in scala.collection
class Set

mixin abstract `class` Set [ A ]
  `extends` java.lang.Object
  `with` (A) => scala.Boolean
  `with` scala.Iterable[A]
  `with` scala.ScalaObject

  This class defines the interface of collections that do not contain duplicate elements. Class `Set` may only be used for accessing elements from set implementations. Two different extensions of class `Set` in the package `scala.collections.mutable` and `scala.collections.immutable` provide functionality for adding new elements to a set. The class in the first package is implemented by sets the are modified destructively, whereas the class in the second package is used by functional set implementations that rely on immutable data structures.

author:
  Matthias Zenger
version:
  1.0, 08/07/2003

Def Summary
| `def` apply ( elem : A ) : scala.Boolean This method allows sets to be interpreted as predicates. It returns true, iff this set contains element `elem`.
| `def` contains ( elem : A ) : scala.Boolean Checks if this set contains element `elem`.
`override` | `def` equals ( that : scala.Any ) : scala.Boolean Compares this set with another object and returns true, iff the other object is also a set which contains the same elements as this set.
| `def` isEmpty : scala.Boolean Checks if this set is empty.
| `def` size : scala.Int Returns the number of elements in this set.
| `def` subsetOf ( that : scala.collection.Set[A] ) : scala.Boolean Checks if this set is a subset of set `that`.
| `def` toList : scala.List[A] Returns the elements of this set as a list.
`override` | `def` toString : java.lang.String Returns a string representation of this set.

Def Detail

`def` apply ( elem : A ) : scala.Boolean

  This method allows sets to be interpreted as predicates. It returns true, iff this set contains element `elem`.

param:
  elem the element to check for membership.
return:
  true, iff `elem` is contained in this set.

`def` contains ( elem : A ) : scala.Boolean

  Checks if this set contains element `elem`.

param:
  elem the element to check for membership.
return:
  true, iff `elem` is contained in this set.

override `def` equals ( that : scala.Any ) : scala.Boolean

  Compares this set with another object and returns true, iff the other object is also a set which contains the same elements as this set.

param:
  that the other object
return:
  true, iff this set and the other set contain the same elements.

`def` isEmpty : scala.Boolean

  Checks if this set is empty.

return:
  true, iff there is no element in the set.

`def` size : scala.Int

  Returns the number of elements in this set.

return:
  number of set elements.

`def` subsetOf ( that : scala.collection.Set[A] ) : scala.Boolean

  Checks if this set is a subset of set `that`.

param:
  that another set.
return:
  true, iff the other set is a superset of this set.

`def` toList : scala.List[A]

  Returns the elements of this set as a list.

return:
  a list containing all set elements.

override `def` toString : java.lang.String

  Returns a string representation of this set.

return:
  a string showing all elements of this set.