NAME

MCE::Shared::Array - Array helper class

VERSION

This document describes MCE::Shared::Array version 1.699_007

SYNOPSIS

# non-shared
use MCE::Shared::Array;

my $ar = MCE::Shared::Array->new( @list );

# shared
use MCE::Shared;

my $ar = MCE::Shared->array( @list );

# oo interface
$val   = $ar->set( $idx, $val );
$val   = $ar->get( $idx);
$val   = $ar->delete( $idx );
$bool  = $ar->exists( $idx );
void   = $ar->clear();
$len   = $ar->length();                    # scalar @{ $ar }
$len   = $ar->length( $idx );              # length $ar->[ $idx ]
$val   = $ar->pop();
$len   = $ar->push( @list );
$val   = $ar->shift();
$len   = $ar->unshift( @list );
@list  = $ar->splice( $offset, $length, @list );

$ar2   = $ar->clone( @indices );           # @indices is optional
$ar3   = $ar->flush( @indices );
$iter  = $ar->iterator( @indices );        # ($idx, $val) = $iter->()
$len   = $ar->merge( $idx/$val pairs );
@vals  = $ar->mget( @indices );
@keys  = $ar->keys( @indices );
@vals  = $ar->values( @indices );
%pairs = $ar->pairs( @indices );

@vals  = $ar->sort();                      # $a <=> $b default
@vals  = $ar->sort( "desc" );              # $b <=> $a
@vals  = $ar->sort( "alpha" );             # $a cmp $b
@vals  = $ar->sort( "alpha desc" );        # $b cmp $a

%pairs = $ar->find( "val =~ /$pattern/i" );
%pairs = $ar->find( "val !~ /$pattern/i" );

%pairs = $ar->find( "val eq $string" );
%pairs = $ar->find( "val ne $string" );
%pairs = $ar->find( "val lt $string" );
%pairs = $ar->find( "val le $string" );
%pairs = $ar->find( "val gt $string" );
%pairs = $ar->find( "val ge $string" );

%pairs = $ar->find( "val == $number" );
%pairs = $ar->find( "val != $number" );
%pairs = $ar->find( "val <  $number" );
%pairs = $ar->find( "val <= $number" );
%pairs = $ar->find( "val >  $number" );
%pairs = $ar->find( "val >= $number" );

# sugar methods without having to call set/get explicitly
$len   = $ar->append( $idx, $string );     #   $val .= $string
$val   = $ar->decr( $idx );                # --$val
$val   = $ar->decrby( $idx, $number );     #   $val -= $number
$val   = $ar->incr( $idx );                # ++$val
$val   = $ar->incrby( $idx, $number );     #   $val += $number
$val   = $ar->pdecr( $idx );               #   $val--
$val   = $ar->pincr( $idx );               #   $val++

DESCRIPTION

Helper class for MCE::Shared.

API DOCUMENTATION

To be completed before the final 1.700 release.

new

set

get

delete

exists

clear

length

pop

push

shift

unshift

splice

clone

flush

iterator

mget

merge

keys

values

pairs

find

sort

append

decr

decrby

incr

incrby

pdecr

pincr

CREDITS

Implementation inspired by Tie::StdArray.

INDEX

MCE, MCE::Core, MCE::Shared

AUTHOR

Mario E. Roy, <marioeroy AT gmail DOT com>