Set0.26.1

Overview
Properties
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external class Set<out Element> extends Collection<Element>

An unordered collection of unique elements.

Known subtypes:
Known usages:
All versions:

The following operators are supported for sets:

set1 + set2  // union

Properties(show inherited)

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length: Int

The number of elements in this collection.
Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).length == 3
List().length == 0
```
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isEmpty: Boolean

Tells whether this collection is empty.
Facts:
```
!List(1, 2, 3).isEmpty
List().isEmpty
```
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first: Element

The first element in this collection.
Throws if this collection is empty.

Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).first == 1
(import "pkl:test").catch(() -> List().first)
```
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firstOrNull: Element?

Same as first but returns null if this collection is empty.
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rest: Set<Element>

The tail of this collection.
Throws if this collection is empty.

Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).rest == List(2, 3)
(import "pkl:test").catch(() -> List().rest)
```
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restOrNull: Set<Element>?

Same as rest but returns null if this collection is empty.
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last: Element

The last element in this collection.
Throws if this collection is empty.

Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).last == 3
(import "pkl:test").catch(() -> List().last)
```
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lastOrNull: Element?

Same as last but returns null if this collection is empty.
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single: Element

The single element in this collection.
Throws if this collection has zero or more than one element.

Facts:
```
List(1).single == 1
throws(() -> List().single)
throws(() -> List(1, 2, 3).single)
```
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singleOrNull: Element?

Same as single but returns null if this collection is empty or has more than one element.
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min: Element

Returns the first element in this collection that is less than or equal to any other element.

Shorthand for minWith((a, b) -> a < b).

Throws if this collection is empty, or if any two elements cannot be compared with <.
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minOrNull: Element

Same as min but returns null if this collection is empty.
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max: Element

Returns the first element in this collection that is greater than or equal to any other element.

Shorthand for maxWith((a, b) -> a < b).

Throws if this collection is empty, or if any two elements cannot be compared with <.
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maxOrNull: Element?

Same as max but returns null if this collection empty.

Methods(show inherited)

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Any.getClass(): Class (pkl.base)

Returns the class of this.
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function

Any.toString(): String (pkl.base)

Returns a string representation of this.

This method is used to convert the values of string interpolation expressions to strings.
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Any.ifNonNull<Result>(transform: (NonNull) -> Result): Result? (pkl.base)

Returns this |> transform if this is non-null, and null otherwise.

This method is the complement of the ?? operator and the equivalent of an Option type's map and flatMap methods.

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contains(element: Any): Boolean

Tests if element is contained in this collection.

Facts:

List(1, 2, 3).contains(1)
List(1, 2, 3).contains(2)
List(1, 2, 3).contains(3)
!List(1, 2, 3).contains(4)

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startsWith(coll: Collection<Any>): Boolean

Tests if this collection starts with the elements in coll.
Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).startsWith(List(1, 2))
List(1, 2, 3).startsWith(List())
!List(1, 2, 3).startsWith(List(2, 3))
```
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endsWith(coll: Collection<Any>): Boolean

Tests if this collection ends with the elements in coll.
Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).endsWith(List(2, 3))
List(1, 2, 3).endsWith(List())
!List(1, 2, 3).endsWith(List(1, 2))
```
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function

split(index: Int): Pair<Set<Element>, Set<Element>>

Splits this collection into two at split point index.

If index is zero or length, one of the two collections is empty. Throws if index is outside range 0..length.
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splitOrNull(index: Int): Pair<Set<Element>, Set<Element>>?

Same as split() but returns null if index is outside range 0..length.
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partition(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Pair<Set<Element>, Set<Element>>
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abstract function
Collection.indexOf(element: Any): Int (pkl.base)

The zero-based index of the first occurrence of element in this collection.
Throws if this collection does not contains element.

Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).indexOf(2) == 1
List(1, 2, 2).indexOf(2) == 1
(import "pkl:test").catch(() -> List(1, 2, 3).indexOf(4))
```
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abstract function

Collection.indexOfOrNull(element: Any): Int? (pkl.base)

Same as indexOf() but returns null if this collection does not contain element.
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abstract function
Collection.lastIndexOf(element: Any): Int (pkl.base)

The zero-based index of the last occurrence of element in this collection.
Throws if this collection does not contain element.

Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).lastIndexOf(2) == 1
List(1, 2, 2).lastIndexOf(2) == 2
(import "pkl:test").catch(() -> List(1, 2, 3).lastIndexOf(4))
```
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abstract function

Collection.lastIndexOfOrNull(element: Any): Int? (pkl.base)

Same as lastIndexOf() but returns null if this collection does not contain element.
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function
find(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Element

The first element for which predicate returns true.
Throws if predicate does not hold for any element in this collection.

Facts:
```
List(5, 6, 7).find((n) -> n.isEven) == 6
List(4, 6, 7).find((n) -> n.isEven) == 4
(import "pkl:test").catch(() -> List(5, 7, 9).find((n) -> n.isEven))
```
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findOrNull(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Element?

Same as find() but returns null if predicate does not hold for any element in this collection.
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findLast(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Element

The last element for which predicate returns true.
Throws if predicate does not hold for any element in this collection.

Facts:
```
List(5, 6, 7).findLast((n) -> n.isEven) == 6
List(4, 6, 8).findLast((n) -> n.isEven) == 8
List(5, 7, 9).findLast((n) -> n.isEven) == null
```
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findLastOrNull(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Element?

Same as findLast() but returns null if predicate does not hold for any element in this collection.
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abstract function
Collection.findIndex(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Int (pkl.base)

The index of the first element for which predicate returns true.

Also known as:

indexWhere
Throws if predicate does not hold for any element in this collection.

Facts:
```
List(5, 6, 7).findIndex((n) -> n.isEven) == 1
List(4, 6, 8).findIndex((n) -> n.isEven) == 0
(import "pkl:test").catch(() -> List(5, 7, 9).findLast((n) -> n.isEven))
```
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abstract function

Collection.findIndexOrNull(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Int? (pkl.base)

Same as findIndex() but returns null if predicate does not hold for any element in this collection.

Also known as:

indexWhere
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Collection.findLastIndex(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Int (pkl.base)

The index of the last element for which predicate returns true.

Also known as:

lastIndexWhere
Throws if predicate does not hold for any element in this collection.

Facts:
```
List(5, 6, 7).findLastIndex((n) -> n.isEven) == 1
List(4, 6, 8).findLastIndex((n) -> n.isEven) == 2
(import "pkl:test").catch(() -> List(5, 7, 9).findLastIndex((n) -> n.isEven))
```
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abstract function

Collection.findLastIndexOrNull(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Int? (pkl.base)

Same as findLastIndex() but returns null if predicate does not hold for any element in this collection.

Also known as:

lastIndexWhere

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count(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Int

The number of elements for which predicate returns true.

Facts:

List(1, 2, 3).count((n) -> n.isEven) == 1
List(1, 2, 3).count((n) -> n.isOdd) == 2
List(1, 2, 3).count((n) -> n > 9) == 0

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every(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Boolean

Tests whether predicate holds for every element in this collection.
Facts:
```
List(1, 3, 3).every((n) -> n.isOdd)
List().every((n) -> n.isOdd)
!List(1, 2, 3).every((n) -> n.isOdd)
```
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any(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Boolean

Tests whether predicate holds for at least one element in this collection.
Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).any((n) -> n.isEven)
!List(1, 2, 3).any((n) -> n.isEven)
!List().any((n) -> n.isEven)
```

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filter(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Set<Element>

Retains elements for which predicate holds.

Facts:

List(1, 2, 3).filter((n) -> n.isOdd) == List(1, 3)
List(1, 2, 3).filter((n) -> n.isEven) == List(2)
List(1, 2, 3).filter((n) -> n > 9) == List()

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filterNonNull(): Set<Element(this != null)>

Retains non-null elements.

Shorthand for filter((it) -> it != null).

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filterIndexed(predicate: (Int, Element) -> Boolean): Set<Element>

Retains elements for which predicate holds.

predicate takes two arguments: the index of the element, and the element itself.

Facts:

List(1, 2, 3).filterIndexed((i, n) -> i.isOdd) == List(2)
List(1, 2, 3).filterIndexed((i, n) -> i.isEven) == List(1, 3)
List(1, 2, 3).filterIndexed((i, n) -> i.isOdd && n > 2) == List()
List(1, 2, 3).filterIndexed((i, n) -> i.isEven && n > 2) == List(3)

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filterIsInstance<Type>(clazz: Class): Set<Type>

Retains elements whose class is a subclass of clazz.
Shorthand for filter((it) -> it is X).

Facts:
```
List(42, "Pigeon", true, "Parrot").filterIsInstance(String) == List("Pigeon", "Parrot")
```
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map<Result>(transform: (Element) -> Result): Set<Result>

Transforms this collection by applying transform to each element.
Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).map((n) -> n * 2) == List(2, 4, 6)
List(1, 2, 3).map((n) -> n.isEven) == List(false, true, false)
```
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mapIndexed<Result>(transform: (Int, Element) -> Result): Set<Result>

Transforms this collection by applying transform to each element.
transform takes two arguments: the index of the element, and the element itself.

Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).mapIndexed((i, n) -> n * i) == List(0, 2, 6)
List(1, 2, 3).mapIndexed((i, n) -> i.isOdd && n.isEven) == List(false, true, false)
```
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mapNonNull<Result>(transform: (Element) -> Result): Set<Result(this != null)>

Transforms this collection by applying transform to each element and removing resulting null elements.
Equivalent to map(transform).filterNonNull().

Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).mapNonNull((n) -> if (n.isOdd) null else n + 2) == List(4)
```
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function

flatMap<Result>(transform: (Element) -> Collection<Result>): Set<Result>

Applies a collection-generating transform to each element in this collection and concatenates the resulting collections.

Throws if transform produces a non-collection value.
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flatMapIndexed<Result>(transform: (Int, Element) -> Collection<Result>): Set<Result>

Applies a collection-generating transform to each element in this collection and concatenates the resulting collections.

transform takes two arguments: the index of the element, and the element itself.

Throws if transform produces a non-collection value.
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flatten(): Set

Concatenates the elements in this collection, each of which must itself be a collection.

Throws if any element is not a collection.
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add<Other>(element: Other): Set<(Element|Other)>

Adds element to this collection.

For List, element is appended.
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function

take(n: Int): Set<Element>

Returns the first n elements in this collection.
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takeLast(n: Int): Set<Element>

Returns the last n elements in this collection.
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takeWhile(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Set<Element>

Returns the longest prefix of this collection that satisfies predicate.
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takeLastWhile(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Set<Element>

Returns the longest suffix of this collection that satisfies predicate.
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drop(n: Int): Set<Element>

Removes the first n elements in this collection.
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dropLast(n: Int): Set<Element>

Removes the last n elements in this collection.
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dropWhile(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Set<Element>

Removes the longest prefix of this collection that satisfies predicate.
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dropLastWhile(predicate: (Element) -> Boolean): Set<Element>

Removes the longest suffix of this collection that satisfies predicate.
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function

fold<Result>(initial: Result, operator: (Result, Element) -> Result): Result

Folds this collection in iteration order using operator, starting with initial.
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function

foldBack<Result>(initial: Result, operator: (Element, Result) -> Result): Result

Folds this collection in reverse iteration order using operator, starting with initial.
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foldIndexed<Result>(initial: Result, operator: (Int, Result, Element) -> Result): Result

Folds this collection in iteration order using operator, starting with initial.

The first parameter of operator is the zero-based index of the current element.
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reduce<Result>(operator: ((Element|Result), Element) -> Result): Result

Folds this collection in iteration order using operator, starting with the first element.

Throws if this collection is empty.
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function

reduceOrNull<Result>(operator: ((Element|Result), Element) -> Result): Result?

Same as reduce() but returns null if this collection is empty.
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function

groupBy<Key>(selector: (Element) -> Key): Map<Key, Set<Element>>

Groups the elements in this collection according to keys returned by selector.
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repeat(n: Int): List<Element>

Concatenates this collection n times.
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minBy(selector: (Element) -> Int): Element

Returns the first element in this collection that is less than or equal to any other element after applying selector.

Shorthand for minWith((a, b) -> selector.apply(a) < selector.apply(b)).

Throws if this collection is empty or if any two elements cannot be compared with <.
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minByOrNull(selector: (Element) -> Int): Element?

Same as minBy() but returns null if this collection is empty.
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minWith(comparator: (Element, Element) -> (Boolean|Int)): Element

Returns the first element in this collection that is less than or equal to any other element according to comparator.

comparator should return true if its first argument is less than its second argument, and false otherwise.

Throws if this collection is empty.
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minWithOrNull(comparator: (Element, Element) -> (Boolean|Int)): Element?

Same as minWith() but returns null if this collection is empty.
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maxBy(selector: (Element) -> Int): Element

Returns the first element in this collection that is greater than or equal to any other element after applying selector.

Shorthand for maxWith((a, b) -> selector.apply(a) < selector.apply(b)).

Throws if this collection is empty, or if any two elements cannot be compared with < after applying selector.
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maxByOrNull(selector: (Element) -> Int): Element?

Same as maxBy() but returns null if this collection is empty.
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maxWith(comparator: (Element, Element) -> (Boolean|Int)): Element

Returns the first element in this collection that is greater than or equal to any other element according to comparator.

comparator should return true if its first argument is less than its second argument, and false otherwise.

Throws if this collection is empty.
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maxWithOrNull(comparator: (Element, Element) -> (Boolean|Int)): Element?

Same as maxWith() but returns null if this collection is empty.
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sort(): List<Element>

Sorts this collection of Comparable elements in ascending order.

Shorthand for sortWith((a, b) -> a < b).

Throws if any two elements in this collection cannot be compared with <.
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sortBy(selector: (Element) -> Comparable): List<Element>

Sorts this collection in ascending order after applying selector.

Shorthand for sortWith((a, b) -> selector.apply(a) < selector.apply(b)).

Throws if any two elements in this collection cannot be compared with < after applying selector.
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sortWith(comparator: (Element, Element) -> (Boolean|Int)): List<Element>

Sorts this collection according to comparator.
comparator should return true if its first argument comes before its second argument in the sort order, and false otherwise.

Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).sortWith((a, b) -> a > b)) == List(3, 2, 1)
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reverse(): List<Element>

Reverses the order of elements in this collection.
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zip<Other>(coll: Collection<Other>): Set<Pair<Element, Other>>

Returns a collection that combines corresponding elements of this and coll in pairs.
The returned collection's length is the minimum of this.length and coll.length.

Facts:
```
List(1, 2, 3).zip(List(4, 5, 6)) == List(Pair(1, 4), Pair(2, 5), Pair(3, 6))
List(1, 2, 3).zip(List(4, 5, 6, 7, 8)) == List(Pair(1, 4), Pair(2, 5), Pair(3, 6))
```
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abstract function

Collection.transpose(): Collection (pkl.base)

Transposes this two-dimensional collection of collections.

The nth row of the resulting collection corresponds to the nth column of this collection. Throws if an element of this collection is not itself a collection.
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join(separator: String): String

Converts the elements of this collection to strings and concatenates them inserting separator between elements.
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toList(): List<Element>

Converts this collection to a list.

Returns this collection if it already is a list.
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function

toSet(): Set<Element>

Converts this collection to a set.

Returns this collection if it already is a set.
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toMap<Key, Value>(keyExtractor: (Element) -> Key, valueExtractor: (Element) -> Value): Map<Key, Value>

Converts this collection to a map by extracting a key and value from each element using the given functions.
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toListing(): Listing<Element>

Converts this collection to a Listing.
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toDynamic(): Dynamic

Converts this collection to a Dynamic object.
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intersect(other: Set): Set<Element>

The intersection of this set and other.
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difference(other: Set): Set<Element>

The difference of this set and other.