The missing (SPL) Collection/Array/OrderedMap interface.
A Collection resembles the nature of a regular PHP array. That is, it is essentially an <b>ordered map</b> that can also be used like a list.
A Collection has an internal iterator just like a PHP array. In addition, a Collection can be iterated with external iterators, which is preferrable. To use an external iterator simply use the foreach language construct to iterate over the collection (which calls {@link getIterator()} internally) or explicitly retrieve an iterator though {@link getIterator()} which can then be used to iterate over the collection. You can not rely on the internal iterator of the collection being at a certain position unless you explicitly positioned it before. Prefer iteration with external iterators.
@since 2.0 @author Guilherme Blanco <guilhermeblanco@hotmail.com> @author Jonathan Wage <jonwage@gmail.com> @author Roman Borschel <roman@code-factory.org>
Expanded class hierarchy of Collection
All classes that implement Collection
interface Collection extends Countable, IteratorAggregate, ArrayAccess {
/**
* Adds an element at the end of the collection.
*
* @param mixed $element The element to add.
* @return boolean Always TRUE.
*/
function add($element);
/**
* Clears the collection, removing all elements.
*/
function clear();
/**
* Checks whether an element is contained in the collection.
* This is an O(n) operation, where n is the size of the collection.
*
* @param mixed $element The element to search for.
* @return boolean TRUE if the collection contains the element, FALSE otherwise.
*/
function contains($element);
/**
* Checks whether the collection is empty (contains no elements).
*
* @return boolean TRUE if the collection is empty, FALSE otherwise.
*/
function isEmpty();
/**
* Removes the element at the specified index from the collection.
*
* @param string|integer $key The kex/index of the element to remove.
* @return mixed The removed element or NULL, if the collection did not contain the element.
*/
function remove($key);
/**
* Removes the specified element from the collection, if it is found.
*
* @param mixed $element The element to remove.
* @return boolean TRUE if this collection contained the specified element, FALSE otherwise.
*/
function removeElement($element);
/**
* Checks whether the collection contains an element with the specified key/index.
*
* @param string|integer $key The key/index to check for.
* @return boolean TRUE if the collection contains an element with the specified key/index,
* FALSE otherwise.
*/
function containsKey($key);
/**
* Gets the element at the specified key/index.
*
* @param string|integer $key The key/index of the element to retrieve.
* @return mixed
*/
function get($key);
/**
* Gets all keys/indices of the collection.
*
* @return array The keys/indices of the collection, in the order of the corresponding
* elements in the collection.
*/
function getKeys();
/**
* Gets all values of the collection.
*
* @return array The values of all elements in the collection, in the order they
* appear in the collection.
*/
function getValues();
/**
* Sets an element in the collection at the specified key/index.
*
* @param string|integer $key The key/index of the element to set.
* @param mixed $value The element to set.
*/
function set($key, $value);
/**
* Gets a native PHP array representation of the collection.
*
* @return array
*/
function toArray();
/**
* Sets the internal iterator to the first element in the collection and
* returns this element.
*
* @return mixed
*/
function first();
/**
* Sets the internal iterator to the last element in the collection and
* returns this element.
*
* @return mixed
*/
function last();
/**
* Gets the key/index of the element at the current iterator position.
*
*/
function key();
/**
* Gets the element of the collection at the current iterator position.
*
*/
function current();
/**
* Moves the internal iterator position to the next element.
*
*/
function next();
/**
* Tests for the existence of an element that satisfies the given predicate.
*
* @param Closure $p The predicate.
* @return boolean TRUE if the predicate is TRUE for at least one element, FALSE otherwise.
*/
function exists(Closure $p);
/**
* Returns all the elements of this collection that satisfy the predicate p.
* The order of the elements is preserved.
*
* @param Closure $p The predicate used for filtering.
* @return Collection A collection with the results of the filter operation.
*/
function filter(Closure $p);
/**
* Applies the given predicate p to all elements of this collection,
* returning true, if the predicate yields true for all elements.
*
* @param Closure $p The predicate.
* @return boolean TRUE, if the predicate yields TRUE for all elements, FALSE otherwise.
*/
function forAll(Closure $p);
/**
* Applies the given function to each element in the collection and returns
* a new collection with the elements returned by the function.
*
* @param Closure $func
* @return Collection
*/
function map(Closure $func);
/**
* Partitions this collection in two collections according to a predicate.
* Keys are preserved in the resulting collections.
*
* @param Closure $p The predicate on which to partition.
* @return array An array with two elements. The first element contains the collection
* of elements where the predicate returned TRUE, the second element
* contains the collection of elements where the predicate returned FALSE.
*/
function partition(Closure $p);
/**
* Gets the index/key of a given element. The comparison of two elements is strict,
* that means not only the value but also the type must match.
* For objects this means reference equality.
*
* @param mixed $element The element to search for.
* @return mixed The key/index of the element or FALSE if the element was not found.
*/
function indexOf($element);
/**
* Extract a slice of $length elements starting at position $offset from the Collection.
*
* If $length is null it returns all elements from $offset to the end of the Collection.
* Keys have to be preserved by this method. Calling this method will only return the
* selected slice and NOT change the elements contained in the collection slice is called on.
*
* @param int $offset
* @param int $length
* @return array
*/
function slice($offset, $length = null);
}
Name | Modifiers | Type | Description | Overrides |
---|---|---|---|---|
Collection:: |
function | Adds an element at the end of the collection. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Clears the collection, removing all elements. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Checks whether an element is contained in the collection. This is an O(n) operation, where n is the size of the collection. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Checks whether the collection contains an element with the specified key/index. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Gets the element of the collection at the current iterator position. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Tests for the existence of an element that satisfies the given predicate. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Returns all the elements of this collection that satisfy the predicate p. The order of the elements is preserved. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Sets the internal iterator to the first element in the collection and returns this element. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Applies the given predicate p to all elements of this collection, returning true, if the predicate yields true for all elements. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Gets the element at the specified key/index. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Gets all keys/indices of the collection. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Gets all values of the collection. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Gets the index/key of a given element. The comparison of two elements is strict, that means not only the value but also the type must match. For objects this means reference equality. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Checks whether the collection is empty (contains no elements). | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Gets the key/index of the element at the current iterator position. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Sets the internal iterator to the last element in the collection and returns this element. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Applies the given function to each element in the collection and returns a new collection with the elements returned by the function. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Moves the internal iterator position to the next element. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Partitions this collection in two collections according to a predicate. Keys are preserved in the resulting collections. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Removes the element at the specified index from the collection. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Removes the specified element from the collection, if it is found. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Sets an element in the collection at the specified key/index. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Extract a slice of $length elements starting at position $offset from the Collection. | 1 | |
Collection:: |
function | Gets a native PHP array representation of the collection. | 1 |