HashSet class - dart:collection library (original) (raw)

An unordered hash-table based Set implementation.

The elements of a HashSet must have consistent equality and hashCode implementations. This means that the equals operation must define a stable equivalence relation on the elements (reflexive, symmetric, transitive, and consistent over time), and that the hashCode must be consistent with equality, so that it's the same for objects that are considered equal.

Most simple operations on HashSet are done in (potentially amortized) constant time: add, contains, remove, and length, provided the hash codes of objects are well distributed.

The iteration order of the set is not specified and depends on the hashcodes of the provided elements. However, the order is stable: multiple iterations over the same set produce the same order, as long as the set is not modified.

**Note:**Do not modify a set (add or remove elements) while an operation is being performed on that set, for example in functions called during a forEach or containsAll call, or while iterating the set.

Do not modify elements in a way which changes their equality (and thus their hash code) while they are in the set. Some specialized kinds of sets may be more permissive with regards to equality, in which case they should document their different behavior and restrictions.

Example:

final letters = HashSet<String>();

To add data to a set, use add or addAll.

letters.add('A');
letters.addAll({'B', 'C', 'D'});

To check if the set is empty, use isEmpty or isNotEmpty. To find the number of elements in the set, use length.

print(letters.isEmpty); // false
print(letters.length); // 4
print(letters); // fx {A, D, C, B}

To check whether the set has an element with a specific value, use contains.

final bExists = letters.contains('B'); // true

The forEach method calls a function with each element of the set.

letters.forEach(print);
// A
// D
// C
// B

To make a copy of the set, use toSet.

final anotherSet = letters.toSet();
print(anotherSet); // fx {A, C, D, B}

To remove an element, use remove.

final removedValue = letters.remove('A'); // true
print(letters); // fx {B, C, D}

To remove multiple elements at the same time, use removeWhere orremoveAll.

letters.removeWhere((element) => element.startsWith('B'));
print(letters); // fx {D, C}

To removes all elements in this set that do not meet a condition, use retainWhere.

letters.retainWhere((element) => element.contains('C'));
print(letters); // {C}

To remove all elements and empty the set, use clear.

letters.clear();
print(letters.isEmpty); // true
print(letters); // {}

See also:

Implemented types

Available extensions

Constructors

HashSet({bool equals(E, E)?, int hashCode(E)?, bool isValidKey(dynamic)?})

Create a hash set using the provided equals as equality.

factory

HashSet.from(Iterable elements)

Create a hash set containing all elements.

factory

HashSet.identity()

Creates an unordered identity-based set.

factory

HashSet.of(Iterable<E> elements)

Create a hash set containing all elements.

factory

Properties

first → E

The first element.

no setterinherited

firstOrNull → T?

Available on Iterable<T>, provided by the IterableExtensions extension

The first element of this iterator, or null if the iterable is empty.

no setter

hashCodeint

The hash code for this object.

no setterinherited

indexedIterable<(int, T)>

Available on Iterable<T>, provided by the IterableExtensions extension

Pairs of elements of the indices and elements of this iterable.

no setter

isEmptybool

Whether this collection has no elements.

no setterinherited

isNotEmptybool

Whether this collection has at least one element.

no setterinherited

iteratorIterator<E>

Provides an iterator that iterates over the elements of this set.

no setteroverride

last → E

The last element.

no setterinherited

lastOrNull → T?

Available on Iterable<T>, provided by the IterableExtensions extension

The last element of this iterable, or null if the iterable is empty.

no setter

lengthint

The number of elements in this Iterable.

no setterinherited

nonNullsIterable<T>

Available on Iterable<T?>, provided by the NullableIterableExtensions extension

The non-null elements of this iterable.

no setter

runtimeTypeType

A representation of the runtime type of the object.

no setterinherited

single → E

Checks that this iterable has only one element, and returns that element.

no setterinherited

singleOrNull → T?

Available on Iterable<T>, provided by the IterableExtensions extension

The single element of this iterator, or null.

no setter

waitFuture<List<T>>

Available on Iterable<Future<T>>, provided by the FutureIterable extension

Waits for futures in parallel.

no setter

Methods

add(E value)→ bool

Adds value to the set.

inherited

addAll(Iterable<E> elements)→ void

Adds all elements to this set.

inherited

any(bool test(E element))→ bool

Checks whether any element of this iterable satisfies test.

inherited

asNameMap()→ Map<String, T>

Available on Iterable<T>, provided by the EnumByName extension

Creates a map from the names of enum values to the values.

byName(String name)→ T

Available on Iterable<T>, provided by the EnumByName extension

Finds the enum value in this list with name name.

cast<R>()→ Set<R>

Provides a view of this set as a set of R instances.

inherited

clear()→ void

Removes all elements from the set.

inherited

contains(Object? value)→ bool

Whether value is in the set.

inherited

containsAll(Iterable<Object?> other)→ bool

Whether this set contains all the elements of other.

inherited

difference(Set<Object?> other)→ Set<E>

Creates a new set with the elements of this that are not in other.

inherited

elementAt(int index)→ E

Returns the indexth element.

inherited

elementAtOrNull(int index)→ T?

Available on Iterable<T>, provided by the IterableExtensions extension

The element at position index of this iterable, or null.

every(bool test(E element))→ bool

Checks whether every element of this iterable satisfies test.

inherited

expand<T>(Iterable<T> toElements(E element))→ Iterable<T>

Expands each element of this Iterable into zero or more elements.

inherited

firstWhere(bool test(E element), {E orElse()?})→ E

The first element that satisfies the given predicate test.

inherited

fold<T>(T initialValue, T combine(T previousValue, E element))→ T

Reduces a collection to a single value by iteratively combining each element of the collection with an existing value

inherited

followedBy(Iterable<E> other)→ Iterable<E>

Creates the lazy concatenation of this iterable and other.

inherited

forEach(void action(E element))→ void

Invokes action on each element of this iterable in iteration order.

inherited

intersection(Set<Object?> other)→ Set<E>

Creates a new set which is the intersection between this set and other.

inherited

join([String separator = ""])→ String

Converts each element to a String and concatenates the strings.

inherited

lastWhere(bool test(E element), {E orElse()?})→ E

The last element that satisfies the given predicate test.

inherited

lookup(Object? object)→ E?

If an object equal to object is in the set, return it.

inherited

map<T>(T toElement(E e))→ Iterable<T>

The current elements of this iterable modified by toElement.

inherited

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation)→ dynamic

Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.

inherited

reduce(E combine(E value, E element))→ E

Reduces a collection to a single value by iteratively combining elements of the collection using the provided function.

inherited

remove(Object? value)→ bool

Removes value from the set.

inherited

removeAll(Iterable<Object?> elements)→ void

Removes each element of elements from this set.

inherited

removeWhere(bool test(E element))→ void

Removes all elements of this set that satisfy test.

inherited

retainAll(Iterable<Object?> elements)→ void

Removes all elements of this set that are not elements in elements.

inherited

retainWhere(bool test(E element))→ void

Removes all elements of this set that fail to satisfy test.

inherited

singleWhere(bool test(E element), {E orElse()?})→ E

The single element that satisfies test.

inherited

skip(int count)→ Iterable<E>

Creates an Iterable that provides all but the first count elements.

inherited

skipWhile(bool test(E value))→ Iterable<E>

Creates an Iterable that skips leading elements while test is satisfied.

inherited

take(int count)→ Iterable<E>

Creates a lazy iterable of the count first elements of this iterable.

inherited

takeWhile(bool test(E value))→ Iterable<E>

Creates a lazy iterable of the leading elements satisfying test.

inherited

toList({bool growable = true})→ List<E>

Creates a List containing the elements of this Iterable.

inherited

toSet()→ Set<E>

Creates a Set with the same elements and behavior as this Set.

inherited

toString()→ String

A string representation of this object.

inherited

union(Set<E> other)→ Set<E>

Creates a new set which contains all the elements of this set and other.

inherited

where(bool test(E element))→ Iterable<E>

Creates a new lazy Iterable with all elements that satisfy the predicate test.

inherited

whereType<T>()→ Iterable<T>

Creates a new lazy Iterable with all elements that have type T.

inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other)→ bool

The equality operator.

inherited