Construct a list which is the reverse of the current list.
Time: O(n)
Examples
assert_eq!(conslist![1, 2, 3, 4, 5].reverse(), conslist![5, 4, 3, 2, 1]);Get an iterator over a list.
Sort a list using a comparator function.
Time: O(n log n)
Insert an item into a sorted list.
Constructs a new list with the new item inserted before the
first item in the list which is larger than the new item,
as determined by the Ord trait.
Time: O(n)
Examples
assert_eq!(conslist![2, 4, 6].insert(5).insert(1).insert(3), conslist![
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
]);Trait Implementations
Creates a value from an iterator. Read more
Test if two lists are equal.
This could potentially be an expensive operation, as we need to walk both lists to test for equality. We can very quickly determine equality if the lists have different lengths (can’t be equal). Otherwise, we walk the lists to compare values.
Time: O(n)
Auto Trait Implementations
impl<A> RefUnwindSafe for ConsList<A> where
A: RefUnwindSafe,
impl<A> UnwindSafe for ConsList<A> where
A: RefUnwindSafe,
Blanket Implementations
Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
Get a new Arc pointer for this value