final class Chain[+T] extends AnyVal
A non-empty list: an ordered, immutable, non-empty collection of elements with LinearSeq performance characteristics.
The purpose of Chain is to allow you to express in a type that a List is non-empty, thereby eliminating the
need for (and potential exception from) a run-time check for non-emptiness. For a non-empty sequence with IndexedSeq
performance, see Every.
 Constructing Chains 
You can construct a Chain by passing one or more elements to the Chain.apply factory method:
scala> Chain(1, 2, 3) res0: org.scalactic.Chain[Int] = Chain(1, 2, 3)
Alternatively you can cons elements onto the End singleton object, similar to making a List starting with Nil:
scala> 1 :: 2 :: 3 :: Nil res0: List[Int] = List(1, 2, 3) scala> 1 :: 2 :: 3 :: End res1: org.scalactic.Chain[Int] = Chain(1, 2, 3)
Note that although Nil is a List[Nothing], End is
not a Chain[Nothing], because no empty Chain exists. (A chain is a series
of connected links; if you have no links, you have no chain.)
scala> val nil: List[Nothing] = Nil
nil: List[Nothing] = List()
scala> val nada: Chain[Nothing] = End
<console>:16: error: type mismatch;
found   : org.scalactic.End.type
required: org.scalactic.Chain[Nothing]
       val nada: Chain[Nothing] = End
                                  ^
 Working with Chains 
Chain does not extend Scala's Seq or Traversable traits because these require that
implementations may be empty. For example, if you invoke tail on a Seq that contains just one element,
you'll get an empty Seq:
scala> List(1).tail res6: List[Int] = List()
On the other hand, many useful methods exist on Seq that when invoked on a non-empty Seq are guaranteed
to not result in an empty Seq. For convenience, Chain defines a method corresponding to every such Seq
method. Here are some examples:
Chain(1, 2, 3).map(_ + 1) // Result: Chain(2, 3, 4) Chain(1).map(_ + 1) // Result: Chain(2) Chain(1, 2, 3).containsSlice(Chain(2, 3)) // Result: true Chain(1, 2, 3).containsSlice(Chain(3, 4)) // Result: false Chain(-1, -2, 3, 4, 5).minBy(_.abs) // Result: -1
Chain does not currently define any methods corresponding to Seq methods that could result in
an empty Seq. However, an implicit converison from Chain to List
is defined in the Chain companion object that will be applied if you attempt to call one of the missing methods. As a
result, you can invoke filter on an Chain, even though filter could result
in an empty sequence—but the result type will be List instead of Chain:
Chain(1, 2, 3).filter(_ < 10) // Result: List(1, 2, 3) Chain(1, 2, 3).filter(_ > 10) // Result: List()
You can use Chains in for expressions. The result will be an Chain unless
you use a filter (an if clause). Because filters are desugared to invocations of filter, the
result type will switch to a List at that point. Here are some examples:
scala> import org.scalactic._
import org.scalactic._
scala> for (i <- Chain(1, 2, 3)) yield i + 1
res0: org.scalactic.Chain[Int] = Chain(2, 3, 4)
scala> for (i <- Chain(1, 2, 3) if i < 10) yield i + 1
res1: List[Int] = List(2, 3, 4)
scala> for {
     |   i <- Chain(1, 2, 3)
     |   j <- Chain('a', 'b', 'c')
     | } yield (i, j)
res3: org.scalactic.Chain[(Int, Char)] =
        Chain((1,a), (1,b), (1,c), (2,a), (2,b), (2,c), (3,a), (3,b), (3,c))
scala> for {
     |   i <- Chain(1, 2, 3) if i < 10
     |   j <- Chain('a', 'b', 'c')
     | } yield (i, j)
res6: List[(Int, Char)] =
        List((1,a), (1,b), (1,c), (2,a), (2,b), (2,c), (3,a), (3,b), (3,c))
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Returns a new
Chaincontaining the elements of thisChainfollowed by the elements of the passedGenTraversableOnce.Returns a new
Chaincontaining the elements of thisChainfollowed by the elements of the passedGenTraversableOnce. The element type of the resultingChainis the most specific superclass encompassing the element types of thisChainand the passedGenTraversableOnce.- U
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Returns a new
Chaincontaining the elements of thisChainfollowed by the elements of the passedEvery.Returns a new
Chaincontaining the elements of thisChainfollowed by the elements of the passedEvery. The element type of the resultingChainis the most specific superclass encompassing the element types of thisChainand the passedEvery.- U
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Returns a new
Chaincontaining the elements of thisChainfollowed by the elements of the passedChain.Returns a new
Chaincontaining the elements of thisChainfollowed by the elements of the passedChain. The element type of the resultingChainis the most specific superclass encompassing the element types of this and the passedChain.- U
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Returns a new
Chainwith the given element prepended.Returns a new
Chainwith the given element prepended.Note that :-ending operators are right associative. A mnemonic for
+:vs.:+is: the COLon goes on the COLlection side.- element
 the element to prepend to this
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        /:[B](z: B)(op: (B, T) ⇒ B): B
      
      
      
Fold left: applies a binary operator to a start value,
z, and all elements of thisChain, going left to right.Fold left: applies a binary operator to a start value,
z, and all elements of thisChain, going left to right.Note:
/:is alternate syntax for thefoldLeftmethod;z/:chainis the same aschainfoldLeftz.- B
 the result of the binary operator
- z
 the start value
- op
 the binary operator
- returns
 the result of inserting
opbetween consecutive elements of thisChain, going left to right, with the start value,z, on the left:op(...op(op(z, x_1), x_2), ..., x_n)
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Returns a new
Chainwith the given element appended.Returns a new
Chainwith the given element appended.Note a mnemonic for
+:vs.:+is: the COLon goes on the COLlection side.- element
 the element to append to this
Chain- returns
 a new
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Adds an element to the beginning of this
Chain.Adds an element to the beginning of this
Chain.Note that :-ending operators are right associative. A mnemonic for
+:vs.:+is: the COLon goes on the COLlection side.- element
 the element to prepend to this
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Returns a new
Chaincontaining the elements of thisChainfollowed by the elements of the passedGenTraversableOnce.Returns a new
Chaincontaining the elements of thisChainfollowed by the elements of the passedGenTraversableOnce. The element type of the resultingChainis the most specific superclass encompassing the element types of thisChainand the passedGenTraversableOnce.- U
 the element type of the returned
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        :::[U >: T](other: Every[U]): Chain[U]
      
      
      
Returns a new
Chaincontaining the elements of thisChainfollowed by the elements of the passedEvery.Returns a new
Chaincontaining the elements of thisChainfollowed by the elements of the passedEvery. The element type of the resultingChainis the most specific superclass encompassing the element types of this and the passedEvery.- U
 the element type of the returned
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Returns a new
Chaincontaining the elements of thisChainfollowed by the elements of the passedChain.Returns a new
Chaincontaining the elements of thisChainfollowed by the elements of the passedChain. The element type of the resultingChainis the most specific superclass encompassing the element types of this and the passedChain.- U
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Fold right: applies a binary operator to all elements of this
Chainand a start value, going right to left.Fold right: applies a binary operator to all elements of this
Chainand a start value, going right to left.Note:
:\is alternate syntax for thefoldRightmethod;chain:\zis the same aschainfoldRightz.- B
 the result of the binary operator
- z
 the start value
- op
 the binary operator
- returns
 the result of inserting
opbetween consecutive elements of thisChain, going right to left, with the start value,z, on the right:op(x_1, op(x_2, ... op(x_n, z)...))
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Appends all elements of this
Chainto a string builder using start, end, and separator strings.Appends all elements of this
Chainto a string builder using start, end, and separator strings. The written text will consist of a concatenation of the stringstart; the result of invokingtoStringon all elements of thisChain, separated by the stringsep; and the stringend- sb
 the string builder to which elements will be appended
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Appends all elements of this
Chainto a string builder using a separator string.Appends all elements of this
Chainto a string builder using a separator string. The written text will consist of a concatenation of the result of invokingtoStringon of every element of thisChain, separated by the stringsep.- sb
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Appends all elements of this
Chainto a string builder.Appends all elements of this
Chainto a string builder. The written text will consist of a concatenation of the result of invokingtoStringon of every element of thisChain, without any separator string.- sb
 the string builder to which elements will be appended
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Selects an element by its index in the
Chain.Selects an element by its index in the
Chain.- returns
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Finds the first element of this
Chainfor which the given partial function is defined, if any, and applies the partial function to it.Finds the first element of this
Chainfor which the given partial function is defined, if any, and applies the partial function to it.- pf
 the partial function
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Optioncontainingpfapplied to the first element for which it is defined, orNoneif the partial function was not defined for any element.
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Indicates whether this
Chaincontains a given value as an element.Indicates whether this
Chaincontains a given value as an element.- elem
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Indicates whether this
Chaincontains a givenChainas a slice.Indicates whether this
Chaincontains a givenChainas a slice.- that
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Indicates whether this
Chaincontains a givenEveryas a slice.Indicates whether this
Chaincontains a givenEveryas a slice.- that
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Indicates whether this
Chaincontains a givenGenSeqas a slice.Indicates whether this
Chaincontains a givenGenSeqas a slice.- that
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Copies values of this
Chainto an array.Copies values of this
Chainto an array. Fills the given arrayarrwith at mostlenelements of thisChain, beginning at indexstart. Copying will stop once either the end of the currentChainis reached, the end of the array is reached, orlenelements have been copied.- arr
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Copies values of this
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Chainto an array. Fills the given arrayarrwith values of thisChain, beginning at indexstart. Copying will stop once either the end of the currentChainis reached, or the end of the array is reached.- arr
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Copies values of this
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Copies all elements of this
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Indicates whether every element of this
Chainrelates to the corresponding element of a givenChainby satisfying a given predicate.Indicates whether every element of this
Chainrelates to the corresponding element of a givenChainby satisfying a given predicate.- B
 the type of the elements of
that- that
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Chainto compare for correspondence- p
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Indicates whether every element of this
Chainrelates to the corresponding element of a givenEveryby satisfying a given predicate.Indicates whether every element of this
Chainrelates to the corresponding element of a givenEveryby satisfying a given predicate.- B
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that- that
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Everyto compare for correspondence- p
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Indicates whether every element of this
Chainrelates to the corresponding element of a givenGenSeqby satisfying a given predicate.Indicates whether every element of this
Chainrelates to the corresponding element of a givenGenSeqby satisfying a given predicate.- B
 the type of the elements of
that- that
 the
GenSeqto compare for correspondence- p
 the predicate, which relates elements from this
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Counts the number of elements in this
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Indicates whether this
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Indicates whether this
Chainends with the givenEvery.Indicates whether this
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Indicates whether this
Chainends with the givenGenSeq.Indicates whether this
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Indicates whether a predicate holds for at least one of the elements of this
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Finds the first element of this
Chainthat satisfies the given predicate, if any.Finds the first element of this
Chainthat satisfies the given predicate, if any.- p
 the predicate used to test elements
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        flatMap[U](f: (T) ⇒ Chain[U]): Chain[U]
      
      
      
Builds a new
Chainby applying a function to all elements of thisChainand using the elements of the resultingChains.Builds a new
Chainby applying a function to all elements of thisChainand using the elements of the resultingChains.- U
 the element type of the returned
Chain- f
 the function to apply to each element.
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        flatten[B](implicit ev: <:<[T, Chain[B]]): Chain[B]
      
      
      
Converts this
ChainofChains into aChainformed by the elements of the nestedChains.Converts this
ChainofChains into aChainformed by the elements of the nestedChains.Note: You cannot use this
flattenmethod on aChainthat contains aGenTraversableOnces, because if all the nestedGenTraversableOnces were empty, you'd end up with an emptyChain.- returns
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        fold[U >: T](z: U)(op: (U, U) ⇒ U): U
      
      
      
Folds the elements of this
Chainusing the specified associative binary operator.Folds the elements of this
Chainusing the specified associative binary operator.The order in which operations are performed on elements is unspecified and may be nondeterministic.
- U
 a type parameter for the binary operator, a supertype of T.
- z
 a neutral element for the fold operation; may be added to the result an arbitrary number of times, and must not change the result (e.g.,
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 a binary operator that must be associative
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        foldLeft[B](z: B)(op: (B, T) ⇒ B): B
      
      
      
Applies a binary operator to a start value and all elements of this
Chain, going left to right.Applies a binary operator to a start value and all elements of this
Chain, going left to right.- B
 the result type of the binary operator.
- z
 the start value.
- op
 the binary operator.
- returns
 the result of inserting
opbetween consecutive elements of thisChain, going left to right, with the start value,z, on the left:op(...op(op(z, x_1), x_2), ..., x_n)
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        foldRight[B](z: B)(op: (T, B) ⇒ B): B
      
      
      
Applies a binary operator to all elements of this
Chainand a start value, going right to left.Applies a binary operator to all elements of this
Chainand a start value, going right to left.- B
 the result of the binary operator
- z
 the start value
- op
 the binary operator
- returns
 the result of inserting
opbetween consecutive elements of thisChain, going right to left, with the start value,z, on the right:op(x_1, op(x_2, ... op(x_n, z)...))
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Indicates whether a predicate holds for all elements of this
Chain.Indicates whether a predicate holds for all elements of this
Chain.- p
 the predicate used to test elements.
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Applies a function
fto all elements of thisChain.Applies a function
fto all elements of thisChain.- f
 the function that is applied for its side-effect to every element. The result of function
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        groupBy[K](f: (T) ⇒ K): Map[K, Chain[T]]
      
      
      
Partitions this
Chaininto a map ofChains according to some discriminator function.Partitions this
Chaininto a map ofChains according to some discriminator function.- K
 the type of keys returned by the discriminator function.
- f
 the discriminator function.
- returns
 A map from keys to
Chains such that the following invariant holds:(chain.toList partition f)(k) = xs filter (x => f(x) == k)
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Partitions elements into fixed size
Chains.Partitions elements into fixed size
Chains.- size
 the number of elements per group
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        def
      
      
        hasDefiniteSize: Boolean
      
      
      
Returns
trueto indicate thisChainhas a definite size, since allChains are strict collections. - 
      
      
      
        
      
    
      
        final 
        def
      
      
        head: T
      
      
      
Selects the first element of this
Chain.Selects the first element of this
Chain.- returns
 the first element of this
Chain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        headOption: Option[T]
      
      
      
Selects the first element of this
Chainand returns it wrapped in aSome.Selects the first element of this
Chainand returns it wrapped in aSome.- returns
 the first element of this
Chain, wrapped in aSome.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        indexOf[U >: T](elem: U, from: Int): Int
      
      
      
Finds index of first occurrence of some value in this
Chainafter or at some start index.Finds index of first occurrence of some value in this
Chainafter or at some start index.- elem
 the element value to search for.
- from
 the start index
- returns
 the index
>=fromof the first element of thisChainthat is equal (as determined by==) toelem, or-1, if none exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        indexOf[U >: T](elem: U): Int
      
      
      
Finds index of first occurrence of some value in this
Chain.Finds index of first occurrence of some value in this
Chain.- elem
 the element value to search for.
- returns
 the index of the first element of this
Chainthat is equal (as determined by==) toelem, or-1, if none exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        indexOfSlice[U >: T](that: Chain[U], from: Int): Int
      
      
      
Finds first index after or at a start index where this
Chaincontains a givenChainas a slice.Finds first index after or at a start index where this
Chaincontains a givenChainas a slice.- that
 the
Chaindefining the slice to look for- from
 the start index
- returns
 the first index
>=fromsuch that the elements of thisChainstarting at this index match the elements ofChainthat, or-1of no such subsequence exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        indexOfSlice[U >: T](that: Every[U], from: Int): Int
      
      
      
Finds first index after or at a start index where this
Chaincontains a givenEveryas a slice.Finds first index after or at a start index where this
Chaincontains a givenEveryas a slice.- that
 the
Everydefining the slice to look for- from
 the start index
- returns
 the first index
>=fromsuch that the elements of thisChainstarting at this index match the elements ofEverythat, or-1of no such subsequence exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        indexOfSlice[U >: T](that: Chain[U]): Int
      
      
      
Finds first index where this
Chaincontains a givenChainas a slice.Finds first index where this
Chaincontains a givenChainas a slice.- that
 the
Chaindefining the slice to look for- returns
 the first index such that the elements of this
Chainstarting at this index match the elements ofChainthat, or-1of no such subsequence exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        indexOfSlice[U >: T](that: Every[U]): Int
      
      
      
Finds first index where this
Chaincontains a givenEveryas a slice.Finds first index where this
Chaincontains a givenEveryas a slice.- that
 the
Everydefining the slice to look for- returns
 the first index such that the elements of this
Chainstarting at this index match the elements ofEverythat, or-1of no such subsequence exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        indexOfSlice[U >: T](that: GenSeq[U], from: Int): Int
      
      
      
Finds first index after or at a start index where this
Chaincontains a givenGenSeqas a slice.Finds first index after or at a start index where this
Chaincontains a givenGenSeqas a slice.- that
 the
GenSeqdefining the slice to look for- from
 the start index
- returns
 the first index
>=fromat which the elements of thisChainstarting at that index match the elements ofGenSeqthat, or-1of no such subsequence exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        indexOfSlice[U >: T](that: GenSeq[U]): Int
      
      
      
Finds first index where this
Chaincontains a givenGenSeqas a slice.Finds first index where this
Chaincontains a givenGenSeqas a slice.- that
 the
GenSeqdefining the slice to look for- returns
 the first index at which the elements of this
Chainstarting at that index match the elements ofGenSeqthat, or-1of no such subsequence exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        indexWhere(p: (T) ⇒ Boolean, from: Int): Int
      
      
      
Finds index of the first element satisfying some predicate after or at some start index.
Finds index of the first element satisfying some predicate after or at some start index.
- p
 the predicate used to test elements.
- from
 the start index
- returns
 the index
>=fromof the first element of thisChainthat satisfies the predicatep, or-1, if none exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        indexWhere(p: (T) ⇒ Boolean): Int
      
      
      
Finds index of the first element satisfying some predicate.
Finds index of the first element satisfying some predicate.
- p
 the predicate used to test elements.
- returns
 the index of the first element of this
Chainthat satisfies the predicatep, or-1, if none exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        indices: Range
      
      
      
Produces the range of all indices of this
Chain.Produces the range of all indices of this
Chain.- returns
 a
Rangevalue from0to one less than the length of thisChain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        isDefinedAt(idx: Int): Boolean
      
      
      
Tests whether this
Chaincontains given index.Tests whether this
Chaincontains given index.- idx
 the index to test
- returns
 true if this
Chaincontains an element at positionidx,falseotherwise.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        isEmpty: Boolean
      
      
      
Returns
falseto indicate thisChain, like allChains, is non-empty.Returns
falseto indicate thisChain, like allChains, is non-empty.- returns
 false
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        final 
        def
      
      
        isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean
      
      
      
- Definition Classes
 - Any
 
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        final 
        def
      
      
        isTraversableAgain: Boolean
      
      
      
Returns
trueto indicate thisChain, like allChains, can be traversed repeatedly.Returns
trueto indicate thisChain, like allChains, can be traversed repeatedly.- returns
 true
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        final 
        def
      
      
        iterator: Iterator[T]
      
      
      
Creates and returns a new iterator over all elements contained in this
Chain.Creates and returns a new iterator over all elements contained in this
Chain.- returns
 the new iterator
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        final 
        def
      
      
        last: T
      
      
      
Selects the last element of this
Chain.Selects the last element of this
Chain.- returns
 the last element of this
Chain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        lastIndexOf[U >: T](elem: U, end: Int): Int
      
      
      
Finds the index of the last occurrence of some value in this
Chainbefore or at a givenendindex.Finds the index of the last occurrence of some value in this
Chainbefore or at a givenendindex.- elem
 the element value to search for.
- end
 the end index.
- returns
 the index
>=endof the last element of thisChainthat is equal (as determined by==) toelem, or-1, if none exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        lastIndexOf[U >: T](elem: U): Int
      
      
      
Finds the index of the last occurrence of some value in this
Chain.Finds the index of the last occurrence of some value in this
Chain.- elem
 the element value to search for.
- returns
 the index of the last element of this
Chainthat is equal (as determined by==) toelem, or-1, if none exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        lastIndexOfSlice[U >: T](that: Chain[U], end: Int): Int
      
      
      
Finds the last index before or at a given end index where this
Chaincontains a givenChainas a slice.Finds the last index before or at a given end index where this
Chaincontains a givenChainas a slice.- that
 the
Chaindefining the slice to look for- end
 the end index
- returns
 the last index
>=endat which the elements of thisChainstarting at that index match the elements ofChainthat, or-1of no such subsequence exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        lastIndexOfSlice[U >: T](that: Every[U], end: Int): Int
      
      
      
Finds the last index before or at a given end index where this
Chaincontains a givenEveryas a slice.Finds the last index before or at a given end index where this
Chaincontains a givenEveryas a slice.- that
 the
Everydefining the slice to look for- end
 the end index
- returns
 the last index
>=endat which the elements of thisChainstarting at that index match the elements ofEverythat, or-1of no such subsequence exists.
 - 
      
      
      
        
      
    
      
        final 
        def
      
      
        lastIndexOfSlice[U >: T](that: Chain[U]): Int
      
      
      
Finds the last index where this
Chaincontains a givenChainas a slice.Finds the last index where this
Chaincontains a givenChainas a slice.- that
 the
Chaindefining the slice to look for- returns
 the last index at which the elements of this
Chainstarting at that index match the elements ofChainthat, or-1of no such subsequence exists.
 - 
      
      
      
        
      
    
      
        final 
        def
      
      
        lastIndexOfSlice[U >: T](that: Every[U]): Int
      
      
      
Finds the last index where this
Chaincontains a givenEveryas a slice.Finds the last index where this
Chaincontains a givenEveryas a slice.- that
 the
Everydefining the slice to look for- returns
 the last index at which the elements of this
Chainstarting at that index match the elements ofEverythat, or-1of no such subsequence exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        lastIndexOfSlice[U >: T](that: GenSeq[U], end: Int): Int
      
      
      
Finds the last index before or at a given end index where this
Chaincontains a givenGenSeqas a slice.Finds the last index before or at a given end index where this
Chaincontains a givenGenSeqas a slice.- that
 the
GenSeqdefining the slice to look for- end
 the end index
- returns
 the last index
>=endat which the elements of thisChainstarting at that index match the elements ofGenSeqthat, or-1of no such subsequence exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        lastIndexOfSlice[U >: T](that: GenSeq[U]): Int
      
      
      
Finds the last index where this
Chaincontains a givenGenSeqas a slice.Finds the last index where this
Chaincontains a givenGenSeqas a slice.- that
 the
GenSeqdefining the slice to look for- returns
 the last index at which the elements of this
Chainstarting at that index match the elements ofGenSeqthat, or-1of no such subsequence exists.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        lastIndexWhere(p: (T) ⇒ Boolean, end: Int): Int
      
      
      
Finds index of last element satisfying some predicate before or at given end index.
Finds index of last element satisfying some predicate before or at given end index.
- p
 the predicate used to test elements.
- end
 the end index
- returns
 the index
>=endof the last element of thisChainthat satisfies the predicatep, or-1, if none exists.
 - 
      
      
      
        
      
    
      
        final 
        def
      
      
        lastIndexWhere(p: (T) ⇒ Boolean): Int
      
      
      
Finds index of last element satisfying some predicate.
Finds index of last element satisfying some predicate.
- p
 the predicate used to test elements.
- returns
 the index of the last element of this
Chainthat satisfies the predicatep, or-1, if none exists.
 - 
      
      
      
        
      
    
      
        final 
        def
      
      
        lastOption: Option[T]
      
      
      
Returns the last element of this
Chain, wrapped in aSome.Returns the last element of this
Chain, wrapped in aSome.- returns
 the last element, wrapped in a
Some.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        length: Int
      
      
      
The length of this
Chain.The length of this
Chain.Note:
lengthandsizeyield the same result, which will be>= 1.- returns
 the number of elements in this
Chain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        lengthCompare(len: Int): Int
      
      
      
Compares the length of this
Chainto a test value.Compares the length of this
Chainto a test value.- len
 the test value that gets compared with the length.
- returns
 a value
xwherex < 0 if this.length < len x == 0 if this.length == len x > 0 if this.length > len
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        final 
        def
      
      
        map[U](f: (T) ⇒ U): Chain[U]
      
      
      
Builds a new
Chainby applying a function to all elements of thisChain.Builds a new
Chainby applying a function to all elements of thisChain.- U
 the element type of the returned
Chain.- f
 the function to apply to each element.
- returns
 a new
Chainresulting from applying the given functionfto each element of thisChainand collecting the results.
 - 
      
      
      
        
      
    
      
        final 
        def
      
      
        max[U >: T](implicit cmp: Ordering[U]): T
      
      
      
Finds the largest element.
Finds the largest element.
- returns
 the largest element of this
Chain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        maxBy[U](f: (T) ⇒ U)(implicit cmp: Ordering[U]): T
      
      
      
Finds the largest result after applying the given function to every element.
Finds the largest result after applying the given function to every element.
- returns
 the largest result of applying the given function to every element of this
Chain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        min[U >: T](implicit cmp: Ordering[U]): T
      
      
      
Finds the smallest element.
Finds the smallest element.
- returns
 the smallest element of this
Chain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        minBy[U](f: (T) ⇒ U)(implicit cmp: Ordering[U]): T
      
      
      
Finds the smallest result after applying the given function to every element.
Finds the smallest result after applying the given function to every element.
- returns
 the smallest result of applying the given function to every element of this
Chain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        mkString(start: String, sep: String, end: String): String
      
      
      
Displays all elements of this
Chainin a string using start, end, and separator strings.Displays all elements of this
Chainin a string using start, end, and separator strings.- start
 the starting string.
- sep
 the separator string.
- end
 the ending string.
- returns
 a string representation of this
Chain. The resulting string begins with the stringstartand ends with the stringend. Inside, In the resulting string, the result of invokingtoStringon all elements of thisChainare separated by the stringsep.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        mkString(sep: String): String
      
      
      
Displays all elements of this
Chainin a string using a separator string.Displays all elements of this
Chainin a string using a separator string.- sep
 the separator string
- returns
 a string representation of this
Chain. In the resulting string, the result of invokingtoStringon all elements of thisChainare separated by the stringsep.
 - 
      
      
      
        
      
    
      
        final 
        def
      
      
        mkString: String
      
      
      
Displays all elements of this
Chainin a string.Displays all elements of this
Chainin a string.- returns
 a string representation of this
Chain. In the resulting string, the result of invokingtoStringon all elements of thisChainfollow each other without any separator string.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        nonEmpty: Boolean
      
      
      
Returns
trueto indicate thisChain, like allChains, is non-empty.Returns
trueto indicate thisChain, like allChains, is non-empty.- returns
 true
 - 
      
      
      
        
      
    
      
        final 
        def
      
      
        padTo[U >: T](len: Int, elem: U): Chain[U]
      
      
      
A copy of this
Chainwith an element value appended until a given target length is reached.A copy of this
Chainwith an element value appended until a given target length is reached.- len
 the target length
- elem
 he padding value
- returns
 a new
Chainconsisting of all elements of thisChainfollowed by the minimal number of occurrences ofelemso that the resultingChainhas a length of at leastlen.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        patch[U >: T](from: Int, that: Chain[U], replaced: Int): Chain[U]
      
      
      
Produces a new
Chainwhere a slice of elements in thisChainis replaced by anotherChainProduces a new
Chainwhere a slice of elements in thisChainis replaced by anotherChain- from
 the index of the first replaced element
- that
 the
Chainwhose elements should replace a slice in thisChain- replaced
 the number of elements to drop in the original
Chain
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        final 
        def
      
      
        permutations: Iterator[Chain[T]]
      
      
      
Iterates over distinct permutations.
Iterates over distinct permutations.
Here's an example:
Chain('a', 'b', 'b').permutations.toList = List(Chain(a, b, b), Chain(b, a, b), Chain(b, b, a))- returns
 an iterator that traverses the distinct permutations of this
Chain.
 - 
      
      
      
        
      
    
      
        final 
        def
      
      
        prefixLength(p: (T) ⇒ Boolean): Int
      
      
      
Returns the length of the longest prefix whose elements all satisfy some predicate.
Returns the length of the longest prefix whose elements all satisfy some predicate.
- p
 the predicate used to test elements.
- returns
 the length of the longest prefix of this
Chainsuch that every element of the segment satisfies the predicatep.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        product[U >: T](implicit num: Numeric[U]): U
      
      
      
The result of multiplying all the elements of this
Chain.The result of multiplying all the elements of this
Chain.This method can be invoked for any
Chain[T]for which an implicitNumeric[T]exists.- returns
 the product of all elements
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        final 
        def
      
      
        reduce[U >: T](op: (U, U) ⇒ U): U
      
      
      
Reduces the elements of this
Chainusing the specified associative binary operator.Reduces the elements of this
Chainusing the specified associative binary operator.The order in which operations are performed on elements is unspecified and may be nondeterministic.
- U
 a type parameter for the binary operator, a supertype of T.
- op
 a binary operator that must be associative.
- returns
 the result of applying reduce operator
opbetween all the elements of thisChain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        reduceLeft[U >: T](op: (U, T) ⇒ U): U
      
      
      
Applies a binary operator to all elements of this
Chain, going left to right.Applies a binary operator to all elements of this
Chain, going left to right.- U
 the result type of the binary operator.
- op
 the binary operator.
- returns
 the result of inserting
opbetween consecutive elements of thisChain, going left to right:op(...op(op(x_1, x_2), x_3), ..., x_n)
where x1, ..., xn are the elements of thisChain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        reduceLeftOption[U >: T](op: (U, T) ⇒ U): Option[U]
      
      
      
Applies a binary operator to all elements of this
Chain, going left to right, returning the result in aSome.Applies a binary operator to all elements of this
Chain, going left to right, returning the result in aSome.- U
 the result type of the binary operator.
- op
 the binary operator.
- returns
 a
Somecontaining the result ofreduceLeft(op)
 -  final def reduceOption[U >: T](op: (U, U) ⇒ U): Option[U]
 - 
      
      
      
        
      
    
      
        final 
        def
      
      
        reduceRight[U >: T](op: (T, U) ⇒ U): U
      
      
      
Applies a binary operator to all elements of this
Chain, going right to left.Applies a binary operator to all elements of this
Chain, going right to left.- U
 the result of the binary operator
- op
 the binary operator
- returns
 the result of inserting
opbetween consecutive elements of thisChain, going right to left:op(x_1, op(x_2, ... op(x_{n-1}, x_n)...))where x1, ..., xn are the elements of thisChain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        reduceRightOption[U >: T](op: (T, U) ⇒ U): Option[U]
      
      
      
Applies a binary operator to all elements of this
Chain, going right to left, returning the result in aSome.Applies a binary operator to all elements of this
Chain, going right to left, returning the result in aSome.- U
 the result of the binary operator
- op
 the binary operator
- returns
 a
Somecontaining the result ofreduceRight(op)
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        final 
        def
      
      
        reverse: Chain[T]
      
      
      
Returns new
Chainwith elements in reverse order.Returns new
Chainwith elements in reverse order.- returns
 a new
Chainwith all elements of thisChainin reversed order.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        reverseIterator: Iterator[T]
      
      
      
An iterator yielding elements in reverse order.
An iterator yielding elements in reverse order.
Note:
chain.reverseIteratoris the same aschain.reverse.iterator, but might be more efficient.- returns
 an iterator yielding the elements of this
Chainin reversed order
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        final 
        def
      
      
        reverseMap[U](f: (T) ⇒ U): Chain[U]
      
      
      
Builds a new
Chainby applying a function to all elements of thisChainand collecting the results in reverse order.Builds a new
Chainby applying a function to all elements of thisChainand collecting the results in reverse order.Note:
chain.reverseMap(f)is the same aschain.reverse.map(f), but might be more efficient.- U
 the element type of the returned
Chain.- f
 the function to apply to each element.
- returns
 a new
Chainresulting from applying the given functionfto each element of thisChainand collecting the results in reverse order.
 - 
      
      
      
        
      
    
      
        final 
        def
      
      
        sameElements[U >: T](that: Chain[U]): Boolean
      
      
      
Checks if the given
Chaincontains the same elements in the same order as thisChain.Checks if the given
Chaincontains the same elements in the same order as thisChain.- that
 the
Chainwith which to compare- returns
 true, if both this and the givenChaincontain the same elements in the same order,falseotherwise.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        sameElements[U >: T](that: Every[U]): Boolean
      
      
      
Checks if the given
Everycontains the same elements in the same order as thisChain.Checks if the given
Everycontains the same elements in the same order as thisChain.- that
 the
Everywith which to compare- returns
 true, if both this and the givenEverycontain the same elements in the same order,falseotherwise.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        sameElements[U >: T](that: GenIterable[U]): Boolean
      
      
      
Checks if the given
GenIterablecontains the same elements in the same order as thisChain.Checks if the given
GenIterablecontains the same elements in the same order as thisChain.- that
 the
GenIterablewith which to compare- returns
 true, if both thisChainand the givenGenIterablecontain the same elements in the same order,falseotherwise.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        scan[U >: T](z: U)(op: (U, U) ⇒ U): Chain[U]
      
      
      
Computes a prefix scan of the elements of this
Chain.Computes a prefix scan of the elements of this
Chain.Note: The neutral element z may be applied more than once.
Here are some examples:
Chain(1, 2, 3).scan(0)(_ + _) == Chain(0, 1, 3, 6) Chain(1, 2, 3).scan("z")(_ + _.toString) == Chain("z", "z1", "z12", "z123")- U
 a type parameter for the binary operator, a supertype of T, and the type of the resulting
Chain.- z
 a neutral element for the scan operation; may be added to the result an arbitrary number of times, and must not change the result (e.g.,
Nilfor list concatenation, 0 for addition, or 1 for multiplication.)- op
 a binary operator that must be associative
- returns
 a new
Chaincontaining the prefix scan of the elements in thisChain
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        final 
        def
      
      
        scanLeft[B](z: B)(op: (B, T) ⇒ B): Chain[B]
      
      
      
Produces a
Chaincontaining cumulative results of applying the operator going left to right.Produces a
Chaincontaining cumulative results of applying the operator going left to right.Here are some examples:
Chain(1, 2, 3).scanLeft(0)(_ + _) == Chain(0, 1, 3, 6) Chain(1, 2, 3).scanLeft("z")(_ + _) == Chain("z", "z1", "z12", "z123")- B
 the result type of the binary operator and type of the resulting
Chain- z
 the start value.
- op
 the binary operator.
- returns
 a new
Chaincontaining the intermediate results of insertingopbetween consecutive elements of thisChain, going left to right, with the start value,z, on the left.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        scanRight[B](z: B)(op: (T, B) ⇒ B): Chain[B]
      
      
      
Produces a
Chaincontaining cumulative results of applying the operator going right to left.Produces a
Chaincontaining cumulative results of applying the operator going right to left.Here are some examples:
Chain(1, 2, 3).scanRight(0)(_ + _) == Chain(6, 5, 3, 0) Chain(1, 2, 3).scanRight("z")(_ + _) == Chain("123z", "23z", "3z", "z")- B
 the result of the binary operator and type of the resulting
Chain- z
 the start value
- op
 the binary operator
- returns
 a new
Chaincontaining the intermediate results of insertingopbetween consecutive elements of thisChain, going right to left, with the start value,z, on the right.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        segmentLength(p: (T) ⇒ Boolean, from: Int): Int
      
      
      
Computes length of longest segment whose elements all satisfy some predicate.
Computes length of longest segment whose elements all satisfy some predicate.
- p
 the predicate used to test elements.
- from
 the index where the search starts.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        size: Int
      
      
      
The size of this
Chain.The size of this
Chain.Note:
lengthandsizeyield the same result, which will be>= 1.- returns
 the number of elements in this
Chain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        sliding(size: Int, step: Int): Iterator[Chain[T]]
      
      
      
Groups elements in fixed size blocks by passing a “sliding window” over them (as opposed to partitioning them, as is done in grouped.), moving the sliding window by a given
stepeach time.Groups elements in fixed size blocks by passing a “sliding window” over them (as opposed to partitioning them, as is done in grouped.), moving the sliding window by a given
stepeach time.- size
 the number of elements per group
- step
 the distance between the first elements of successive groups
- returns
 an iterator producing
Chains of sizesize, except the last and the only element will be truncated if there are fewer elements thansize.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        sliding(size: Int): Iterator[Chain[T]]
      
      
      
Groups elements in fixed size blocks by passing a “sliding window” over them (as opposed to partitioning them, as is done in grouped.)
Groups elements in fixed size blocks by passing a “sliding window” over them (as opposed to partitioning them, as is done in grouped.)
- size
 the number of elements per group
- returns
 an iterator producing
Chains of sizesize, except the last and the only element will be truncated if there are fewer elements thansize.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        sortBy[U](f: (T) ⇒ U)(implicit ord: Ordering[U]): Chain[T]
      
      
      
Sorts this
Chainaccording to theOrderingof the result of applying the given function to every element.Sorts this
Chainaccording to theOrderingof the result of applying the given function to every element.- U
 the target type of the transformation
f, and the type where theOrderingordis defined.- f
 the transformation function mapping elements to some other domain
U.- ord
 the ordering assumed on domain
U.- returns
 a
Chainconsisting of the elements of thisChainsorted according to theOrderingwherex < y if ord.lt(f(x), f(y)).
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        final 
        def
      
      
        sortWith(lt: (T, T) ⇒ Boolean): Chain[T]
      
      
      
Sorts this
Chainaccording to a comparison function.Sorts this
Chainaccording to a comparison function.The sort is stable. That is, elements that are equal (as determined by
lt) appear in the same order in the sortedChainas in the original.- returns
 a
Chainconsisting of the elements of thisChainsorted according to the comparison functionlt.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        sorted[U >: T](implicit ord: Ordering[U]): Chain[U]
      
      
      
Sorts this
Chainaccording to anOrdering.Sorts this
Chainaccording to anOrdering.The sort is stable. That is, elements that are equal (as determined by
lt) appear in the same order in the sortedChainas in the original.- ord
 the
Orderingto be used to compare elements.- returns
 a
Chainconsisting of the elements of thisChainsorted according to the comparison functionlt.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        startsWith[B](that: Chain[B], offset: Int): Boolean
      
      
      
Indicates whether this
Chainstarts with the givenChainat the given index.Indicates whether this
Chainstarts with the givenChainat the given index.- that
 the
Chainslice to look for in thisChain- offset
 the index at which this
Chainis searched.- returns
 trueif thisChainhasthatas a slice at the indexoffset,falseotherwise.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        startsWith[B](that: Every[B], offset: Int): Boolean
      
      
      
Indicates whether this
Chainstarts with the givenEveryat the given index.Indicates whether this
Chainstarts with the givenEveryat the given index.- that
 the
Everyslice to look for in thisChain- offset
 the index at which this
Chainis searched.- returns
 trueif thisChainhasthatas a slice at the indexoffset,falseotherwise.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        startsWith[B](that: Chain[B]): Boolean
      
      
      
Indicates whether this
Chainstarts with the givenChain.Indicates whether this
Chainstarts with the givenChain.- that
 the
Chainto test- returns
 trueif this collection hasthatas a prefix,falseotherwise.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        startsWith[B](that: Every[B]): Boolean
      
      
      
Indicates whether this
Chainstarts with the givenEvery.Indicates whether this
Chainstarts with the givenEvery.- that
 the
Everyto test- returns
 trueif this collection hasthatas a prefix,falseotherwise.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        startsWith[B](that: GenSeq[B], offset: Int): Boolean
      
      
      
Indicates whether this
Chainstarts with the givenGenSeqat the given index.Indicates whether this
Chainstarts with the givenGenSeqat the given index.- that
 the
GenSeqslice to look for in thisChain- offset
 the index at which this
Chainis searched.- returns
 trueif thisChainhasthatas a slice at the indexoffset,falseotherwise.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        startsWith[B](that: GenSeq[B]): Boolean
      
      
      
Indicates whether this
Chainstarts with the givenGenSeq.Indicates whether this
Chainstarts with the givenGenSeq.- that
 the
GenSeqslice to look for in thisChain- returns
 trueif thisChainhasthatas a prefix,falseotherwise.
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        def
      
      
        stringPrefix: String
      
      
      
Returns
"Chain", the prefix of this object'stoStringrepresentation.Returns
"Chain", the prefix of this object'stoStringrepresentation.- returns
 the string
"Chain"
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        final 
        def
      
      
        sum[U >: T](implicit num: Numeric[U]): U
      
      
      
The result of summing all the elements of this
Chain.The result of summing all the elements of this
Chain.This method can be invoked for any
Chain[T]for which an implicitNumeric[T]exists.- returns
 the sum of all elements
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        final 
        def
      
      
        to[Col[_]](implicit cbf: CanBuildFrom[Nothing, T, Col[T]]): Col[T]
      
      
      
Converts this
Chaininto a collection of typeColby copying all elements.Converts this
Chaininto a collection of typeColby copying all elements.- Col
 the collection type to build.
- returns
 a new collection containing all elements of this
Chain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        toArray[U >: T](implicit classTag: ClassTag[U]): Array[U]
      
      
      
Converts this
Chainto an array.Converts this
Chainto an array.- returns
 an array containing all elements of this
Chain. AClassTagmust be available for the element type of thisChain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        toBuffer[U >: T]: Buffer[U]
      
      
      
Converts this
Chainto a mutable buffer.Converts this
Chainto a mutable buffer.- returns
 a buffer containing all elements of this
Chain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        toIndexedSeq: IndexedSeq[T]
      
      
      
Converts this
Chainto an immutableIndexedSeq.Converts this
Chainto an immutableIndexedSeq.- returns
 an immutable
IndexedSeqcontaining all elements of thisChain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        toIterable: Iterable[T]
      
      
      
Converts this
Chainto an iterable collection.Converts this
Chainto an iterable collection.- returns
 an
Iterablecontaining all elements of thisChain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        toIterator: Iterator[T]
      
      
      
Returns an
Iteratorover the elements in thisChain.Returns an
Iteratorover the elements in thisChain.- returns
 an
Iteratorcontaining all elements of thisChain.
 -  val toList: List[T]
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        final 
        def
      
      
        toMap[K, V](implicit ev: <:<[T, (K, V)]): Map[K, V]
      
      
      
Converts this
Chainto a map.Converts this
Chainto a map.This method is unavailable unless the elements are members of
Tuple2, each((K, V))becoming a key-value pair in the map. Duplicate keys will be overwritten by later keys.- returns
 a map of type
immutable.Map[K, V]containing all key/value pairs of type(K, V)of thisChain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        toSeq: Seq[T]
      
      
      
Converts this
Chainto an immutableIndexedSeq.Converts this
Chainto an immutableIndexedSeq.- returns
 an immutable
IndexedSeqcontaining all elements of thisChain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        toSet[U >: T]: Set[U]
      
      
      
Converts this
Chainto a set.Converts this
Chainto a set.- returns
 a set containing all elements of this
Chain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        toStream: Stream[T]
      
      
      
Converts this
Chainto a stream.Converts this
Chainto a stream.- returns
 a stream containing all elements of this
Chain.
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        def
      
      
        toString(): String
      
      
      
Returns a string representation of this
Chain.Returns a string representation of this
Chain.- returns
 the string
"Chain"followed by the result of invokingtoStringon thisChain's elements, surrounded by parentheses.
- Definition Classes
 - Chain → Any
 
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        final 
        def
      
      
        toTraversable: Traversable[T]
      
      
      
Converts this
Chainto an unspecified Traversable.Converts this
Chainto an unspecified Traversable.- returns
 a
Traversablecontaining all elements of thisChain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        toVector: Vector[T]
      
      
      
Converts this
Chainto aVector.Converts this
Chainto aVector.- returns
 a
Vectorcontaining all elements of thisChain.
 -  final def transpose[U](implicit ev: <:<[T, Chain[U]]): Chain[Chain[U]]
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        final 
        def
      
      
        union[U >: T](that: GenSeq[U])(implicit cbf: CanBuildFrom[List[T], U, List[U]]): Chain[U]
      
      
      
Produces a new
Chainthat contains all elements of thisChainand also all elements of a givenGenSeq.Produces a new
Chainthat contains all elements of thisChainand also all elements of a givenGenSeq.chainXunionysis equivalent tochainX++ys.Another way to express this is that
chainXunionyscomputes the order-presevring multi-set union ofchainXandys. Thisunionmethod is hence a counter-part ofdiffandintersectthat also work on multi-sets.- that
 the
GenSeqto add.- returns
 a new
Chainthat contains all elements of thisChainfollowed by all elements ofthatGenSeq.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        union[U >: T](that: Chain[U]): Chain[U]
      
      
      
Produces a new
Chainthat contains all elements of thisChainand also all elements of a givenChain.Produces a new
Chainthat contains all elements of thisChainand also all elements of a givenChain.chainXunionchainYis equivalent tochainX++chainY.Another way to express this is that
chainXunionchainYcomputes the order-presevring multi-set union ofchainXandchainY. Thisunionmethod is hence a counter-part ofdiffandintersectthat also work on multi-sets.- that
 the
Chainto add.- returns
 a new
Chainthat contains all elements of thisChainfollowed by all elements ofthat.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        union[U >: T](that: Every[U]): Chain[U]
      
      
      
Produces a new
Chainthat contains all elements of thisChainand also all elements of a givenEvery.Produces a new
Chainthat contains all elements of thisChainand also all elements of a givenEvery.chainXunioneveryYis equivalent tochainX++everyY.Another way to express this is that
chainXunioneveryYcomputes the order-presevring multi-set union ofchainXandeveryY. Thisunionmethod is hence a counter-part ofdiffandintersectthat also work on multi-sets.- that
 the
Everyto add.- returns
 a new
Chainthat contains all elements of thisChainfollowed by all elements ofthatEvery.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        unzip[L, R](implicit asPair: (T) ⇒ (L, R)): (Chain[L], Chain[R])
      
      
      
Converts this
Chainof pairs into twoChains of the first and second half of each pair.Converts this
Chainof pairs into twoChains of the first and second half of each pair.- L
 the type of the first half of the element pairs
- R
 the type of the second half of the element pairs
- asPair
 an implicit conversion that asserts that the element type of this
Chainis a pair.- returns
 a pair of
Chains, containing the first and second half, respectively, of each element pair of thisChain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        unzip3[L, M, R](implicit asTriple: (T) ⇒ (L, M, R)): (Chain[L], Chain[M], Chain[R])
      
      
      
Converts this
Chainof triples into threeChains of the first, second, and and third element of each triple.Converts this
Chainof triples into threeChains of the first, second, and and third element of each triple.- L
 the type of the first member of the element triples
- R
 the type of the third member of the element triples
- asTriple
 an implicit conversion that asserts that the element type of this
Chainis a triple.- returns
 a triple of
Chains, containing the first, second, and third member, respectively, of each element triple of thisChain.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        updated[U >: T](idx: Int, elem: U): Chain[U]
      
      
      
A copy of this
Chainwith one single replaced element.A copy of this
Chainwith one single replaced element.- idx
 the position of the replacement
- elem
 the replacing element
- returns
 a copy of this
Chainwith the element at positionidxreplaced byelem.
- Exceptions thrown
 IndexOutOfBoundsExceptionif the passed index is greater than or equal to the length of thisChain
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        final 
        def
      
      
        zipAll[O, U >: T](other: Iterable[O], thisElem: U, otherElem: O): Chain[(U, O)]
      
      
      
Returns a
Chainformed from thisChainand an iterable collection by combining corresponding elements in pairs.Returns a
Chainformed from thisChainand an iterable collection by combining corresponding elements in pairs. If one of the two collections is shorter than the other, placeholder elements will be used to extend the shorter collection to the length of the longer.- other
 the
Iterableproviding the second half of each result pair- thisElem
 the element to be used to fill up the result if this
Chainis shorter thanthatIterable.- returns
 a new
Chaincontaining pairs consisting of corresponding elements of thisChainandthat. The length of the returned collection is the maximum of the lengths of thisChainandthat. If thisChainis shorter thanthat,thisElemvalues are used to pad the result. Ifthatis shorter than thisChain,thatElemvalues are used to pad the result.
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        final 
        def
      
      
        zipWithIndex: Chain[(T, Int)]
      
      
      
Zips this
Chainwith its indices.Zips this
Chainwith its indices.- returns
 A new
Chaincontaining pairs consisting of all elements of thisChainpaired with their index. Indices start at 0.