Abstract base class that defines the base methods and/or properties for a general purpose data structure with features that are better suited for an object-oriented environment. Note: All sub-classes must implement their own __init and iter methods. Additionally, more efficient versions of __len, __pairs, and get methods can be redefined in sub-classes.

get
find
findAll
forEach
random
count
toArray
select

Returns an individual object by key, where the key should match the result of calling __hash on the contained objects. Operates with up to O(n) complexity.

Name	Type
k	*

Returns: *

Returns the first object that satisfies a predicate.

Name	Type
fn	function

Returns: *

Returns an iterator that returns all objects that satisfy a predicate.

Name	Type
fn	function

Returns: function

Iterates through all objects and calls a function fn that takes the objects as an argument.

Name	Type
fn	function

Returns: nil

Returns a random object that is contained in the iterable.

Returns: *

Returns the amount of objects that satisfy a predicate.

Name	Type
fn	function

Returns: number

Returns a sequentially-indexed table that contains references to all objects. If a sortBy string is provided, then the table is sorted by that particular property. If a predicate is provided, then only objects that satisfy it will be included.

Name	Type	Optional	Optional
sortBy	string	x
fn	function	x

Returns: table

Similarly to an SQL query, this returns a sorted Lua table of rows where each row corresponds to each object in the iterable, and each value in the row is selected from the objects according to the arguments provided.

Name	Type
...	*

Returns: table