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ArrayList Class

Module: arraylist
Parent Module: collection

Generic ArrayList class for managing lists of items and iterating operations over them. The targeted use for this class is for augmentation onto a class that is responsible for managing multiple instances of another class (e.g. NodeList for Nodes). The recommended use is to augment your class with ArrayList, then use ArrayList.addMethod to mirror the API of the constituent items on the list's API.

The default implementation creates immutable lists, but mutability can be provided via the arraylist-add submodule or by implementing mutation methods directly on the augmented class's prototype.

Constructor

ArrayList

(
  • items
)

Parameters:

  • items Array

    array of items this list will be responsible for

Item Index

Methods

Methods

_item

(
  • i
)
Mixed protected

Protected method for optimizations that may be appropriate for API mirroring. Similar in functionality to item, but is used by methods added with ArrayList.addMethod().

Parameters:

  • i Integer

    Index of item to fetch

Returns:

Mixed: The item appropriate for pass through API methods

add

(
  • item
  • index
)
ArrayList deprecated chainable

Provided by the arraylist-add module.

Defined in collection/js/arraylist-add.js:13

Deprecated: Use ModelList or a custom ArrayList subclass

Add a single item to the ArrayList. Does not prevent duplicates.

Parameters:

  • item Mixed

    Item presumably of the same type as others in the ArrayList.

  • index Number

    (Optional.) Number representing the position at which the item should be inserted.

Returns:

ArrayList: the instance.

addMethod

(
  • dest
  • name
)
static

Adds a pass through method to dest (typically the prototype of a list class) that calls the named method on each item in the list with whatever parameters are passed in. Allows for API indirection via list instances.

Accepts a single string name or an array of string names.

list.each( function ( item ) {
    item.methodName( 1, 2, 3 );
} );
// becomes
list.methodName( 1, 2, 3 );

Additionally, the pass through methods use the item retrieved by the _item method in case there is any special behavior that is appropriate for API mirroring.

If the iterated method returns a value, the return value from the added method will be an array of values with each value being at the corresponding index for that item. If the iterated method does not return a value, the added method will be chainable.

Parameters:

  • dest Object

    Object or prototype to receive the iterator method

  • name String | String[]

    Name of method of methods to create

each

(
  • fn
  • context
)
ArrayList chainable

Execute a function on each item of the list, optionally providing a custom execution context. Default context is the item.

The callback signature is callback( item, index ).

Parameters:

  • fn Function

    the function to execute

  • context Mixed

    optional override 'this' in the function

Returns:

ArrayList: this instance

filter

(
  • validator
)
ArrayList deprecated

Provided by the arraylist-filter module.

Defined in collection/js/arraylist-filter.js:13

Deprecated: Use ModelList or a custom subclass implementation

Create a new ArrayList (or augmenting class instance) from a subset of items as determined by the boolean function passed as the argument. The original ArrayList is unchanged.

The validator signature is validator( item ).

Parameters:

  • validator Function

    Boolean function to determine in or out.

Returns:

ArrayList: New instance based on who passed the validator.

indexOf

(
  • needle
)
Integer

Finds the first index of the needle in the managed array of items.

Parameters:

  • needle Mixed

    The item to search for

Returns:

Integer: Array index if found. Otherwise -1

isEmpty

() Boolean

Is this instance managing any items?

Returns:

Boolean: true if 1 or more items are being managed

item

(
  • i
)
Mixed

Get an item by index from the list. Override this method if managing a list of objects that have a different public representation (e.g. Node instances vs DOM nodes). The iteration methods that accept a user function will use this method for access list items for operation.

Parameters:

  • i Integer

    index to fetch

Returns:

Mixed: the item at the requested index

itemsAreEqual

(
  • a
  • b
)
Boolean deprecated

Provided by the arraylist-add module.

Defined in collection/js/arraylist-add.js:68

Deprecated: Use ModelList or a custom ArrayList subclass

Default comparator for items stored in this list. Used by remove().

Parameters:

  • a Mixed

    item to test equivalence with.

  • b Mixed

    other item to test equivalance.

Returns:

Boolean: true if items are deemed equivalent.

remove

(
  • needle
  • all
  • comparator
)
ArrayList deprecated chainable

Provided by the arraylist-add module.

Defined in collection/js/arraylist-add.js:39

Deprecated: Use ModelList or a custom ArrayList subclass

Removes first or all occurrences of an item to the ArrayList. If a comparator is not provided, uses itemsAreEqual method to determine matches.

Parameters:

  • needle Mixed

    Item to find and remove from the list.

  • all Boolean

    If true, remove all occurrences.

  • comparator Function

    optional a/b function to test equivalence.

Returns:

ArrayList: the instance.

size

() Integer

How many items are in this list?

Returns:

Integer: Number of items in the list

some

(
  • fn
  • context
)
Boolean

Execute a function on each item of the list, optionally providing a custom execution context. Default context is the item.

The callback signature is callback( item, index ).

Unlike each, if the callback returns true, the iteratation will stop.

Parameters:

  • fn Function

    the function to execute

  • context Mixed

    optional override 'this' in the function

Returns:

Boolean: True if the function returned true on an item

toJSON

() Array

Provides an array-like representation for JSON.stringify.

Returns:

Array: an array representation of the ArrayList