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Primitive Type slice

A dynamically-sized view into a contiguous sequence, [T].

Slices are a view into a block of memory represented as a pointer and a length.

// slicing a Vec
let vec = vec![1, 2, 3];
let int_slice = &vec[..];
// coercing an array to a slice
let str_slice: &[&str] = &["one", "two", "three"];

Slices are either mutable or shared. The shared slice type is &[T], while the mutable slice type is &mut [T], where T represents the element type. For example, you can mutate the block of memory that a mutable slice points to:

let x = &mut [1, 2, 3];
x[1] = 7;
assert_eq!(x, &[1, 7, 3]);

See also the std::slice module.

Methods

`impl<T> [T]` [src]

`fn len(&self) -> usize`

Returns the number of elements in the slice.

Example

let a = [1, 2, 3];
assert_eq!(a.len(), 3);

`fn is_empty(&self) -> bool`

Returns true if the slice has a length of 0.

Example

let a = [1, 2, 3];
assert!(!a.is_empty());

`fn first(&self) -> Option<&T>`

Returns the first element of a slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(Some(&10), v.first());

let w: &[i32] = &[];
assert_eq!(None, w.first());

`fn first_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T>`

Returns a mutable pointer to the first element of a slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some(first) = x.first_mut() {
    *first = 5;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[5, 1, 2]);

`fn split_first(&self) -> Option<(&T, &[T])>`
1.5.0

Returns the first and all the rest of the elements of a slice.

Examples

let x = &[0, 1, 2];

if let Some((first, elements)) = x.split_first() {
    assert_eq!(first, &0);
    assert_eq!(elements, &[1, 2]);
}

`fn split_first_mut(&mut self) -> Option<(&mut T, &mut [T])>`
1.5.0

Returns the first and all the rest of the elements of a slice.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some((first, elements)) = x.split_first_mut() {
    *first = 3;
    elements[0] = 4;
    elements[1] = 5;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[3, 4, 5]);

`fn split_last(&self) -> Option<(&T, &[T])>`
1.5.0

Returns the last and all the rest of the elements of a slice.

Examples

let x = &[0, 1, 2];

if let Some((last, elements)) = x.split_last() {
    assert_eq!(last, &2);
    assert_eq!(elements, &[0, 1]);
}

`fn split_last_mut(&mut self) -> Option<(&mut T, &mut [T])>`
1.5.0

Returns the last and all the rest of the elements of a slice.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some((last, elements)) = x.split_last_mut() {
    *last = 3;
    elements[0] = 4;
    elements[1] = 5;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[4, 5, 3]);

`fn last(&self) -> Option<&T>`

Returns the last element of a slice, or None if it is empty.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(Some(&30), v.last());

let w: &[i32] = &[];
assert_eq!(None, w.last());

`fn last_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T>`

Returns a mutable pointer to the last item in the slice.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some(last) = x.last_mut() {
    *last = 10;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[0, 1, 10]);

`fn get(&self, index: I) -> Option<&I::Output> where I: SliceIndex<T>`

Returns a reference to an element or subslice depending on the type of index.

If given a position, returns a reference to the element at that position or None if out of bounds.
If given a range, returns the subslice corresponding to that range, or None if out of bounds.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert_eq!(Some(&40), v.get(1));
assert_eq!(Some(&[10, 40][..]), v.get(0..2));
assert_eq!(None, v.get(3));
assert_eq!(None, v.get(0..4));

`fn get_mut(&mut self, index: I) -> Option<&mut I::Output> where I: SliceIndex<T>`

Returns a mutable reference to an element or subslice depending on the type of index (see get()) or None if the index is out of bounds.

Examples

let x = &mut [0, 1, 2];

if let Some(elem) = x.get_mut(1) {
    *elem = 42;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[0, 42, 2]);

`unsafe fn get_unchecked(&self, index: I) -> &I::Output where I: SliceIndex<T>`

Returns a reference to an element or subslice, without doing bounds checking. So use it very carefully!

Examples

let x = &[1, 2, 4];

unsafe {
    assert_eq!(x.get_unchecked(1), &2);
}

`unsafe fn get_unchecked_mut(&mut self, index: I) -> &mut I::Output where I: SliceIndex<T>`

Returns a mutable reference to an element or subslice, without doing bounds checking. So use it very carefully!

Examples

let x = &mut [1, 2, 4];

unsafe {
    let elem = x.get_unchecked_mut(1);
    *elem = 13;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[1, 13, 4]);

`fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const T`

Returns a raw pointer to the slice's buffer.

The caller must ensure that the slice outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it will end up pointing to garbage.

Modifying the slice may cause its buffer to be reallocated, which would also make any pointers to it invalid.

Examples

let x = &[1, 2, 4];
let x_ptr = x.as_ptr();

unsafe {
    for i in 0..x.len() {
        assert_eq!(x.get_unchecked(i), &*x_ptr.offset(i as isize));
    }
}

`fn as_mut_ptr(&mut self) -> *mut T`

Returns an unsafe mutable pointer to the slice's buffer.

The caller must ensure that the slice outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it will end up pointing to garbage.

Modifying the slice may cause its buffer to be reallocated, which would also make any pointers to it invalid.

Examples

let x = &mut [1, 2, 4];
let x_ptr = x.as_mut_ptr();

unsafe {
    for i in 0..x.len() {
        *x_ptr.offset(i as isize) += 2;
    }
}
assert_eq!(x, &[3, 4, 6]);

`fn swap(&mut self, a: usize, b: usize)`

Swaps two elements in a slice.

Arguments

a - The index of the first element
b - The index of the second element

Panics

Panics if a or b are out of bounds.

Examples

let mut v = ["a", "b", "c", "d"];
v.swap(1, 3);
assert!(v == ["a", "d", "c", "b"]);

`fn reverse(&mut self)`

Reverses the order of elements in a slice, in place.

Example

let mut v = [1, 2, 3];
v.reverse();
assert!(v == [3, 2, 1]);

`fn iter(&self) -> Iter<T>`

Returns an iterator over the slice.

Examples

let x = &[1, 2, 4];
let mut iterator = x.iter();

assert_eq!(iterator.next(), Some(&1));
assert_eq!(iterator.next(), Some(&2));
assert_eq!(iterator.next(), Some(&4));
assert_eq!(iterator.next(), None);

`fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> IterMut<T>`

Returns an iterator that allows modifying each value.

Examples

let x = &mut [1, 2, 4];
for elem in x.iter_mut() {
    *elem += 2;
}
assert_eq!(x, &[3, 4, 6]);

`fn windows(&self, size: usize) -> Windows<T>`

Returns an iterator over all contiguous windows of length size. The windows overlap. If the slice is shorter than size, the iterator returns no values.

Panics

Panics if size is 0.

Example

let slice = ['r', 'u', 's', 't'];
let mut iter = slice.windows(2);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['r', 'u']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['u', 's']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['s', 't']);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

If the slice is shorter than size:

let slice = ['f', 'o', 'o'];
let mut iter = slice.windows(4);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

`fn chunks(&self, size: usize) -> Chunks<T>`

Returns an iterator over size elements of the slice at a time. The chunks are slices and do not overlap. If size does not divide the length of the slice, then the last chunk will not have length size.

Panics

Panics if size is 0.

Example

let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
let mut iter = slice.chunks(2);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['l', 'o']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['r', 'e']);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['m']);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

`fn chunks_mut(&mut self, chunk_size: usize) -> ChunksMut<T>`

Returns an iterator over chunk_size elements of the slice at a time. The chunks are mutable slices, and do not overlap. If chunk_size does not divide the length of the slice, then the last chunk will not have length chunk_size.

Panics

Panics if chunk_size is 0.

Examples

let v = &mut [0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
let mut count = 1;

for chunk in v.chunks_mut(2) {
    for elem in chunk.iter_mut() {
        *elem += count;
    }
    count += 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, &[1, 1, 2, 2, 3]);

`fn split_at(&self, mid: usize) -> (&[T], &[T])`

Divides one slice into two at an index.

The first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

Panics

Panics if mid > len.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30, 20, 50];
let (v1, v2) = v.split_at(2);
assert_eq!([10, 40], v1);
assert_eq!([30, 20, 50], v2);

`fn split_at_mut(&mut self, mid: usize) -> (&mut [T], &mut [T])`

Divides one &mut into two at an index.

The first will contain all indices from [0, mid) (excluding the index mid itself) and the second will contain all indices from [mid, len) (excluding the index len itself).

Panics

Panics if mid > len.

Examples

let mut v = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];

// scoped to restrict the lifetime of the borrows
{
   let (left, right) = v.split_at_mut(0);
   assert!(left == []);
   assert!(right == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
}

{
    let (left, right) = v.split_at_mut(2);
    assert!(left == [1, 2]);
    assert!(right == [3, 4, 5, 6]);
}

{
    let (left, right) = v.split_at_mut(6);
    assert!(left == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
    assert!(right == []);
}

`fn split<F>(&self, pred: F) -> Split<T, F> where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool`

Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match pred. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

Examples

let slice = [10, 40, 33, 20];
let mut iter = slice.split(|num| num % 3 == 0);

assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[10, 40]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[20]);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

If the first element is matched, an empty slice will be the first item returned by the iterator. Similarly, if the last element in the slice is matched, an empty slice will be the last item returned by the iterator:

let slice = [10, 40, 33];
let mut iter = slice.split(|num| num % 3 == 0);

assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[10, 40]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[]);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

If two matched elements are directly adjacent, an empty slice will be present between them:

let slice = [10, 6, 33, 20];
let mut iter = slice.split(|num| num % 3 == 0);

assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[10]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[]);
assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &[20]);
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

`fn split_mut<F>(&mut self, pred: F) -> SplitMut<T, F> where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool`

Returns an iterator over mutable subslices separated by elements that match pred. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

Examples

let mut v = [10, 40, 30, 20, 60, 50];

for group in v.split_mut(|num| *num % 3 == 0) {
    group[0] = 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, [1, 40, 30, 1, 60, 1]);

`fn splitn<F>(&self, n: usize, pred: F) -> SplitN<T, F> where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool`

Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match pred, limited to returning at most n items. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

The last element returned, if any, will contain the remainder of the slice.

Examples

Print the slice split once by numbers divisible by 3 (i.e. [10, 40], [20, 60, 50]):

let v = [10, 40, 30, 20, 60, 50];

for group in v.splitn(2, |num| *num % 3 == 0) {
    println!("{:?}", group);
}

`fn splitn_mut<F>(&mut self, n: usize, pred: F) -> SplitNMut<T, F> where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool`

Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match pred, limited to returning at most n items. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

The last element returned, if any, will contain the remainder of the slice.

Examples

let mut v = [10, 40, 30, 20, 60, 50];

for group in v.splitn_mut(2, |num| *num % 3 == 0) {
    group[0] = 1;
}
assert_eq!(v, [1, 40, 30, 1, 60, 50]);

`fn rsplitn<F>(&self, n: usize, pred: F) -> RSplitN<T, F> where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool`

Returns an iterator over subslices separated by elements that match pred limited to returning at most n items. This starts at the end of the slice and works backwards. The matched element is not contained in the subslices.

The last element returned, if any, will contain the remainder of the slice.

Examples

Print the slice split once, starting from the end, by numbers divisible by 3 (i.e. [50], [10, 40, 30, 20]):

let v = [10, 40, 30, 20, 60, 50];

for group in v.rsplitn(2, |num| *num % 3 == 0) {
    println!("{:?}", group);
}

`fn rsplitn_mut<F>(&mut self, n: usize, pred: F) -> RSplitNMut<T, F> where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool`

The last element returned, if any, will contain the remainder of the slice.

Examples

let mut s = [10, 40, 30, 20, 60, 50];

for group in s.rsplitn_mut(2, |num| *num % 3 == 0) {
    group[0] = 1;
}
assert_eq!(s, [1, 40, 30, 20, 60, 1]);

`fn contains(&self, x: &T) -> bool where T: PartialEq<T>`

Returns true if the slice contains an element with the given value.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert!(v.contains(&30));
assert!(!v.contains(&50));

`fn starts_with(&self, needle: &[T]) -> bool where T: PartialEq<T>`

Returns true if needle is a prefix of the slice.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert!(v.starts_with(&[10]));
assert!(v.starts_with(&[10, 40]));
assert!(!v.starts_with(&[50]));
assert!(!v.starts_with(&[10, 50]));

Always returns true if needle is an empty slice:

let v = &[10, 40, 30];
assert!(v.starts_with(&[]));
let v: &[u8] = &[];
assert!(v.starts_with(&[]));

`fn ends_with(&self, needle: &[T]) -> bool where T: PartialEq<T>`

Returns true if needle is a suffix of the slice.

Examples

let v = [10, 40, 30];
assert!(v.ends_with(&[30]));
assert!(v.ends_with(&[40, 30]));
assert!(!v.ends_with(&[50]));
assert!(!v.ends_with(&[50, 30]));

Always returns true if needle is an empty slice:

let v = &[10, 40, 30];
assert!(v.ends_with(&[]));
let v: &[u8] = &[];
assert!(v.ends_with(&[]));

`fn binary_search(&self, x: &T) -> Result<usize, usize> where T: Ord`

Binary search a sorted slice for a given element.

If the value is found then Ok is returned, containing the index of the matching element; if the value is not found then Err is returned, containing the index where a matching element could be inserted while maintaining sorted order.

Example

Looks up a series of four elements. The first is found, with a uniquely determined position; the second and third are not found; the fourth could match any position in [1, 4].

let s = [0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55];

assert_eq!(s.binary_search(&13),  Ok(9));
assert_eq!(s.binary_search(&4),   Err(7));
assert_eq!(s.binary_search(&100), Err(13));
let r = s.binary_search(&1);
assert!(match r { Ok(1...4) => true, _ => false, });

`fn binary_search_by<'a, F>(&'a self, f: F) -> Result<usize, usize> where F: FnMut(&'a T) -> Ordering`

Binary search a sorted slice with a comparator function.

The comparator function should implement an order consistent with the sort order of the underlying slice, returning an order code that indicates whether its argument is Less, Equal or Greater the desired target.

If a matching value is found then returns Ok, containing the index for the matched element; if no match is found then Err is returned, containing the index where a matching element could be inserted while maintaining sorted order.

Example

Looks up a series of four elements. The first is found, with a uniquely determined position; the second and third are not found; the fourth could match any position in [1, 4].

let s = [0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55];

let seek = 13;
assert_eq!(s.binary_search_by(|probe| probe.cmp(&seek)), Ok(9));
let seek = 4;
assert_eq!(s.binary_search_by(|probe| probe.cmp(&seek)), Err(7));
let seek = 100;
assert_eq!(s.binary_search_by(|probe| probe.cmp(&seek)), Err(13));
let seek = 1;
let r = s.binary_search_by(|probe| probe.cmp(&seek));
assert!(match r { Ok(1...4) => true, _ => false, });

`fn binary_search_by_key<'a, B, F>(&'a self, b: &B, f: F) -> Result<usize, usize> where B: Ord, F: FnMut(&'a T) -> B`
1.10.0

Binary search a sorted slice with a key extraction function.

Assumes that the slice is sorted by the key, for instance with sort_by_key using the same key extraction function.

Examples

Looks up a series of four elements in a slice of pairs sorted by their second elements. The first is found, with a uniquely determined position; the second and third are not found; the fourth could match any position in [1, 4].

let s = [(0, 0), (2, 1), (4, 1), (5, 1), (3, 1),
         (1, 2), (2, 3), (4, 5), (5, 8), (3, 13),
         (1, 21), (2, 34), (4, 55)];

assert_eq!(s.binary_search_by_key(&13, |&(a,b)| b),  Ok(9));
assert_eq!(s.binary_search_by_key(&4, |&(a,b)| b),   Err(7));
assert_eq!(s.binary_search_by_key(&100, |&(a,b)| b), Err(13));
let r = s.binary_search_by_key(&1, |&(a,b)| b);
assert!(match r { Ok(1...4) => true, _ => false, });

`fn sort(&mut self) where T: Ord`

Sorts the slice.

This sort is stable (i.e. does not reorder equal elements) and O(n log n) worst-case.

Current implementation

The current algorithm is an adaptive, iterative merge sort inspired by timsort. It is designed to be very fast in cases where the slice is nearly sorted, or consists of two or more sorted sequences concatenated one after another.

Also, it allocates temporary storage half the size of self, but for short slices a non-allocating insertion sort is used instead.

Examples

let mut v = [-5, 4, 1, -3, 2];

v.sort();
assert!(v == [-5, -3, 1, 2, 4]);

`fn sort_by_key<B, F>(&mut self, f: F) where B: Ord, F: FnMut(&T) -> B`
1.7.0

Sorts the slice using f to extract a key to compare elements by.

This sort is stable (i.e. does not reorder equal elements) and O(n log n) worst-case.

Current implementation

Also, it allocates temporary storage half the size of self, but for short slices a non-allocating insertion sort is used instead.

Examples

let mut v = [-5i32, 4, 1, -3, 2];

v.sort_by_key(|k| k.abs());
assert!(v == [1, 2, -3, 4, -5]);

`fn sort_by<F>(&mut self, compare: F) where F: FnMut(&T, &T) -> Ordering`

Sorts the slice using compare to compare elements.

This sort is stable (i.e. does not reorder equal elements) and O(n log n) worst-case.

Current implementation

Also, it allocates temporary storage half the size of self, but for short slices a non-allocating insertion sort is used instead.

Examples

let mut v = [5, 4, 1, 3, 2];
v.sort_by(|a, b| a.cmp(b));
assert!(v == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

// reverse sorting
v.sort_by(|a, b| b.cmp(a));
assert!(v == [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]);

`fn clone_from_slice(&mut self, src: &[T]) where T: Clone`
1.7.0

Copies the elements from src into self.

The length of src must be the same as self.

Panics

This function will panic if the two slices have different lengths.

Example

let mut dst = [0, 0, 0];
let src = [1, 2, 3];

dst.clone_from_slice(&src);
assert!(dst == [1, 2, 3]);

`fn copy_from_slice(&mut self, src: &[T]) where T: Copy`
1.9.0

Copies all elements from src into self, using a memcpy.

The length of src must be the same as self.

Panics

This function will panic if the two slices have different lengths.

Example

let mut dst = [0, 0, 0];
let src = [1, 2, 3];

dst.copy_from_slice(&src);
assert_eq!(src, dst);

`fn to_vec(&self) -> Vec<T> where T: Clone`

Copies self into a new Vec.

Examples

let s = [10, 40, 30];
let x = s.to_vec();
// Here, `s` and `x` can be modified independently.

`fn into_vec(self: Box<[T]>) -> Vec<T>`

Converts self into a vector without clones or allocation.

Examples

let s: Box<[i32]> = Box::new([10, 40, 30]);
let x = s.into_vec();
// `s` cannot be used anymore because it has been converted into `x`.

assert_eq!(x, vec![10, 40, 30]);

Trait Implementations

`impl<T, V> SliceConcatExt<T> for [V] where T: Clone, V: Borrow<[T]>` [src]

`type Output = Vec<T>`

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_concat_ext #27747)trait should not have to exist

The resulting type after concatenation

`fn concat(&self) -> Vec<T>`

Flattens a slice of T into a single value Self::Output. Read more

`fn join(&self, sep: &T) -> Vec<T>`

Flattens a slice of T into a single value Self::Output, placing a given separator between each. Read more

`fn connect(&self, sep: &T) -> Vec<T>`

Deprecated since 1.3.0: renamed to join

`impl<S> SliceConcatExt<str> for [S] where S: Borrow<str>` [src]

`type Output = String`

🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (slice_concat_ext #27747)trait should not have to exist

The resulting type after concatenation

`fn concat(&self) -> String`

Flattens a slice of T into a single value Self::Output. Read more

`fn join(&self, sep: &str) -> String`

Flattens a slice of T into a single value Self::Output, placing a given separator between each. Read more

`fn connect(&self, sep: &str) -> String`

Deprecated since 1.3.0: renamed to join

`impl<T> ToOwned for [T] where T: Clone` [src]

`type Owned = Vec<T>`

`fn to_owned(&self) -> Vec<T>`

Creates owned data from borrowed data, usually by cloning. Read more

`impl<T, I> Index for [T] where I: SliceIndex<T>` [src]

`type Output = I::Output`

The returned type after indexing