struct Set(T)
Overview
Set implements a collection of unordered values with no duplicates.
An Enumerable object can be converted to Set using the #to_set method.
Set uses Hash as storage, so you must note the following points:
- Equality of elements is determined according to Object#==andObject#hash.
- Setassumes that the identity of each element does not change while it is stored. Modifying an element of a set will render the set to an unreliable state.
Example
s1 = Set{1, 2}
s2 = [1, 2].to_set
s3 = Set.new [1, 2]
s1 == s2 # => true
s1 == s3 # => true
s1.add(2)
s1.concat([6, 8])
s1.subset? s2 # => false
s2.subset? s1 # => trueIncluded Modules
Defined in:
json/to_json.crset.cr
yaml/to_yaml.cr
Constructors
- .new(ctx : YAML::ParseContext, node : YAML::Nodes::Node)
- .new(other : Indexable(T))
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        .new(enumerable : Enumerable(T))
        
          Creates a new set from the elements in enumerable. 
- .new(pull : JSON::PullParser)
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        .new(initial_capacity = nil)
        
          Creates a new, empty Set.
- .new(ctx : YAML::ParseContext, node : YAML::Nodes::Node, &)
Instance Method Summary
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        #&(other : Set)
        
          Intersection: returns a new set containing elements common to both sets. 
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        #+(other : Set(U)) forall U
        
          Addition: returns a new set containing the unique elements from both sets. 
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        #-(other : Enumerable)
        
          Difference: returns a new set containing elements in this set that are not present in the other enumerable. 
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        #-(other : Set)
        
          Difference: returns a new set containing elements in this set that are not present in the other. 
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        #<<(object : T)
        
          Alias for #add
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        #==(other : Set)
        
          Returns trueif both sets have the same elements.
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        #===(object : T)
        
          Same as #includes?.
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        #^(other : Set(U)) forall U
        
          Symmetric Difference: returns a new set (self - other) | (other - self).
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        #^(other : Enumerable(U)) forall U
        
          Symmetric Difference: returns a new set (self - other) | (other - self).
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        #add(object : T)
        
          Adds object to the set and returns self.
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        #add?(object : T)
        
          Adds object to the set and returns trueon success andfalseif the value was already in the set.
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        #clear
        
          Removes all elements in the set, and returns self.
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        #clone
        
          Returns a new Setwith all of the elements cloned.
- #compare_by_identity
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        #compare_by_identity?
        
          Returns trueof this Set is comparing objects byobject_id.
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        #concat(elems)
        
          Adds #eachelement of elems to the set and returnsself.
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        #delete(object)
        
          Removes the object from the set and returns self.
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        #dup
        
          Returns a new Setwith all of the same elements.
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        #each
        
          Returns an iterator for each element of the set. 
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        #each(&)
        
          Yields each element of the set, and returns self.
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        #empty?
        
          Returns trueif the set is empty.
- #hash(hasher)
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        #includes?(object)
        
          Returns trueif object exists in the set.
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        #inspect(io : IO) : Nil
        
          Alias of #to_s.
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        #intersects?(other : Set)
        
          Returns trueif the set and the given set have at least one element in common.
- #pretty_print(pp) : Nil
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        #proper_subset?(other : Set)
        
          Returns trueif the set is a proper subset of the other set.
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        #proper_superset?(other : Set)
        
          Returns trueif the set is a superset of the other set.
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        #size
        
          Returns the number of elements in the set. 
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        #subset?(other : Set)
        
          Returns trueif the set is a subset of the other set.
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        #subtract(other : Enumerable)
        
          Returns selfafter removing from it those elements that are present in the given enumerable.
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        #superset?(other : Set)
        
          Returns trueif the set is a superset of the other set.
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        #to_a
        
          Returns the elements as an Array.
- #to_json(json : JSON::Builder)
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        #to_s(io : IO) : Nil
        
          Writes a string representation of the set to io. 
- #to_yaml(yaml : YAML::Nodes::Builder)
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        #|(other : Set(U)) forall U
        
          Union: returns a new set containing all unique elements from both sets. 
Instance methods inherited from module Iterable(T)
  
  
    
      chunk(reuse = false, &block : T -> U) forall U
    chunk, 
    
  
    
      chunk_while(reuse : Bool | Array(T) = false, &block : T, T -> B) forall B
    chunk_while, 
    
  
    
      cycle(n)cycle cycle, each each, each_cons(count : Int, reuse = false) each_cons, each_slice(count : Int, reuse = false) each_slice, each_with_index(offset = 0) each_with_index, each_with_object(obj) each_with_object, slice_after(reuse : Bool | Array(T) = false, &block : T -> B) forall B
slice_after(pattern, reuse : Bool | Array(T) = false) slice_after, slice_before(reuse : Bool | Array(T) = false, &block : T -> B) forall B
slice_before(pattern, reuse : Bool | Array(T) = false) slice_before, slice_when(reuse : Bool | Array(T) = false, &block : T, T -> B) forall B slice_when
Instance methods inherited from module Enumerable(T)
  
  
    
      all?(&)all?(pattern)
all? all?, any?(&)
any?(pattern)
any? any?, chunks(&block : T -> U) forall U chunks, compact_map(&) compact_map, count(&)
count(item) count, cycle(&)
cycle(n, &) cycle, each(&block : T -> _) each, each_cons(count : Int, reuse = false, &) each_cons, each_cons_pair(& : T, T -> _) : Nil each_cons_pair, each_slice(count : Int, reuse = false, &) each_slice, each_with_index(offset = 0, &) each_with_index, each_with_object(obj, &) each_with_object, empty? empty?, find(if_none = nil, &) find, first(&)
first(count : Int)
first first, first? first?, flat_map(&block : T -> Array(U) | Iterator(U) | U) forall U flat_map, grep(pattern) grep, group_by(&block : T -> U) forall U group_by, in_groups_of(size : Int, filled_up_with : U = nil) forall U
in_groups_of(size : Int, filled_up_with : U = nil, reuse = false, &) forall U in_groups_of, includes?(obj) includes?, index(&)
index(obj) index, index_by(&block : T -> U) forall U index_by, join(separator = "", & : T -> )
join(separator, io : IO, &)
join(io : IO, separator = "", & : T, IO -> )
join(separator = "")
join(separator, io : IO)
join(io : IO, separator = "") join, map(&block : T -> U) forall U map, map_with_index(offset = 0, &block : T, Int32 -> U) forall U map_with_index, max max, max? max?, max_by(&block : T -> U) forall U max_by, max_by?(&block : T -> U) forall U max_by?, max_of(&block : T -> U) forall U max_of, max_of?(&block : T -> U) forall U max_of?, min min, min? min?, min_by(&block : T -> U) forall U min_by, min_by?(&block : T -> U) forall U min_by?, min_of(&block : T -> U) forall U min_of, min_of?(&block : T -> U) forall U min_of?, minmax minmax, minmax? minmax?, minmax_by(&block : T -> U) forall U minmax_by, minmax_by?(&block : T -> U) forall U minmax_by?, minmax_of(&block : T -> U) forall U minmax_of, minmax_of?(&block : T -> U) forall U minmax_of?, none?
none?(pattern)
none?(&) none?, one?(&)
one?(pattern)
one? one?, partition(&) partition, product
product(initial : Number)
product(initial : Number, &)
product(&) product, reduce(memo, &)
reduce(&) reduce, reduce?(&) reduce?, reject(pattern)
reject(type : U.class) forall U
reject(&block : T -> ) reject, select(pattern)
select(type : U.class) forall U
select(&block : T -> ) select, size size, skip(count : Int) skip, skip_while(&) skip_while, sum(initial)
sum
sum(initial, &)
sum(&) sum, take_while(&) take_while, tally : Hash(T, Int32) tally, to_a to_a, to_h
to_h(&block : T -> Tuple(K, V)) forall K, V to_h, to_set to_set, zip(*others : Indexable | Iterable | Iterator, &)
zip(*others : Indexable | Iterable | Iterator) zip, zip?(*others : Indexable | Iterable | Iterator, &)
zip?(*others : Indexable | Iterable | Iterator) zip?
Instance methods inherited from struct Struct
  
  
    
      ==(other) : Bool
    ==, 
    
  
    
      hash(hasher)
    hash, 
    
  
    
      inspect(io : IO) : Nil
    inspect, 
    
  
    
      pretty_print(pp) : Nil
    pretty_print, 
    
  
    
      to_s(io : IO) : Nil
    to_s
    
  
    
    
  
    
  Instance methods inherited from struct Value
  
  
    
      ==(other : JSON::Any)==(other : YAML::Any)
==(other) ==, dup dup
Instance methods inherited from class Object
  
  
    
      ! : Bool
    !, 
    
  
    
      !=(other)
    !=, 
    
  
    
      !~(other)
    !~, 
    
  
    
      ==(other)
    ==, 
    
  
    
      ===(other : JSON::Any)===(other : YAML::Any)
===(other) ===, =~(other) =~, as(type : Class) as, as?(type : Class) as?, class class, dup dup, hash(hasher)
hash hash, in?(*values : Object) : Bool
in?(collection) : Bool in?, inspect : String
inspect(io : IO) : Nil inspect, is_a?(type : Class) : Bool is_a?, itself itself, nil? : Bool nil?, not_nil! not_nil!, pretty_inspect(width = 79, newline = "\n", indent = 0) : String pretty_inspect, pretty_print(pp : PrettyPrint) : Nil pretty_print, responds_to?(name : Symbol) : Bool responds_to?, tap(&) tap, to_json(io : IO)
to_json to_json, to_pretty_json(io : IO, indent : String = " ")
to_pretty_json(indent : String = " ") to_pretty_json, to_s : String
to_s(io : IO) : Nil to_s, to_yaml(io : IO)
to_yaml to_yaml, try(&) try, unsafe_as(type : T.class) forall T unsafe_as
Class methods inherited from class Object
  
  
    
      from_json(string_or_io, root : String)from_json(string_or_io) from_json, from_yaml(string_or_io : String | IO) from_yaml
Constructor Detail
Creates a new set from the elements in enumerable.
a = [1, 3, 5]
s = Set.new a
s.empty? # => falseCreates a new, empty Set.
s = Set(Int32).new
s.empty? # => trueAn initial capacity can be specified, and it will be set as the initial capacity
of the internal Hash.
Instance Method Detail
Intersection: returns a new set containing elements common to both sets.
Set{1, 1, 3, 5} & Set{1, 2, 3}               # => Set{1, 3}
Set{'a', 'b', 'b', 'z'} & Set{'a', 'b', 'c'} # => Set{'a', 'b'}Addition: returns a new set containing the unique elements from both sets.
Set{1, 1, 2, 3} + Set{3, 4, 5} # => Set{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}Difference: returns a new set containing elements in this set that are not present in the other enumerable.
Set{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} - [2, 4]               # => Set{1, 3, 5}
Set{'a', 'b', 'b', 'z'} - ['a', 'b', 'c'] # => Set{'z'}Difference: returns a new set containing elements in this set that are not present in the other.
Set{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} - Set{2, 4}               # => Set{1, 3, 5}
Set{'a', 'b', 'b', 'z'} - Set{'a', 'b', 'c'} # => Set{'z'}Returns true if both sets have the same elements.
Set{1, 5} == Set{1, 5} # => trueSame as #includes?.
It is for convenience with using on case statement.
red_like = Set{"red", "pink", "violet"}
blue_like = Set{"blue", "azure", "violet"}
case "violet"
when red_like & blue_like
  puts "red & blue like color!"
when red_like
  puts "red like color!"
when blue_like
  puts "blue like color!"
endSee also: Object#===.
Symmetric Difference: returns a new set (self - other) | (other - self).
Equivalently, returns (self | other) - (self & other).
Set{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} ^ Set{2, 4, 6}            # => Set{1, 3, 5, 6}
Set{'a', 'b', 'b', 'z'} ^ Set{'a', 'b', 'c'} # => Set{'z', 'c'}Symmetric Difference: returns a new set (self - other) | (other - self).
Equivalently, returns (self | other) - (self & other).
Set{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} ^ [2, 4, 6]            # => Set{1, 3, 5, 6}
Set{'a', 'b', 'b', 'z'} ^ ['a', 'b', 'c'] # => Set{'z', 'c'}Adds object to the set and returns self.
s = Set{1, 5}
s.includes? 8 # => false
s << 8
s.includes? 8 # => trueAdds object to the set and returns true on success
and false if the value was already in the set.
s = Set{1, 5}
s.add? 8 # => true
s.add? 8 # => falseRemoves all elements in the set, and returns self.
s = Set{1, 5}
s.size # => 2
s.clear
s.size # => 0Makes this set compare objects using their object identity (object_id)
for types that define such method (Reference types, but also structs that
might wrap other Reference types and delegate the object_id method to them).
s = Set{"foo", "bar"}
s.includes?("fo" + "o") # => true
s.compare_by_identity
s.compare_by_identity?  # => true
s.includes?("fo" + "o") # => false # not the same String instanceReturns true of this Set is comparing objects by object_id.
See #compare_by_identity.
Adds #each element of elems to the set and returns self.
s = Set{1, 5}
s.concat [5, 5, 8, 9]
s.size # => 4See also: #| to merge two sets and return a new one.
Removes the object from the set and returns self.
s = Set{1, 5}
s.includes? 5 # => true
s.delete 5
s.includes? 5 # => falseReturns true if the set is empty.
s = Set(Int32).new
s.empty? # => true
s << 3
s.empty? # => falseReturns true if object exists in the set.
s = Set{1, 5}
s.includes? 5 # => true
s.includes? 9 # => falseReturns true if the set and the given set have at least one element in
common.
Set{1, 2, 3}.intersects? Set{4, 5} # => false
Set{1, 2, 3}.intersects? Set{3, 4} # => trueReturns true if the set is a proper subset of the other set.
This set must have fewer elements than the other set, and all of elements in this set must be present in the other set.
Set{1, 5}.proper_subset? Set{1, 3, 5}    # => true
Set{1, 3, 5}.proper_subset? Set{1, 3, 5} # => falseReturns true if the set is a superset of the other set.
The other must have the same or fewer elements than this set, and all of elements in the other set must be present in this set.
Set{1, 3, 5}.proper_superset? Set{1, 5}    # => true
Set{1, 3, 5}.proper_superset? Set{1, 3, 5} # => falseReturns true if the set is a subset of the other set.
This set must have the same or fewer elements than the other set, and all of elements in this set must be present in the other set.
Set{1, 5}.subset? Set{1, 3, 5}    # => true
Set{1, 3, 5}.subset? Set{1, 3, 5} # => trueReturns self after removing from it those elements that are present in
the given enumerable.
Set{'a', 'b', 'b', 'z'}.subtract Set{'a', 'b', 'c'} # => Set{'z'}
Set{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}.subtract [2, 4, 6]               # => Set{1, 3, 5}Returns true if the set is a superset of the other set.
The other must have the same or fewer elements than this set, and all of elements in the other set must be present in this set.
Set{1, 3, 5}.superset? Set{1, 5}    # => true
Set{1, 3, 5}.superset? Set{1, 3, 5} # => trueUnion: returns a new set containing all unique elements from both sets.
Set{1, 1, 3, 5} | Set{1, 2, 3}               # => Set{1, 3, 5, 2}
Set{'a', 'b', 'b', 'z'} | Set{'a', 'b', 'c'} # => Set{'a', 'b', 'z', 'c'}See also: #concat to add elements from a set to self.