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.IX Title "Mojo::Collection 3pm"
.TH Mojo::Collection 3pm "2019-02-05" "perl v5.28.1" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
Mojo::Collection \- Collection
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 1
\&  use Mojo::Collection;
\&
\&  # Manipulate collection
\&  my $collection = Mojo::Collection\->new(qw(just works));
\&  unshift @$collection, \*(Aqit\*(Aq;
\&  say $collection\->join("\en");
\&
\&  # Chain methods
\&  $collection\->map(sub { ucfirst })\->shuffle\->each(sub {
\&    my ($word, $num) = @_;
\&    say "$num: $word";
\&  });
\&
\&  # Use the alternative constructor
\&  use Mojo::Collection \*(Aqc\*(Aq;
\&  c(qw(a b c))\->join(\*(Aq/\*(Aq)\->url_escape\->say;
.Ve
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
Mojo::Collection is an array-based container for collections.
.PP
.Vb 4
\&  # Access array directly to manipulate collection
\&  my $collection = Mojo::Collection\->new(1 .. 25);
\&  $collection\->[23] += 100;
\&  say for @$collection;
.Ve
.SH "FUNCTIONS"
.IX Header "FUNCTIONS"
Mojo::Collection implements the following functions, which can be imported
individually.
.SS "c"
.IX Subsection "c"
.Vb 1
\&  my $collection = c(1, 2, 3);
.Ve
.PP
Construct a new array-based Mojo::Collection object.
.SH "METHODS"
.IX Header "METHODS"
Mojo::Collection implements the following methods.
.SS "\s-1TO_JSON\s0"
.IX Subsection "TO_JSON"
.Vb 1
\&  my $array = $collection\->TO_JSON;
.Ve
.PP
Alias for \*(L"to_array\*(R".
.SS "compact"
.IX Subsection "compact"
.Vb 1
\&  my $new = $collection\->compact;
.Ve
.PP
Create a new collection with all elements that are defined and not an empty
string.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # "0, 1, 2, 3"
\&  c(0, 1, undef, 2, \*(Aq\*(Aq, 3)\->compact\->join(\*(Aq, \*(Aq);
.Ve
.SS "each"
.IX Subsection "each"
.Vb 2
\&  my @elements = $collection\->each;
\&  $collection  = $collection\->each(sub {...});
.Ve
.PP
Evaluate callback for each element in collection, or return all elements as a
list if none has been provided. The element will be the first argument passed
to the callback, and is also available as \f(CW$_\fR.
.PP
.Vb 5
\&  # Make a numbered list
\&  $collection\->each(sub {
\&    my ($e, $num) = @_;
\&    say "$num: $e";
\&  });
.Ve
.SS "first"
.IX Subsection "first"
.Vb 5
\&  my $first = $collection\->first;
\&  my $first = $collection\->first(qr/foo/);
\&  my $first = $collection\->first(sub {...});
\&  my $first = $collection\->first(\*(Aqsome_method\*(Aq);
\&  my $first = $collection\->first(\*(Aqsome_method\*(Aq, @args);
.Ve
.PP
Evaluate regular expression/callback for, or call method on, each element in
collection and return the first one that matched the regular expression, or for
which the callback/method returned true. The element will be the first argument
passed to the callback, and is also available as \f(CW$_\fR.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Longer version
\&  my $first = $collection\->first(sub { $_\->some_method(@args) });
\&
\&  # Find first value that contains the word "mojo"
\&  my $interesting = $collection\->first(qr/mojo/i);
\&
\&  # Find first value that is greater than 5
\&  my $greater = $collection\->first(sub { $_ > 5 });
.Ve
.SS "flatten"
.IX Subsection "flatten"
.Vb 1
\&  my $new = $collection\->flatten;
.Ve
.PP
Flatten nested collections/arrays recursively and create a new collection with
all elements.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7"
\&  c(1, [2, [3, 4], 5, [6]], 7)\->flatten\->join(\*(Aq, \*(Aq);
.Ve
.SS "grep"
.IX Subsection "grep"
.Vb 4
\&  my $new = $collection\->grep(qr/foo/);
\&  my $new = $collection\->grep(sub {...});
\&  my $new = $collection\->grep(\*(Aqsome_method\*(Aq);
\&  my $new = $collection\->grep(\*(Aqsome_method\*(Aq, @args);
.Ve
.PP
Evaluate regular expression/callback for, or call method on, each element in
collection and create a new collection with all elements that matched the
regular expression, or for which the callback/method returned true. The element
will be the first argument passed to the callback, and is also available as
\&\f(CW$_\fR.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Longer version
\&  my $new = $collection\->grep(sub { $_\->some_method(@args) });
\&
\&  # Find all values that contain the word "mojo"
\&  my $interesting = $collection\->grep(qr/mojo/i);
\&
\&  # Find all values that are greater than 5
\&  my $greater = $collection\->grep(sub { $_ > 5 });
.Ve
.SS "join"
.IX Subsection "join"
.Vb 2
\&  my $stream = $collection\->join;
\&  my $stream = $collection\->join("\en");
.Ve
.PP
Turn collection into Mojo::ByteStream.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Join all values with commas
\&  $collection\->join(\*(Aq, \*(Aq)\->say;
.Ve
.SS "last"
.IX Subsection "last"
.Vb 1
\&  my $last = $collection\->last;
.Ve
.PP
Return the last element in collection.
.SS "map"
.IX Subsection "map"
.Vb 3
\&  my $new = $collection\->map(sub {...});
\&  my $new = $collection\->map(\*(Aqsome_method\*(Aq);
\&  my $new = $collection\->map(\*(Aqsome_method\*(Aq, @args);
.Ve
.PP
Evaluate callback for, or call method on, each element in collection and create
a new collection from the results. The element will be the first argument
passed to the callback, and is also available as \f(CW$_\fR.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Longer version
\&  my $new = $collection\->map(sub { $_\->some_method(@args) });
\&
\&  # Append the word "mojo" to all values
\&  my $mojoified = $collection\->map(sub { $_ . \*(Aqmojo\*(Aq });
.Ve
.SS "new"
.IX Subsection "new"
.Vb 1
\&  my $collection = Mojo::Collection\->new(1, 2, 3);
.Ve
.PP
Construct a new array-based Mojo::Collection object.
.SS "reduce"
.IX Subsection "reduce"
.Vb 2
\&  my $result = $collection\->reduce(sub {...});
\&  my $result = $collection\->reduce(sub {...}, $initial);
.Ve
.PP
Reduce elements in collection with a callback and return its final result,
setting \f(CW$a\fR and \f(CW$b\fR each time the callback is executed. The first time \f(CW$a\fR
will be set to an optional initial value or the first element in the collection.
And from then on \f(CW$a\fR will be set to the return value of the callback, while
\&\f(CW$b\fR will always be set to the next element in the collection.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Calculate the sum of all values
\&  my $sum = $collection\->reduce(sub { $a + $b });
\&
\&  # Count how often each value occurs in collection
\&  my $hash = $collection\->reduce(sub { $a\->{$b}++; $a }, {});
.Ve
.SS "reverse"
.IX Subsection "reverse"
.Vb 1
\&  my $new = $collection\->reverse;
.Ve
.PP
Create a new collection with all elements in reverse order.
.SS "slice"
.IX Subsection "slice"
.Vb 1
\&  my $new = $collection\->slice(4 .. 7);
.Ve
.PP
Create a new collection with all selected elements.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # "B C E"
\&  c(\*(AqA\*(Aq, \*(AqB\*(Aq, \*(AqC\*(Aq, \*(AqD\*(Aq, \*(AqE\*(Aq)\->slice(1, 2, 4)\->join(\*(Aq \*(Aq);
.Ve
.SS "shuffle"
.IX Subsection "shuffle"
.Vb 1
\&  my $new = $collection\->shuffle;
.Ve
.PP
Create a new collection with all elements in random order.
.SS "size"
.IX Subsection "size"
.Vb 1
\&  my $size = $collection\->size;
.Ve
.PP
Number of elements in collection.
.SS "sort"
.IX Subsection "sort"
.Vb 2
\&  my $new = $collection\->sort;
\&  my $new = $collection\->sort(sub {...});
.Ve
.PP
Sort elements based on return value of a callback and create a new collection
from the results, setting \f(CW$a\fR and \f(CW$b\fR to the elements being compared, each
time the callback is executed.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Sort values case\-insensitive
\&  my $case_insensitive = $collection\->sort(sub { uc($a) cmp uc($b) });
.Ve
.SS "tap"
.IX Subsection "tap"
.Vb 1
\&  $collection = $collection\->tap(sub {...});
.Ve
.PP
Alias for \*(L"tap\*(R" in Mojo::Base.
.SS "to_array"
.IX Subsection "to_array"
.Vb 1
\&  my $array = $collection\->to_array;
.Ve
.PP
Turn collection into array reference.
.SS "uniq"
.IX Subsection "uniq"
.Vb 4
\&  my $new = $collection\->uniq;
\&  my $new = $collection\->uniq(sub {...});
\&  my $new = $collection\->uniq(\*(Aqsome_method\*(Aq);
\&  my $new = $collection\->uniq(\*(Aqsome_method\*(Aq, @args);
.Ve
.PP
Create a new collection without duplicate elements, using the string
representation of either the elements or the return value of the
callback/method to decide uniqueness. Note that \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR and empty string are
treated the same.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Longer version
\&  my $new = $collection\->uniq(sub { $_\->some_method(@args) });
\&
\&  # "foo bar baz"
\&  c(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq, \*(Aqbar\*(Aq, \*(Aqbar\*(Aq, \*(Aqbaz\*(Aq)\->uniq\->join(\*(Aq \*(Aq);
\&
\&  # "[[1, 2], [2, 1]]"
\&  c([1, 2], [2, 1], [3, 2])\->uniq(sub{ $_\->[1] })\->to_array;
.Ve
.SS "with_roles"
.IX Subsection "with_roles"
.Vb 3
\&  my $new_class = Mojo::Collection\->with_roles(\*(AqMojo::Collection::Role::One\*(Aq);
\&  my $new_class = Mojo::Collection\->with_roles(\*(Aq+One\*(Aq, \*(Aq+Two\*(Aq);
\&  $collection   = $collection\->with_roles(\*(Aq+One\*(Aq, \*(Aq+Two\*(Aq);
.Ve
.PP
Alias for \*(L"with_roles\*(R" in Mojo::Base.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
Mojolicious, Mojolicious::Guides, <https://mojolicious.org>.