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  • package root

    This is the documentation for the Scala standard library.

    This is the documentation for the Scala standard library.

    Package structure

    The scala package contains core types like Int, Float, Array or Option which are accessible in all Scala compilation units without explicit qualification or imports.

    Notable packages include:

    Other packages exist. See the complete list on the right.

    Additional parts of the standard library are shipped as separate libraries. These include:

    • scala.reflect - Scala's reflection API (scala-reflect.jar)
    • scala.xml - XML parsing, manipulation, and serialization (scala-xml.jar)
    • scala.swing - A convenient wrapper around Java's GUI framework called Swing (scala-swing.jar)
    • scala.util.parsing - Parser combinators, including an example implementation of a JSON parser (scala-parser-combinators.jar)

    Automatic imports

    Identifiers in the scala package and the scala.Predef object are always in scope by default.

    Some of these identifiers are type aliases provided as shortcuts to commonly used classes. For example, List is an alias for scala.collection.immutable.List.

    Other aliases refer to classes provided by the underlying platform. For example, on the JVM, String is an alias for java.lang.String.

    Definition Classes
    root
  • package scala

    Core Scala types.

    Core Scala types. They are always available without an explicit import.

    Definition Classes
    root
  • package concurrent

    This package object contains primitives for concurrent and parallel programming.

    This package object contains primitives for concurrent and parallel programming.

    Guide

    A more detailed guide to Futures and Promises, including discussion and examples can be found at http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/core/futures.html.

    Common Imports

    When working with Futures, you will often find that importing the whole concurrent package is convenient, furthermore you are likely to need an implicit ExecutionContext in scope for many operations involving Futures and Promises:

    import scala.concurrent._
    import ExecutionContext.Implicits.global

    Specifying Durations

    Operations often require a duration to be specified. A duration DSL is available to make defining these easier:

    import scala.concurrent.duration._
    val d: Duration = 10.seconds

    Using Futures For Non-blocking Computation

    Basic use of futures is easy with the factory method on Future, which executes a provided function asynchronously, handing you back a future result of that function without blocking the current thread. In order to create the Future you will need either an implicit or explicit ExecutionContext to be provided:

    import scala.concurrent._
    import ExecutionContext.Implicits.global  // implicit execution context
    
    val firstZebra: Future[Int] = Future {
      val source = scala.io.Source.fromFile("/etc/dictionaries-common/words")
      source.toSeq.indexOfSlice("zebra")
    }

    Avoid Blocking

    Although blocking is possible in order to await results (with a mandatory timeout duration):

    import scala.concurrent.duration._
    Await.result(firstZebra, 10.seconds)

    and although this is sometimes necessary to do, in particular for testing purposes, blocking in general is discouraged when working with Futures and concurrency in order to avoid potential deadlocks and improve performance. Instead, use callbacks or combinators to remain in the future domain:

    val animalRange: Future[Int] = for {
      aardvark <- firstAardvark
      zebra <- firstZebra
    } yield zebra - aardvark
    
    animalRange.onSuccess {
      case x if x > 500000 => println("It's a long way from Aardvark to Zebra")
    }
    Definition Classes
    scala
  • package duration
    Definition Classes
    concurrent
  • Deadline
  • DoubleMult
  • Duration
  • DurationConversions
  • DurationDouble
  • DurationInt
  • DurationLong
  • FiniteDuration
  • IntMult
  • LongMult
  • fromNow
  • span

trait DurationConversions extends Any

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  1. abstract def durationIn(unit: TimeUnit): FiniteDuration
    Attributes
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  2. abstract def getClass(): Class[_]

    Returns the runtime class representation of the object.

    Returns the runtime class representation of the object.

    returns

    a class object corresponding to the runtime type of the receiver.

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Concrete Value Members

  1. final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean

    Test two objects for inequality.

    Test two objects for inequality.

    returns

    true if !(this == that), false otherwise.

    Definition Classes
    Any
  2. final def ##(): Int

    Equivalent to x.hashCode except for boxed numeric types and null.

    Equivalent to x.hashCode except for boxed numeric types and null. For numerics, it returns a hash value which is consistent with value equality: if two value type instances compare as true, then ## will produce the same hash value for each of them. For null returns a hashcode where null.hashCode throws a NullPointerException.

    returns

    a hash value consistent with ==

    Definition Classes
    Any
  3. def +(other: String): String
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from DurationConversions to any2stringadd[DurationConversions] performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    any2stringadd
  4. def ->[B](y: B): (DurationConversions, B)
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from DurationConversions to ArrowAssoc[DurationConversions] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    ArrowAssoc
    Annotations
    @inline()
  5. final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean

    Test two objects for equality.

    Test two objects for equality. The expression x == that is equivalent to if (x eq null) that eq null else x.equals(that).

    returns

    true if the receiver object is equivalent to the argument; false otherwise.

    Definition Classes
    Any
  6. final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0

    Cast the receiver object to be of type T0.

    Cast the receiver object to be of type T0.

    Note that the success of a cast at runtime is modulo Scala's erasure semantics. Therefore the expression 1.asInstanceOf[String] will throw a ClassCastException at runtime, while the expression List(1).asInstanceOf[List[String]] will not. In the latter example, because the type argument is erased as part of compilation it is not possible to check whether the contents of the list are of the requested type.

    returns

    the receiver object.

    Definition Classes
    Any
    Exceptions thrown

    ClassCastException if the receiver object is not an instance of the erasure of type T0.

  7. def day[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  8. def day: FiniteDuration
  9. def days[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  10. def days: FiniteDuration
  11. def ensuring(cond: (DurationConversions) ⇒ Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): DurationConversions
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from DurationConversions to Ensuring[DurationConversions] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    Ensuring
  12. def ensuring(cond: (DurationConversions) ⇒ Boolean): DurationConversions
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from DurationConversions to Ensuring[DurationConversions] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    Ensuring
  13. def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): DurationConversions
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from DurationConversions to Ensuring[DurationConversions] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    Ensuring
  14. def ensuring(cond: Boolean): DurationConversions
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from DurationConversions to Ensuring[DurationConversions] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    Ensuring
  15. def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean

    Compares the receiver object (this) with the argument object (that) for equivalence.

    Compares the receiver object (this) with the argument object (that) for equivalence.

    Any implementation of this method should be an equivalence relation:

    • It is reflexive: for any instance x of type Any, x.equals(x) should return true.
    • It is symmetric: for any instances x and y of type Any, x.equals(y) should return true if and only if y.equals(x) returns true.
    • It is transitive: for any instances x, y, and z of type Any if x.equals(y) returns true and y.equals(z) returns true, then x.equals(z) should return true.

    If you override this method, you should verify that your implementation remains an equivalence relation. Additionally, when overriding this method it is usually necessary to override hashCode to ensure that objects which are "equal" (o1.equals(o2) returns true) hash to the same scala.Int. (o1.hashCode.equals(o2.hashCode)).

    returns

    true if the receiver object is equivalent to the argument; false otherwise.

    Definition Classes
    Any
  16. def formatted(fmtstr: String): String

    Returns string formatted according to given format string.

    Returns string formatted according to given format string. Format strings are as for String.format (@see java.lang.String.format).

    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from DurationConversions to StringFormat[DurationConversions] performed by method StringFormat in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    StringFormat
    Annotations
    @inline()
  17. def hashCode(): Int

    Calculate a hash code value for the object.

    Calculate a hash code value for the object.

    The default hashing algorithm is platform dependent.

    Note that it is allowed for two objects to have identical hash codes (o1.hashCode.equals(o2.hashCode)) yet not be equal (o1.equals(o2) returns false). A degenerate implementation could always return 0. However, it is required that if two objects are equal (o1.equals(o2) returns true) that they have identical hash codes (o1.hashCode.equals(o2.hashCode)). Therefore, when overriding this method, be sure to verify that the behavior is consistent with the equals method.

    returns

    the hash code value for this object.

    Definition Classes
    Any
  18. def hour[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  19. def hour: FiniteDuration
  20. def hours[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  21. def hours: FiniteDuration
  22. final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean

    Test whether the dynamic type of the receiver object is T0.

    Test whether the dynamic type of the receiver object is T0.

    Note that the result of the test is modulo Scala's erasure semantics. Therefore the expression 1.isInstanceOf[String] will return false, while the expression List(1).isInstanceOf[List[String]] will return true. In the latter example, because the type argument is erased as part of compilation it is not possible to check whether the contents of the list are of the specified type.

    returns

    true if the receiver object is an instance of erasure of type T0; false otherwise.

    Definition Classes
    Any
  23. def micro[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  24. def micro: FiniteDuration
  25. def micros[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  26. def micros: FiniteDuration
  27. def microsecond[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  28. def microsecond: FiniteDuration
  29. def microseconds[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  30. def microseconds: FiniteDuration
  31. def milli[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  32. def milli: FiniteDuration
  33. def millis[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  34. def millis: FiniteDuration
  35. def millisecond[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  36. def millisecond: FiniteDuration
  37. def milliseconds[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  38. def milliseconds: FiniteDuration
  39. def minute[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  40. def minute: FiniteDuration
  41. def minutes[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  42. def minutes: FiniteDuration
  43. def nano[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  44. def nano: FiniteDuration
  45. def nanos[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  46. def nanos: FiniteDuration
  47. def nanosecond[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  48. def nanosecond: FiniteDuration
  49. def nanoseconds[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  50. def nanoseconds: FiniteDuration
  51. def second[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  52. def second: FiniteDuration
  53. def seconds[C](c: C)(implicit ev: Classifier[C]): R
  54. def seconds: FiniteDuration
  55. def toString(): String

    Returns a string representation of the object.

    Returns a string representation of the object.

    The default representation is platform dependent.

    returns

    a string representation of the object.

    Definition Classes
    Any
  56. def [B](y: B): (DurationConversions, B)
    Implicit
    This member is added by an implicit conversion from DurationConversions to ArrowAssoc[DurationConversions] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
    Definition Classes
    ArrowAssoc

Inherited from Any

Inherited by implicit conversion any2stringadd from DurationConversions to any2stringadd[DurationConversions]

Inherited by implicit conversion StringFormat from DurationConversions to StringFormat[DurationConversions]

Inherited by implicit conversion Ensuring from DurationConversions to Ensuring[DurationConversions]

Inherited by implicit conversion ArrowAssoc from DurationConversions to ArrowAssoc[DurationConversions]

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