Class CharArrayList

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable

public class CharArrayList extends AbstractCharList
Resizable list holding char elements; implemented with arrays. First see the package summary and javadoc tree view to get the broad picture.
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  • Field Details

    • elements

      protected char[] elements
      The array buffer into which the elements of the list are stored. The capacity of the list is the length of this array buffer.
  • Constructor Details

    • CharArrayList

      public CharArrayList()
      Constructs an empty list.
    • CharArrayList

      public CharArrayList(char[] elements)
      Constructs a list containing the specified elements. The initial size and capacity of the list is the length of the array. WARNING: For efficiency reasons and to keep memory usage low, the array is not copied. So if subsequently you modify the specified array directly via the [] operator, be sure you know what you're doing.
      Parameters:
      elements - the array to be backed by the the constructed list
    • CharArrayList

      public CharArrayList(int initialCapacity)
      Constructs an empty list with the specified initial capacity.
      Parameters:
      initialCapacity - the number of elements the receiver can hold without auto-expanding itself by allocating new internal memory.
  • Method Details

    • add

      public void add(char element)
      Appends the specified element to the end of this list.
      Overrides:
      add in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      element - element to be appended to this list.
    • beforeInsert

      public void beforeInsert(int index, char element)
      Inserts the specified element before the specified position into the receiver. Shifts the element currently at that position (if any) and any subsequent elements to the right.
      Overrides:
      beforeInsert in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      index - index before which the specified element is to be inserted (must be in [0,size]).
      element - element to be inserted.
      Throws:
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - index is out of range (index < 0 || index > size()).
    • binarySearchFromTo

      public int binarySearchFromTo(char key, int from, int to)
      Searches the receiver for the specified value using the binary search algorithm. The receiver must must be sorted (as by the sort method) prior to making this call. If it is not sorted, the results are undefined: in particular, the call may enter an infinite loop. If the receiver contains multiple elements equal to the specified object, there is no guarantee which instance will be found.
      Overrides:
      binarySearchFromTo in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      key - the value to be searched for.
      from - the leftmost search position, inclusive.
      to - the rightmost search position, inclusive.
      Returns:
      index of the search key, if it is contained in the receiver; otherwise, (-(insertion point) - 1). The insertion point is defined as the the point at which the value would be inserted into the receiver: the index of the first element greater than the key, or receiver.size(), if all elements in the receiver are less than the specified key. Note that this guarantees that the return value will be >= 0 if and only if the key is found.
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    • clone

      public Object clone()
      Returns a deep copy of the receiver.
      Overrides:
      clone in class AbstractCharList
      Returns:
      a deep copy of the receiver.
    • copy

      public CharArrayList copy()
      Returns a deep copy of the receiver; uses clone() and casts the result.
      Returns:
      a deep copy of the receiver.
    • countSortFromTo

      protected void countSortFromTo(int from, int to, char min, char max)
      Sorts the specified range of the receiver into ascending numerical order. The sorting algorithm is a count sort. This algorithm offers guaranteed
      Performance: O(Max(n,max-min+1)).
      Space requirements: int[max-min+1] buffer.

      This algorithm is only applicable if max-min+1 is not large! But if applicable, it usually outperforms quicksort by a factor of 3-4.

      Parameters:
      from - the index of the first element (inclusive) to be sorted.
      to - the index of the last element (inclusive) to be sorted.
      min - the smallest element contained in the range.
      max - the largest element contained in the range.
    • elements

      public char[] elements()
      Returns the elements currently stored, including invalid elements between size and capacity, if any. WARNING: For efficiency reasons and to keep memory usage low, the array is not copied. So if subsequently you modify the returned array directly via the [] operator, be sure you know what you're doing.
      Overrides:
      elements in class AbstractCharList
      Returns:
      the elements currently stored.
    • elements

      public AbstractCharList elements(char[] elements)
      Sets the receiver's elements to be the specified array (not a copy of it). The size and capacity of the list is the length of the array. WARNING: For efficiency reasons and to keep memory usage low, the array is not copied. So if subsequently you modify the specified array directly via the [] operator, be sure you know what you're doing.
      Overrides:
      elements in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      elements - the new elements to be stored.
      Returns:
      the receiver itself.
    • ensureCapacity

      public void ensureCapacity(int minCapacity)
      Ensures that the receiver can hold at least the specified number of elements without needing to allocate new internal memory. If necessary, allocates new internal memory and increases the capacity of the receiver.
      Specified by:
      ensureCapacity in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      minCapacity - the desired minimum capacity.
    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object otherObj)
      Compares the specified Object with the receiver. Returns true if and only if the specified Object is also an ArrayList of the same type, both Lists have the same size, and all corresponding pairs of elements in the two Lists are identical. In other words, two Lists are defined to be equal if they contain the same elements in the same order.
      Overrides:
      equals in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      otherObj - the Object to be compared for equality with the receiver.
      Returns:
      true if the specified Object is equal to the receiver.
    • forEach

      public boolean forEach(CharProcedure procedure)
      Applies a procedure to each element of the receiver, if any. Starts at index 0, moving rightwards.
      Overrides:
      forEach in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      procedure - the procedure to be applied. Stops iteration if the procedure returns false, otherwise continues.
      Returns:
      false if the procedure stopped before all elements where iterated over, true otherwise.
    • get

      public char get(int index)
      Returns the element at the specified position in the receiver.
      Overrides:
      get in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      index - index of element to return.
      Throws:
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - index is out of range (index < 0 || index >= size()).
    • getQuick

      public char getQuick(int index)
      Returns the element at the specified position in the receiver; WARNING: Does not check preconditions. Provided with invalid parameters this method may return invalid elements without throwing any exception! You should only use this method when you are absolutely sure that the index is within bounds. Precondition (unchecked): index >= 0 invalid input: '&'invalid input: '&' index < size().
      Specified by:
      getQuick in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      index - index of element to return.
    • indexOfFromTo

      public int indexOfFromTo(char element, int from, int to)
      Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified element. Returns -1 if the receiver does not contain this element. Searches between from, inclusive and to, inclusive. Tests for identity.
      Overrides:
      indexOfFromTo in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      element - element to search for.
      from - the leftmost search position, inclusive.
      to - the rightmost search position, inclusive.
      Returns:
      the index of the first occurrence of the element in the receiver; returns -1 if the element is not found.
      Throws:
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - index is out of range (size()>0 invalid input: '&'invalid input: '&' (from<0 || from>to || to>=size())).
    • lastIndexOfFromTo

      public int lastIndexOfFromTo(char element, int from, int to)
      Returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified element. Returns -1 if the receiver does not contain this element. Searches beginning at to, inclusive until from, inclusive. Tests for identity.
      Overrides:
      lastIndexOfFromTo in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      element - element to search for.
      from - the leftmost search position, inclusive.
      to - the rightmost search position, inclusive.
      Returns:
      the index of the last occurrence of the element in the receiver; returns -1 if the element is not found.
      Throws:
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - index is out of range (size()>0 invalid input: '&'invalid input: '&' (from<0 || from>to || to>=size())).
    • partFromTo

      public AbstractCharList partFromTo(int from, int to)
      Returns a new list of the part of the receiver between from, inclusive, and to, inclusive.
      Overrides:
      partFromTo in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      from - the index of the first element (inclusive).
      to - the index of the last element (inclusive).
      Returns:
      a new list
      Throws:
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - index is out of range (size()>0 invalid input: '&'invalid input: '&' (from<0 || from>to || to>=size())).
    • removeAll

      public boolean removeAll(AbstractCharList other)
      Removes from the receiver all elements that are contained in the specified list. Tests for identity.
      Overrides:
      removeAll in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      other - the other list.
      Returns:
      true if the receiver changed as a result of the call.
    • replaceFromToWithFrom

      public void replaceFromToWithFrom(int from, int to, AbstractCharList other, int otherFrom)
      Replaces a number of elements in the receiver with the same number of elements of another list. Replaces elements in the receiver, between from (inclusive) and to (inclusive), with elements of other, starting from otherFrom (inclusive).
      Overrides:
      replaceFromToWithFrom in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      from - the position of the first element to be replaced in the receiver
      to - the position of the last element to be replaced in the receiver
      other - list holding elements to be copied into the receiver.
      otherFrom - position of first element within other list to be copied.
    • retainAll

      public boolean retainAll(AbstractCharList other)
      Retains (keeps) only the elements in the receiver that are contained in the specified other list. In other words, removes from the receiver all of its elements that are not contained in the specified other list.
      Overrides:
      retainAll in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      other - the other list to test against.
      Returns:
      true if the receiver changed as a result of the call.
    • reverse

      public void reverse()
      Reverses the elements of the receiver. Last becomes first, second last becomes second first, and so on.
      Overrides:
      reverse in class AbstractCharList
    • set

      public void set(int index, char element)
      Replaces the element at the specified position in the receiver with the specified element.
      Overrides:
      set in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      index - index of element to replace.
      element - element to be stored at the specified position.
      Throws:
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - index is out of range (index < 0 || index >= size()).
    • setQuick

      public void setQuick(int index, char element)
      Replaces the element at the specified position in the receiver with the specified element; WARNING: Does not check preconditions. Provided with invalid parameters this method may access invalid indexes without throwing any exception! You should only use this method when you are absolutely sure that the index is within bounds. Precondition (unchecked): index >= 0 invalid input: '&'invalid input: '&' index < size().
      Specified by:
      setQuick in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      index - index of element to replace.
      element - element to be stored at the specified position.
    • shuffleFromTo

      public void shuffleFromTo(int from, int to)
      Randomly permutes the part of the receiver between from (inclusive) and to (inclusive).
      Overrides:
      shuffleFromTo in class AbstractCharList
      Parameters:
      from - the index of the first element (inclusive) to be permuted.
      to - the index of the last element (inclusive) to be permuted.
      Throws:
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - index is out of range (size()>0 invalid input: '&'invalid input: '&' (from<0 || from>to || to>=size())).
    • sortFromTo

      public void sortFromTo(int from, int to)
      Sorts the specified range of the receiver into ascending order. The sorting algorithm is dynamically chosen according to the characteristics of the data set. Currently quicksort and countsort are considered. Countsort is not always applicable, but if applicable, it usually outperforms quicksort by a factor of 3-4.

      Best case performance: O(N).

      Worst case performance: O(N^2) (a degenerated quicksort).
      Best case space requirements: 0 KB.
      Worst case space requirements: 40 KB.
      Overrides:
      sortFromTo in class AbstractList
      Parameters:
      from - the index of the first element (inclusive) to be sorted.
      to - the index of the last element (inclusive) to be sorted.
      Throws:
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - index is out of range (size()>0 invalid input: '&'invalid input: '&' (from<0 || from>to || to>=size())).
    • trimToSize

      public void trimToSize()
      Trims the capacity of the receiver to be the receiver's current size. Releases any superfluos internal memory. An application can use this operation to minimize the storage of the receiver.
      Overrides:
      trimToSize in class AbstractList