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=head1 Name
SPVM::Immutable::ShortList - Immutable short Array
=head1 Description
The Immutable::ShortList class has methods to manipulate an immutable short array.
=head1 Usage
# Create a short list
my $list = Immutable::ShortList->new;
my $list = Immutable::ShortList->new([(short)1, 2, 3]);
# Create a short list with array length
my $list = Immutable::ShortList->new_len(10);
# Get list length
my $length = $list->length;
# Get value.
my $element = $list->get(2);
# Convert list to array.
my $array = $list->to_array;
=head1 Fields
=head2 length
has length : ro int;
Gets the C<length> field.
This field is the length of the elements of the list.
=head1 Class Methods
=head2 new
C<static method new : L<Immutable::ShortList|SPVM::Immutable::ShortList> ($array : short[] = undef);>
Create a new L<Immutable::ShortList|SPVM::Immutable::ShortList> object using L</"new_len">.
The passed length to L</"new_len"> is the length of the array. If the array is undef, the length is 0.
The elements of the array are copied to the elements of the the created array.
Examples:
my $list = Immutable::ShortList->new;
my $list = Immutable::ShortList->new([(short)1, 2, 3]);
=head2 new_len
C<static method new_len : L<Immutable::ShortList|SPVM::Immutable::ShortList> ($length : int);>
Creates a new L<Immutable::ShortList|SPVM::Immutable::ShortList> object with $length.
Exceptions:
$length must be greater than or equal to 0. Otherwise an exception is thrown.
=head1 Instance Methods
=head2 get
C<method get : int ($index : int);>
Gets the element of the position of $index.
Exceptions:
$index must be greater than or equal to 0. Otherwise an exception is thrown.
$index must be less than the length of $list. Otherwise an exception is thrown.
=head2 to_array
C<method to_array : short[] ();>
Converts the list to an array.
=head1 Copyright & License
Copyright (c) 2023 Yuki Kimoto
MIT License