Introduction

This page mirrors Standard Library Reference, but for Standard Method Library.

Type	Methods
string	bytes, sub, upper, lower, trim, has, indexof, startswith, endswith, isdigit, isalpha, isalnum, compare, replace, split, reverse, repeat, each, select, where, find
array	copy, clear, capacity, count, reverse, reversed, add, has, indexof, remove, removeat, insertat, pop, concat, slice, join, each, select, where, sort, find
map	copy, clear, capacity, count, keys, values, has, getordefault, remove, each, select, where, find

[!NOTE] Modifying an array or a map from inside a callback (each, select, where, sort, find) is a runtime error.

[!NOTE] has, indexof, and remove compare items with ==, so arrays, maps, and objects are matched by reference (use std::equals for structural comparison).

string

Methods

bytes

Get the byte representation of a string
Parameters:

• string str: String

Returns: array of byte values (0-255)

sub

Get a substring
Parameters:

• string str: String
• real start: Start index, inclusive
• real end: End index, exclusive

Returns: string substring from start to end

upper

Convert a string to uppercase
Parameters:

• string str: String

Returns: string uppercased str
Note: is not UTF-8 aware (will only work on ASCII, everything else – no op)

lower

Convert a string to lowercase
Parameters:

• string str: String

Returns: string lowercased str
Note: is not UTF-8 aware (will only work on ASCII, everything else – no op)

trim

Remove leading and trailing whitespace from a string
Parameters:

• string str: String

Returns: string str with leading and trailing whitespace removed

has

Check if a string contains a substring
Parameters:

• string str: String
• string target: Substring to search for

Returns: bool true if str contains target, false otherwise

indexof

Get the index of the first occurrence of a substring in a string
Parameters:

• string str: String
• string target: Substring to search for

Returns: real index of the substring, or -1 if not found

startswith

Check if a string starts with a prefix
Parameters:

• string str: String
• string prefix: Prefix to check for

Returns: bool true if str starts with prefix, false otherwise

endswith

Check if a string ends with a suffix
Parameters:

• string str: String
• string suffix: Suffix to check for

Returns: bool true if str ends with suffix, false otherwise

isdigit

Check if every character in a string is a digit (0-9).
Returns false for an empty string
Parameters:

• string str: String

Returns: bool true if every character in str is a digit, false otherwise
Note: is not UTF-8 aware

isalpha

Check if every character in a string is an alphabetic character (a-z, A-Z).
Returns false for an empty string
Parameters:

• string str: String

Returns: bool true if every character in str is an alphabetic character, false otherwise
Note: is not UTF-8 aware

isalnum

Check if every character in a string is alphanumeric (a digit or an alphabetic character).
Returns false for an empty string
Parameters:

• string str: String

Returns: bool true if every character in str is alphanumeric, false otherwise
Note: is not UTF-8 aware

compare

Check if a string is lexicographically less than another
Parameters:

• string a: String A
• string b: String B

Returns: bool true if a sorts before b, false otherwise

replace

Replace all occurrences of a substring with another string
Parameters:

• string str: String
• string old: Substring to replace
• string new: Replacement string

Returns: string new string with every occurrence of old replaced by new

split

Split a string by a separator
Parameters:

• string str: String
• string sep: Separator

Returns: array of string parts

reverse

Reverse a string
Parameters:

• string str: String

Returns: string reversed str

repeat

Repeat a string a number of times
Parameters:

• string str: String
• real times: Number of times to repeat

Returns: string new repeated string

each

Call a function for each character in a string
Parameters:

• string str: String
• function fn: Function called with (char) for each character

Returns: string the same string

select

Create a new string by transforming each character with a function
Parameters:

• string str: String
• function fn: Function called with (char) for each character, its return value is concatenated to the result string, return value must be a string

Returns: string new string of transformed characters

where

Create a new string containing only the characters for which a function returns a truthy value
Parameters:

• string str: String
• function fn: Function called with (char) for each character

Returns: string new string for which fn returned truthy

find

Get the first character for which a function returns a truthy value
Parameters:

• string str: String
• function fn: Function called with (char) for each character

Returns: string the first matching character, or null if there is none

array

Methods

copy

Create a shallow copy of an array
Parameters:

• array arr: Array

Returns: array shallow copy of arr

clear

Remove all the items from an array
Parameters:

• array arr: Array

Returns: array the same array

capacity

Get the current item capacity of an array
Parameters:

• array arr: Array

Returns: real current item capacity of arr

count

Get the number of the items in an array
Parameters:

• array arr: Array

Returns: real number of items in arr

reverse

Reverse an array
Parameters:

• array arr: Array

Returns: array the same array, reversed

reversed

Get a new array with the items in reverse order
Parameters:

• array arr: Array

Returns: array new reversed array

add

Add a value to the end of an array
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• any value: Value to add

Returns: array the same array

has

Check if an array contains a value
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• any value: Value to search for

Returns: bool true if arr contains value, false otherwise

indexof

Get the index of the first occurrence of a value in an array
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• any value: Value to search for

Returns: real index of the value, or -1 if not found

remove

Remove the first occurrence of a value from an array
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• any value: Value to remove

Returns: bool true if a value was found and removed, false otherwise

removeat

Remove the item at the given index
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• real index: Index to remove

Returns: any the removed value

insertat

Insert a value into an array at the given index
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• real index: Index to insert at (can equal the array's current length, to insert at the end)
• any value: Value to insert

Returns: array the same array

pop

Remove the last item of an array
Parameters:

• array arr: Array

Returns: any the removed value

concat

Concatenate multiple arrays into a new array
Parameters:

• array ...arrays: Arrays to concatenate

Returns: array new concatenated array

slice

Get a slice of an array
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• real start: Start index, inclusive
• real end: End index, exclusive

Returns: array new array containing the items from start to end

join

Join array items (converted to strings implicitly) into a single string
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• string sep: Separator

Returns: string joined string

each

Call a function for each item in an array
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• function fn: Function called with (item) for each item

Returns: array the same array

select

Create a new array by transforming each item with a function
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• function fn: Function called with (item) for each item, its return value is added to the result array

Returns: array new array of transformed items

where

Create a new array containing only the items for which a function returns a truthy value
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• function fn: Function called with (item) for each item

Returns: array new array of items for which fn returned truthy

sort

Sort an array in place using a comparator function (elements that compare equal may end up in any order)
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• function fn: Function called with (a, b) for each comparison, should return truthy if a should be ordered before b

Returns: array the same array, sorted

find

Get the first item for which a function returns a truthy value
Parameters:

• array arr: Array
• function fn: Function called with (item) for each item

Returns: any the first matching item, or null if there is none

map

Methods

copy

Create a shallow copy of a map
Parameters:

• map m: Map

Returns: map shallow copy of m

clear

Remove all the entries from a map
Parameters:

• map m: Map

Returns: map the same map

capacity

Get the current entry capacity of a map
Parameters:

• map m: Map

Returns: real current entry capacity of m

count

Get the number of live entries in a map
Parameters:

• map m: Map

Returns: real number of live entries in m

keys

Get all the keys in a map
Parameters:

• map m: Map

Returns: array of keys

values

Get all the values in a map
Parameters:

• map m: Map

Returns: array of values

has

Check if a map has a key
Parameters:

• map m: Map
• any key: Key to check for

Returns: bool true if m has key, false otherwise

getordefault

Get a value from a map, or a default value if the key is not present
Parameters:

• map m: Map
• any key: Key to look up
• any default: Value to return if the key is not present

Returns: any value for key, or default if the key is not present

remove

Remove a key from a map
Parameters:

• map m: Map
• any key: Key to remove

Returns: bool true if key existed and was removed, false otherwise

each

Call a function for each entry in a map
Parameters:

• map m: Map
• function fn: Function called with (key, value) for each entry

Returns: map the same map

select

Create a new map by transforming each key and value with functions
Parameters:

• map m: Map
• function key_fn: Function called with (key) for each entry, its return value becomes the new key
• function value_fn: Function called with (value) for each entry, its return value becomes the new value

Returns: map new map of transformed entries

where

Create a new map containing only the entries for which a function returns a truthy value
Parameters:

• map m: Map
• function fn: Function called with (key, value) for each entry

Returns: map new map of entries for which fn returned truthy

find

Get the key of the first entry for which a function returns a truthy value
Parameters:

• map m: Map
• function fn: Function called with (key, value) for each entry

Returns: any the key of the first matching entry, or null if there is none