class Set
This library provides the Set
class, which implements a collection of unordered values with no duplicates. It is a hybrid of Array’s intuitive inter-operation facilities and Hash’s fast lookup.
The method to_set
is added to Enumerable
for convenience.
Set
is easy to use with Enumerable
objects (implementing each
). Most of the initializer methods and binary operators accept generic Enumerable
objects besides sets and arrays. 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:
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Equality of elements is determined according to Object#eql? and Object#hash. Use
Set#compare_by_identity
to make a set compare its elements by their identity. -
Set
assumes 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. -
When a string is to be stored, a frozen copy of the string is stored instead unless the original string is already frozen.
Comparison¶ ↑
The comparison operators <
, >
, <=
, and >=
are implemented as shorthand for the {proper_,}{subset?,superset?} methods. The <=>
operator reflects this order, or return nil
for sets that both have distinct elements ({x, y}
vs. {x, z}
for example).
Example¶ ↑
require 'set' s1 = Set[1, 2] #=> #<Set: {1, 2}> s2 = [1, 2].to_set #=> #<Set: {1, 2}> s1 == s2 #=> true s1.add("foo") #=> #<Set: {1, 2, "foo"}> s1.merge([2, 6]) #=> #<Set: {1, 2, "foo", 6}> s1.subset?(s2) #=> false s2.subset?(s1) #=> true
Contact¶ ↑
-
Akinori MUSHA <knu@iDaemons.org> (current maintainer)
What’s Here¶ ↑
First, what’s elsewhere. Class Set:
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Inherits from class Object.
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Includes module Enumerable, which provides dozens of additional methods.
In particular, class Set does not have many methods of its own for fetching or for iterating. Instead, it relies on those in Enumerable.
Here, class Set provides methods that are useful for:
Methods for Creating a Set¶ ↑
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::[]
: Returns a new set containing the given objects. -
::new
: Returns a new set containing either the given objects (if no block given) or the return values from the called block (if a block given).
Methods for Set Operations¶ ↑
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| (aliased as
union
and+
): Returns a new set containing all elements fromself
and all elements from a given enumerable (no duplicates). -
& (aliased as
intersection
): Returns a new set containing all elements common toself
and a given enumerable. -
- (aliased as
difference
): Returns a copy ofself
with all elements in a given enumerable removed. -
^: Returns a new set containing all elements from
self
and a given enumerable except those common to both.
Methods for Comparing¶ ↑
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<=>: Returns -1, 0, or 1 as
self
is less than, equal to, or greater than a given object. -
==: Returns whether
self
and a given enumerable are equal, as determined by Object#eql?. -
compare_by_identity?
: Returns whether the set considers only identity when comparing elements.
Methods for Querying¶ ↑
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empty?
: Returns whether the set has no elements. -
include?
(aliased asmember?
and===
): Returns whether a given object is an element in the set. -
subset?
(aliased as <=): Returns whether a given object is a subset of the set. -
proper_subset?
(aliased as <): Returns whether a given enumerable is a proper subset of the set. -
superset?
(aliased as >=]): Returns whether a given enumerable is a superset of the set. -
proper_superset?
(aliased as >): Returns whether a given enumerable is a proper superset of the set. -
disjoint?
: Returnstrue
if the set and a given enumerable have no common elements,false
otherwise. -
intersect?
: Returnstrue
if the set and a given enumerable: have any common elements,false
otherwise. -
compare_by_identity?
: Returns whether the set considers only identity when comparing elements.
Methods for Assigning¶ ↑
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add
(aliased as<<
): Adds a given object to the set; returnsself
. -
add?
: If the given object is not an element in the set, adds it and returnsself
; otherwise, returnsnil
. -
merge
: Merges the elements of each given enumerable object to the set; returnsself
. -
replace
: Replaces the contents of the set with the contents of a given enumerable.
Methods for Deleting¶ ↑
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clear
: Removes all elements in the set; returnsself
. -
delete
: Removes a given object from the set; returnsself
. -
delete?
: If the given object is an element in the set, removes it and returnsself
; otherwise, returnsnil
. -
subtract
: Removes each given object from the set; returnsself
. -
delete_if
- Removes elements specified by a given block. -
select!
(aliased asfilter!
): Removes elements not specified by a given block. -
keep_if
: Removes elements not specified by a given block. -
reject!
Removes elements specified by a given block.
Methods for Converting¶ ↑
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classify
: Returns a hash that classifies the elements, as determined by the given block. -
collect!
(aliased asmap!
): Replaces each element with a block return-value. -
divide
: Returns a hash that classifies the elements, as determined by the given block; differs fromclassify
in that the block may accept either one or two arguments. -
flatten
: Returns a new set that is a recursive flattening ofself
.flatten!
: Replaces each nested set inself
with the elements from that set. -
inspect
(aliased asto_s
): Returns a string displaying the elements. -
join
: Returns a string containing all elements, converted to strings as needed, and joined by the given record separator. -
to_a
: Returns an array containing all set elements. -
to_set
: Returnsself
if given no arguments and no block; with a block given, returns a new set consisting of block return values.
Methods for Iterating¶ ↑
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each
: Calls the block with each successive element; returnsself
.
Other Methods¶ ↑
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reset
: Resets the internal state; useful if an object has been modified while an element in the set.
Constants
- VERSION
Public Class Methods
Creates a new set containing the given objects.
Set[1, 2] # => #<Set: {1, 2}> Set[1, 2, 1] # => #<Set: {1, 2}> Set[1, 'c', :s] # => #<Set: {1, "c", :s}>
# File set.rb, line 228 def self.[](*ary) new(ary) end
Creates a new set containing the elements of the given enumerable object.
If a block is given, the elements of enum are preprocessed by the given block.
Set.new([1, 2]) #=> #<Set: {1, 2}> Set.new([1, 2, 1]) #=> #<Set: {1, 2}> Set.new([1, 'c', :s]) #=> #<Set: {1, "c", :s}> Set.new(1..5) #=> #<Set: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}> Set.new([1, 2, 3]) { |x| x * x } #=> #<Set: {1, 4, 9}>
# File set.rb, line 243 def initialize(enum = nil, &block) # :yields: o @hash ||= Hash.new(false) enum.nil? and return if block do_with_enum(enum) { |o| add(block[o]) } else merge(enum) end end
Public Instance Methods
Returns a new set containing elements common to the set and the given enumerable object.
Set[1, 3, 5] & Set[3, 2, 1] #=> #<Set: {3, 1}> Set['a', 'b', 'z'] & ['a', 'b', 'c'] #=> #<Set: {"a", "b"}>
# File set.rb, line 643 def &(enum) n = self.class.new if enum.is_a?(Set) if enum.size > size each { |o| n.add(o) if enum.include?(o) } else enum.each { |o| n.add(o) if include?(o) } end else do_with_enum(enum) { |o| n.add(o) if include?(o) } end n end
Returns a new set built by duplicating the set, removing every element that appears in the given enumerable object.
Set[1, 3, 5] - Set[1, 5] #=> #<Set: {3}> Set['a', 'b', 'z'] - ['a', 'c'] #=> #<Set: {"b", "z"}>
# File set.rb, line 633 def -(enum) dup.subtract(enum) end
Returns 0 if the set are equal, -1 / +1 if the set is a proper subset / superset of the given set, or nil if they both have unique elements.
# File set.rb, line 456 def <=>(set) return unless set.is_a?(Set) case size <=> set.size when -1 then -1 if proper_subset?(set) when +1 then +1 if proper_superset?(set) else 0 if self.==(set) end end
Returns true if two sets are equal. The equality of each couple of elements is defined according to Object#eql?.
Set[1, 2] == Set[2, 1] #=> true Set[1, 3, 5] == Set[1, 5] #=> false Set['a', 'b', 'c'] == Set['a', 'c', 'b'] #=> true Set['a', 'b', 'c'] == ['a', 'c', 'b'] #=> false
# File set.rb, line 677 def ==(other) if self.equal?(other) true elsif other.instance_of?(self.class) @hash == other.instance_variable_get(:@hash) elsif other.is_a?(Set) && self.size == other.size other.all? { |o| @hash.include?(o) } else false end end
Returns true if the given object is a member of the set, and false otherwise.
Used in case statements:
require 'set' case :apple when Set[:potato, :carrot] "vegetable" when Set[:apple, :banana] "fruit" end # => "fruit"
Or by itself:
Set[1, 2, 3] === 2 #=> true Set[1, 2, 3] === 4 #=> false
Returns a new set containing elements exclusive between the set and the given enumerable object. (set ^ enum)
is equivalent to ((set | enum) - (set & enum))
.
Set[1, 2] ^ Set[2, 3] #=> #<Set: {3, 1}> Set[1, 'b', 'c'] ^ ['b', 'd'] #=> #<Set: {"d", 1, "c"}>
# File set.rb, line 664 def ^(enum) n = self.class.new(enum) each { |o| n.add(o) unless n.delete?(o) } n end
Adds the given object to the set and returns self. Use merge
to add many elements at once.
Set[1, 2].add(3) #=> #<Set: {1, 2, 3}> Set[1, 2].add([3, 4]) #=> #<Set: {1, 2, [3, 4]}> Set[1, 2].add(2) #=> #<Set: {1, 2}>
# File set.rb, line 514 def add(o) @hash[o] = true self end
Adds the given object to the set and returns self. If the object is already in the set, returns nil.
Set[1, 2].add?(3) #=> #<Set: {1, 2, 3}> Set[1, 2].add?([3, 4]) #=> #<Set: {1, 2, [3, 4]}> Set[1, 2].add?(2) #=> nil
# File set.rb, line 526 def add?(o) add(o) unless include?(o) end
Classifies the set by the return value of the given block and returns a hash of {value => set of elements} pairs. The block is called once for each element of the set, passing the element as parameter.
require 'set' files = Set.new(Dir.glob("*.rb")) hash = files.classify { |f| File.mtime(f).year } hash #=> {2000=>#<Set: {"a.rb", "b.rb"}>, # 2001=>#<Set: {"c.rb", "d.rb", "e.rb"}>, # 2002=>#<Set: {"f.rb"}>}
Returns an enumerator if no block is given.
# File set.rb, line 746 def classify # :yields: o block_given? or return enum_for(__method__) { size } h = {} each { |i| (h[yield(i)] ||= self.class.new).add(i) } h end
Removes all elements and returns self.
set = Set[1, 'c', :s] #=> #<Set: {1, "c", :s}> set.clear #=> #<Set: {}> set #=> #<Set: {}>
# File set.rb, line 316 def clear @hash.clear self end
Replaces the elements with ones returned by collect()
. Returns an enumerator if no block is given.
# File set.rb, line 567 def collect! block_given? or return enum_for(__method__) { size } set = self.class.new each { |o| set << yield(o) } replace(set) end
Makes the set compare its elements by their identity and returns self. This method may not be supported by all subclasses of Set
.
# File set.rb, line 257 def compare_by_identity if @hash.respond_to?(:compare_by_identity) @hash.compare_by_identity self else raise NotImplementedError, "#{self.class.name}\##{__method__} is not implemented" end end
Returns true if the set will compare its elements by their identity. Also see Set#compare_by_identity
.
# File set.rb, line 268 def compare_by_identity? @hash.respond_to?(:compare_by_identity?) && @hash.compare_by_identity? end
Deletes the given object from the set and returns self. Use subtract
to delete many items at once.
# File set.rb, line 532 def delete(o) @hash.delete(o) self end
Deletes the given object from the set and returns self. If the object is not in the set, returns nil.
# File set.rb, line 539 def delete?(o) delete(o) if include?(o) end
Deletes every element of the set for which block evaluates to true, and returns self. Returns an enumerator if no block is given.
# File set.rb, line 546 def delete_if(&block) block_given? or return enum_for(__method__) { size } # Instead of directly using @hash.delete_if, perform enumeration # using self.each that subclasses may override. select(&block).each { |o| @hash.delete(o) } self end
Returns true if the set and the given enumerable have no element in common. This method is the opposite of intersect?
.
Set[1, 2, 3].disjoint? Set[3, 4] #=> false Set[1, 2, 3].disjoint? Set[4, 5] #=> true Set[1, 2, 3].disjoint? [3, 4] #=> false Set[1, 2, 3].disjoint? 4..5 #=> true
# File set.rb, line 495 def disjoint?(set) !intersect?(set) end
Divides the set into a set of subsets according to the commonality defined by the given block.
If the arity of the block is 2, elements o1 and o2 are in common if block.call(o1, o2) is true. Otherwise, elements o1 and o2 are in common if block.call(o1) == block.call(o2).
require 'set' numbers = Set[1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11] set = numbers.divide { |i,j| (i - j).abs == 1 } set #=> #<Set: {#<Set: {1}>, # #<Set: {11, 9, 10}>, # #<Set: {3, 4}>, # #<Set: {6}>}>
Returns an enumerator if no block is given.
# File set.rb, line 774 def divide(&func) func or return enum_for(__method__) { size } if func.arity == 2 require 'tsort' class << dig = {} # :nodoc: include TSort alias tsort_each_node each_key def tsort_each_child(node, &block) fetch(node).each(&block) end end each { |u| dig[u] = a = [] each{ |v| func.call(u, v) and a << v } } set = Set.new() dig.each_strongly_connected_component { |css| set.add(self.class.new(css)) } set else Set.new(classify(&func).values) end end
Calls the given block once for each element in the set, passing the element as parameter. Returns an enumerator if no block is given.
# File set.rb, line 502 def each(&block) block_given? or return enum_for(__method__) { size } @hash.each_key(&block) self end
Returns true if the set contains no elements.
# File set.rb, line 307 def empty? @hash.empty? end
Returns a new set that is a copy of the set, flattening each containing set recursively.
# File set.rb, line 380 def flatten self.class.new.flatten_merge(self) end
Equivalent to Set#flatten
, but replaces the receiver with the result in place. Returns nil if no modifications were made.
# File set.rb, line 386 def flatten! replace(flatten()) if any?(Set) end
Returns true if the set contains the given object.
Note that include?
and member?
do not test member equality using ==
as do other Enumerables.
See also Enumerable#include?
# File set.rb, line 396 def include?(o) @hash[o] end
Clone internal hash.
# File set.rb, line 290 def initialize_clone(orig, **options) super @hash = orig.instance_variable_get(:@hash).clone(**options) end
Dup internal hash.
# File set.rb, line 284 def initialize_dup(orig) super @hash = orig.instance_variable_get(:@hash).dup end
Returns a string containing a human-readable representation of the set (“#<Set: {element1, element2, …}>”).
# File set.rb, line 814 def inspect ids = (Thread.current[InspectKey] ||= []) if ids.include?(object_id) return sprintf('#<%s: {...}>', self.class.name) end ids << object_id begin return sprintf('#<%s: {%s}>', self.class, to_a.inspect[1..-2]) ensure ids.pop end end
Returns true if the set and the given enumerable have at least one element in common.
Set[1, 2, 3].intersect? Set[4, 5] #=> false Set[1, 2, 3].intersect? Set[3, 4] #=> true Set[1, 2, 3].intersect? 4..5 #=> false Set[1, 2, 3].intersect? [3, 4] #=> true
# File set.rb, line 473 def intersect?(set) case set when Set if size < set.size any?(set) else set.any?(self) end when Enumerable set.any?(self) else raise ArgumentError, "value must be enumerable" end end
Returns a string created by converting each element of the set to a string See also: Array#join
# File set.rb, line 806 def join(separator=nil) to_a.join(separator) end
Deletes every element of the set for which block evaluates to false, and returns self. Returns an enumerator if no block is given.
# File set.rb, line 557 def keep_if(&block) block_given? or return enum_for(__method__) { size } # Instead of directly using @hash.keep_if, perform enumeration # using self.each that subclasses may override. reject(&block).each { |o| @hash.delete(o) } self end
Merges the elements of the given enumerable objects to the set and returns self.
# File set.rb, line 598 def merge(*enums, **nil) enums.each do |enum| if enum.instance_of?(self.class) @hash.update(enum.instance_variable_get(:@hash)) else do_with_enum(enum) { |o| add(o) } end end self end
Returns true if the set is a proper subset of the given set.
# File set.rb, line 441 def proper_subset?(set) case when set.instance_of?(self.class) && @hash.respond_to?(:<) @hash < set.instance_variable_get(:@hash) when set.is_a?(Set) size < set.size && all?(set) else raise ArgumentError, "value must be a set" end end
Returns true if the set is a proper superset of the given set.
# File set.rb, line 415 def proper_superset?(set) case when set.instance_of?(self.class) && @hash.respond_to?(:>) @hash > set.instance_variable_get(:@hash) when set.is_a?(Set) size > set.size && set.all?(self) else raise ArgumentError, "value must be a set" end end
Equivalent to Set#delete_if
, but returns nil if no changes were made. Returns an enumerator if no block is given.
# File set.rb, line 577 def reject!(&block) block_given? or return enum_for(__method__) { size } n = size delete_if(&block) self if size != n end
Replaces the contents of the set with the contents of the given enumerable object and returns self.
set = Set[1, 'c', :s] #=> #<Set: {1, "c", :s}> set.replace([1, 2]) #=> #<Set: {1, 2}> set #=> #<Set: {1, 2}>
# File set.rb, line 327 def replace(enum) if enum.instance_of?(self.class) @hash.replace(enum.instance_variable_get(:@hash)) self else do_with_enum(enum) # make sure enum is enumerable before calling clear clear merge(enum) end end
Resets the internal state after modification to existing elements and returns self.
Elements will be reindexed and deduplicated.
# File set.rb, line 702 def reset if @hash.respond_to?(:rehash) @hash.rehash # This should perform frozenness check. else raise FrozenError, "can't modify frozen #{self.class.name}" if frozen? end self end
Equivalent to Set#keep_if
, but returns nil if no changes were made. Returns an enumerator if no block is given.
# File set.rb, line 586 def select!(&block) block_given? or return enum_for(__method__) { size } n = size keep_if(&block) self if size != n end
Returns the number of elements.
# File set.rb, line 301 def size @hash.size end
Returns true if the set is a subset of the given set.
# File set.rb, line 428 def subset?(set) case when set.instance_of?(self.class) && @hash.respond_to?(:<=) @hash <= set.instance_variable_get(:@hash) when set.is_a?(Set) size <= set.size && all?(set) else raise ArgumentError, "value must be a set" end end
Deletes every element that appears in the given enumerable object and returns self.
# File set.rb, line 612 def subtract(enum) do_with_enum(enum) { |o| delete(o) } self end
Returns true if the set is a superset of the given set.
# File set.rb, line 402 def superset?(set) case when set.instance_of?(self.class) && @hash.respond_to?(:>=) @hash >= set.instance_variable_get(:@hash) when set.is_a?(Set) size >= set.size && set.all?(self) else raise ArgumentError, "value must be a set" end end
Returns an array containing all elements in the set.
Set[1, 2].to_a #=> [1, 2] Set[1, 'c', :s].to_a #=> [1, "c", :s]
# File set.rb, line 342 def to_a @hash.keys end
Returns self if no arguments are given. Otherwise, converts the set to another with klass.new(self, *args, &block)
.
In subclasses, returns klass.new(self, *args, &block)
unless overridden.
# File set.rb, line 351 def to_set(klass = Set, *args, &block) return self if instance_of?(Set) && klass == Set && block.nil? && args.empty? klass.new(self, *args, &block) end
Returns a new set built by merging the set and the elements of the given enumerable object.
Set[1, 2, 3] | Set[2, 4, 5] #=> #<Set: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}> Set[1, 5, 'z'] | (1..6) #=> #<Set: {1, 5, "z", 2, 3, 4, 6}>
# File set.rb, line 622 def |(enum) dup.merge(enum) end