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package elemental.util;
/**
* A lightweight array of homogeneous Object values.
*
* @param <T>
*
* @see elemental.js.util.JsArrayOf
*/
public interface ArrayOf<T> {
/**
* Returns a new array that is the concatenation of this array and <code>
* values</code>. This method does not mutate the current array.
*/
ArrayOf<T> concat(ArrayOf<T> values);
/**
* Indicates whether the array contains the specified value.
*/
boolean contains(T value);
/**
* Gets the value at a given index.
*
* @param index the index to be retrieved
* @return the value at the given index
*/
T get(int index);
/**
* Returns the index of the specified value or <code>-1</code> if the value is
* not found.
*/
int indexOf(T value);
/**
* Inserts a new element into the array at the specified index.
*
* Note: If index >= the length of the array, the element will be appended to
* the end. Also if the index is negative, the element will be inserted
* starting from the end of the array.
*/
void insert(int index, T value);
/**
* Returns true if the length of the array is zero.
*
* @return true when length is zero
*/
boolean isEmpty();
/**
* Convert each element of the array to a String and join them with a comma
* separator. The value returned from this method may vary between browsers
* based on how JavaScript values are converted into strings.
*/
String join();
/**
* Convert each element of the array to a String and join them with a comma
* separator. The value returned from this method may vary between browsers
* based on how JavaScript values are converted into strings.
*/
String join(String separator);
/**
* Gets the length of the array.
*
* @return the array length
*/
int length();
/**
* Returns the last value of the array;
*
* @return the last value
*/
T peek();
/**
* Remove and return the element from the end of the array.
*
* @return the removed value
*/
T pop();
/**
* Pushes the given value onto the end of the array.
*/
void push(T value);
/**
* Searches for the specified value in the array and removes the first
* occurrence if found.
*/
void remove(T value);
/**
* Removes the element at the specified index.
*/
void removeByIndex(int index);
/**
* sets the value value at a given index.
*
* if the index is out of bounds, the value will still be set. the array's
* length will be updated to encompass the bounds implied by the added value.
*
* @param index the index to be set
* @param value the value to be stored
*/
void set(int index, T value);
/**
* Reset the length of the array.
*
* @param length the new length of the array
*/
void setLength(int length);
/**
* Shifts the first value off the array.
*
* @return the shifted value
*/
T shift();
/**
* Sorts the contents of the Array based on the {@link CanCompare}.
*
* @param comparator
*/
void sort(CanCompare<T> comparator);
/**
* Removes the specified number of elements starting at index and returns the
* removed elements.
*/
ArrayOf<T> splice(int index, int count);
/**
* Shifts a value onto the beginning of the array.
*
* @param value the value to the stored
*/
void unshift(T value);
}