Nonlinear Container PlainArray

icon-note.gif NOTE The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 8. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.

Modules to Import

import PlainArray from '@ohos.util.PlainArray';  

System Capability

SystemCapability.Utils.Lang

PlainArray

Attributes

Name Type Readable Writable Description
length number Yes No Number of entries in a plain array (called container later).

constructor

constructor()

A constructor used to create a PlainArray instance.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();

isEmpty

isEmpty(): boolean

Checks whether this container is empty.

Return value

Type Description
boolean Returns true if the container is empty; returns false otherwise.

Example

const plainArray = new PlainArray();
let result = plainArray.isEmpty();

has

has(key: number): boolean

Checks whether this container contains the specified key.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
key number Yes Key to check.

Return value

Type Description
boolean Returns true if the specified key is contained; returns false otherwise.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.has(1);
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
let result1 = plainArray.has(1);

get

get(key: number): T

Obtains the value of the specified key in this container.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
key number Yes Key to query.

Return value

Type Description
T Value of the key.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
let result = plainArray.get(1);

getIndexOfKey

getIndexOfKey(key: number): number

Obtains the index of the first occurrence of an entry with the specified key in this container.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
key number Yes Key of the entry to obtain.

Return value

Type Description
number Returns the position index if obtained; returns -1 if the specified entry is not found.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
let result = plainArray.getIndexOfKey("sdfs");

getIndexOfValue

getIndexOfValue(value: T): number

Obtains the index of the first occurrence of an entry with the specified value in this container.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
value T Yes Value of the entry to obtain.

Return value

Type Description
number Returns the position index if obtained; returns -1 if the specified entry is not found.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
let result = plainArray.getIndexOfValue("sddfhf");

getKeyAt

getKeyAt(index: number): number

Obtains the key of the entry at the specified position in this container.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
index number Yes Position index of the entry to obtain.

Return value

Type Description
number Returns the key of the entry if obtained; returns -1 otherwise.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
let result = plainArray.getKeyAt(1);

getValueAt

getValueAt(index: number): T

Obtains the value of an entry at the specified position in this container.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
index number Yes Position index of the entry to obtain.

Return value

Type Description
T Returns the value of the entry if obtained; returns undefined otherwise.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
let result = plainArray.getKeyAt(1);

clone

clone(): PlainArray<T>

Clones this container and returns a copy. The modification to the copy does not affect the original instance.

Return value

Type Description
PlainArray<T> New PlainArray instance obtained.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
let newPlainArray = plainArray.clone();

add

add(key: number, value: T): void

Adds an entry to this container.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
key number Yes Key of the entry to add.
value T Yes Value of the entry to add.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");

remove

remove(key: number): T

Removes an entry with the specified key from this container.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
key number Yes Key of the entry to remove.

Return value

Type Description
T Value of the entry removed.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
plainArray.remove(2);
let result = plainArray.remove(2);

removeAt

removeAt(index: number): T

Removes an entry at the specified position from this container.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
index number Yes Position index of the entry to remove.

Return value

Type Description
T Entry removed.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
plainArray.removeAt(1);
let result = plainArray.removeAt(1);

removeRangeFrom

removeRangeFrom(index: number, size: number): number

Removes entries in a specified range from this container.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
index number Yes Start position of the entries to remove.
size number Yes Number of entries to remove.

Return value

Type Description
number Number of entries removed.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
let result = plainArray.removeRangeFrom(1, 3);

setValueAt

setValueAt(index: number, value: T): void

Sets a value for an entry at the specified position in this container.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
index number Yes Position index of the entry.
value T Yes Value of the entry to set.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
plainArray.setValueAt(1, 3546);

toString

toString(): String

Obtains a string that contains all entries in this container.

Return value

Type Description
String String obtained.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
let result = plainArray.toString();

clear

clear(): void

Clears this container and sets its length to 0.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
plainArray.clear();

forEach

forEach(callbackfn: (value: T, index?: number, PlainArray?: PlainArray<T>) => void, thisArg?: Object): void

Uses a callback to traverse the entries in this container and obtain their position indexes.

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
callbackfn function Yes Callback invoked to traverse the entries in the container.
thisArg Object No Value to use when the callback is invoked.

callbackfn

Name Type Mandatory Description
value T Yes Value of the entry that is currently traversed.
index number No Key of the entry that is currently traversed.
PlainArray PlainArray<T> No Instance that invokes the forEach API.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");
plainArray.forEach((value, index) => {
  console.log("value:" + value, index);
});

[Symbol.iterator]

[Symbol.iterator](): IterableIterator<[number, T]>

Obtains an iterator, each item of which is a JavaScript object.

Return value

Type Description
IterableIterator<[number, T]> Iterator obtained.

Example

let plainArray = new PlainArray();
plainArray.add(1, "sddfhf");
plainArray.add(2, "sffdfhf");

// Method 1:
for (let item of plainArray) { 
  console.log("index:" + item[0]);
  console.log("value:" + item[1]);
}

// Method 2:
let iter = plainArray[Symbol.iterator]();
let temp = iter.next().value;
while(temp != undefined) {
  console.log("index:" + temp[0]);
  console.log("value:" + temp[1]);
  temp = iter.next().value;
}