UInt16.Words

struct Words

A type that represents the words of this integer.

Inheritance RandomAccessCollection
Associated Types
public typealias Indices = Range<Int>
public typealias SubSequence = Slice<UInt16.Words>

This associated type appears as a requirement in the Sequence protocol, but it is restated here with stricter constraints. In a collection, the subsequence should also conform to Collection.

Initializers

init init(_:) Required

Declaration

@inlinable public init(_ value: UInt16)

Instance Variables

var count Required

The number of elements in the collection.

To check whether a collection is empty, use its isEmpty property instead of comparing count to zero. Unless the collection guarantees random-access performance, calculating count can be an O(n) operation.

Complexity: O(1) if the collection conforms to RandomAccessCollection; otherwise, O(n), where n is the length of the collection.

Declaration

var count: Int
var endIndex Required

The collection's "past the end" position---that is, the position one greater than the last valid subscript argument.

When you need a range that includes the last element of a collection, use the half-open range operator (..<) with endIndex. The ..< operator creates a range that doesn't include the upper bound, so it's always safe to use with endIndex. For example:

let numbers = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
if let index = numbers.firstIndex(of: 30) {
    print(numbers[index ..< numbers.endIndex])
}
// Prints "[30, 40, 50]"

If the collection is empty, endIndex is equal to startIndex.

Declaration

var endIndex: Int
var indices Required

The indices that are valid for subscripting the collection, in ascending order.

A collection's indices property can hold a strong reference to the collection itself, causing the collection to be nonuniquely referenced. If you mutate the collection while iterating over its indices, a strong reference can result in an unexpected copy of the collection. To avoid the unexpected copy, use the index(after:) method starting with startIndex to produce indices instead.

var c = MyFancyCollection([10, 20, 30, 40, 50])
var i = c.startIndex
while i != c.endIndex {
    c[i] /= 5
    i = c.index(after: i)
}
// c == MyFancyCollection([2, 4, 6, 8, 10])

Declaration

var indices: UInt16.Words.Indices
var startIndex Required

The position of the first element in a nonempty collection.

If the collection is empty, startIndex is equal to endIndex.

Declaration

var startIndex: Int

Subscripts

subscript subscript(position:) Required

Accesses the element at the specified position.

The following example accesses an element of an array through its subscript to print its value:

var streets = ["Adams", "Bryant", "Channing", "Douglas", "Evarts"]
print(streets[1])
// Prints "Bryant"

You can subscript a collection with any valid index other than the collection's end index. The end index refers to the position one past the last element of a collection, so it doesn't correspond with an element.

  • Parameter position: The position of the element to access. position must be a valid index of the collection that is not equal to the endIndex property.

Complexity: O(1)

Declaration

@inlinable public subscript(position: Int) -> UInt

Instance Methods

func index(_ i: Self.Index, offsetBy distance: Int, limitedBy limit: Self.Index) -> Self.Index? Required

Returns an index that is the specified distance from the given index, unless that distance is beyond a given limiting index.

The following example obtains an index advanced four positions from an array's starting index and then prints the element at that position. The operation doesn't require going beyond the limiting numbers.endIndex value, so it succeeds.

let numbers = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
let i = numbers.index(numbers.startIndex, offsetBy: 4)
print(numbers[i])
// Prints "50"

The next example attempts to retrieve an index ten positions from numbers.startIndex, but fails, because that distance is beyond the index passed as limit.

let j = numbers.index(numbers.startIndex,
                      offsetBy: 10,
                      limitedBy: numbers.endIndex)
print(j)
// Prints "nil"

The value passed as distance must not offset i beyond the bounds of the collection, unless the index passed as limit prevents offsetting beyond those bounds.

Complexity: O(1)

Declaration

@inlinable public func index(_ i: Self.Index, offsetBy distance: Int, limitedBy limit: Self.Index) -> Self.Index?
func index(after i: Int) -> Int Required

Returns the position immediately after the given index.

The successor of an index must be well defined. For an index i into a collection c, calling c.index(after: i) returns the same index every time.

  • Parameter i: A valid index of the collection. i must be less than endIndex.

Declaration

public func index(after i: Int) -> Int
func index(before i: Int) -> Int Required

Returns the position immediately before the given index.

  • Parameter i: A valid index of the collection. i must be greater than startIndex.

Declaration

public func index(before i: Int) -> Int