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  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:

  - `scala.collection` and its sub-packages contain Scala's collections framework
    - `scala.collection.immutable` - Immutable, sequential data-structures such as `Vector`, `List`, `Range`, `HashMap` or `HashSet`
    - `scala.collection.mutable` - Mutable, sequential data-structures such as `ArrayBuffer`, `StringBuilder`, `HashMap` or `HashSet`
    - `scala.collection.concurrent` - Mutable, concurrent data-structures such as `TrieMap`
    - `scala.collection.parallel.immutable` - Immutable, parallel data-structures such as `ParVector`, `ParRange`, `ParHashMap` or `ParHashSet`
    - `scala.collection.parallel.mutable` - Mutable, parallel data-structures such as `ParArray`, `ParHashMap`, `ParTrieMap` or `ParHashSet`
  - `scala.concurrent` - Primitives for concurrent programming such as `Futures` and `Promises`
  - `scala.io` - Input and output operations
  - `scala.math` - Basic math functions and additional numeric types like `BigInt` and `BigDecimal`
  - `scala.sys` - Interaction with other processes and the operating system
  - `scala.util.matching` - Regular expressions

  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 (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`.

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  Core Scala types.

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

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scala.util

# Properties 

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#### object Properties extends PropertiesTrait

Loads `library.properties` from the jar.

Source
  Properties.scala

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1.  final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean

   Test two objects for inequality.

   Test two objects for inequality.

   returns

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

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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 ==

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3.  final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean

   The expression `x == that` is equivalent to `if (x eq null) that eq null else x.equals(that)`.

   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.

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4.  val ScalaCompilerVersion: Name

   Scala manifest attributes.

5.  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.

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   Exceptions thrown

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

6.  def clearProp(name: String): String
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7.  def clone(): AnyRef

   Create a copy of the receiver object.

   Create a copy of the receiver object.

   The default implementation of the `clone` method is platform dependent.

   returns

     a copy of the receiver object.

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     protected[java.lang]
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     @native() @throws( ... )
   Note

     not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

8.  val copyrightString: String
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9.  val developmentVersion: Option[String]

   The development Scala version, if this is not a final release.

   The development Scala version, if this is not a final release. The precise contents are not guaranteed, but it aims to provide a unique repository identifier (currently the svn revision) in the fourth dotted segment if the running version was built from source.

   returns

     Some(version) if this is a non-final version, None if this is a final release or the version cannot be read.

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10.  def encodingString: String

    This is the default text encoding, overridden (unreliably) with `JAVA_OPTS="-Dfile.encoding=Foo"`

    This is the default text encoding, overridden (unreliably) with `JAVA_OPTS="-Dfile.encoding=Foo"`

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11.  def envOrElse(name: String, alt: String): String
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12.  def envOrNone(name: String): Option[String]
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13.  def envOrSome(name: String, alt: Option[String]): Option[String]
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14.  final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

    Tests whether the argument (`that`) is a reference to the receiver object (`this`).

    Tests whether the argument (`that`) is a reference to the receiver object (`this`).

    The `eq` method implements an equivalence relation on non-null instances of `AnyRef`, and has three additional properties:

    - It is consistent: for any non-null instances `x` and `y` of type `AnyRef`, multiple invocations of `x.eq(y)` consistently returns `true` or consistently returns `false`.
    - For any non-null instance `x` of type `AnyRef`, `x.eq(null)` and `null.eq(x)` returns `false`.
    - `null.eq(null)` returns `true`.

    When overriding the `equals` or `hashCode` methods, it is important to ensure that their behavior is consistent with reference equality. Therefore, if two objects are references to each other (`o1 eq o2`), they should be equal to each other (`o1 == o2`) and they should hash to the same value (`o1.hashCode == o2.hashCode`).

    returns

      `true` if the argument is a reference to the receiver object; `false` otherwise.

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15.  def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean

    The equality method for reference types.

    The equality method for reference types. Default implementation delegates to `eq`.

    See also `equals` in scala.Any.

    returns

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

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16.  def finalize(): Unit

    Called by the garbage collector on the receiver object when there are no more references to the object.

    Called by the garbage collector on the receiver object when there are no more references to the object.

    The details of when and if the `finalize` method is invoked, as well as the interaction between `finalize` and non-local returns and exceptions, are all platform dependent.

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      protected[java.lang]
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      @throws( classOf[java.lang.Throwable] )
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      not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

17.  final 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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      @native()
18.  def hashCode(): Int

    The hashCode method for reference types.

    The hashCode method for reference types. See hashCode in scala.Any.

    returns

      the hash code value for this object.

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19.  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.

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20.  def isJavaAtLeast(version: String): Boolean

    Compares the given specification version to the specification version of the platform.

    Compares the given specification version to the specification version of the platform.

    version

      a specification version number (legacy forms acceptable)

    returns

      `true` if the specification version of the current runtime is equal to or higher than the version denoted by the given string.

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    Example:

    1.     // In this example, the runtime's Java specification is assumed to be at version 8.
           isJavaAtLeast("1.8")            // true
           isJavaAtLeast("8")              // true
           isJavaAtLeast("9")              // false
           isJavaAtLeast("9.1")            // false
           isJavaAtLeast("1.9")            // throws

    Exceptions thrown

      `NumberFormatException` if the given string is not a version string

21.  def isLinux: Boolean

    Returns `true` iff the underlying operating system is a Linux distribution.

    Returns `true` iff the underlying operating system is a Linux distribution.

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22.  def isMac: Boolean

    Returns `true` iff the underlying operating system is a version of Apple Mac OSX.

    Returns `true` iff the underlying operating system is a version of Apple Mac OSX.

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23.  def isWin: Boolean

    Returns `true` iff the underlying operating system is a version of Microsoft Windows.

    Returns `true` iff the underlying operating system is a version of Microsoft Windows.

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24.  def javaClassPath: String
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25.  def javaHome: String
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26.  def javaSpecName: String
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27.  def javaSpecVendor: String
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28.  def javaSpecVersion: String
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29.  def javaVendor: String
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30.  def javaVersion: String
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31.  def javaVmInfo: String
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32.  def javaVmName: String
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33.  def javaVmVendor: String
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34.  def javaVmVersion: String
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35.  def jdkHome: String
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36.  def lineSeparator: String

    The default end of line character.

    The default end of line character.

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37.  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit
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38.  final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

    Equivalent to `!(this eq that)`.

    Equivalent to `!(this eq that)`.

    returns

      `true` if the argument is not a reference to the receiver object; `false` otherwise.

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39.  final def notify(): Unit

    Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

    Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

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      @native()
    Note

      not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

40.  final def notifyAll(): Unit

    Wakes up all threads that are waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

    Wakes up all threads that are waiting on the receiver object's monitor.

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    Note

      not specified by SLS as a member of AnyRef

41.  def osName: String
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42.  def pickJarBasedOn: Class[Option[_]]
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43.  def propCategory: String
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44.  val propFilename: String

    The name of the properties file

    The name of the properties file

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45.  def propIsSet(name: String): Boolean
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46.  def propIsSetTo(name: String, value: String): Boolean
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47.  def propOrElse(name: String, alt: String): String
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48.  def propOrEmpty(name: String): String
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49.  def propOrFalse(name: String): Boolean
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50.  def propOrNone(name: String): Option[String]
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51.  def propOrNull(name: String): String
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52.  val releaseVersion: Option[String]

    The numeric portion of the runtime Scala version, if this is a final release.

    The numeric portion of the runtime Scala version, if this is a final release. If for instance the versionString says "version 2.9.0.final", this would return Some("2.9.0").

    returns

      Some(version) if this is a final release build, None if it is an RC, Beta, etc. or was built from source, or if the version cannot be read.

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53.  def scalaCmd: String
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54.  def scalaHome: String
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55.  def scalaPropOrElse(name: String, alt: String): String
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56.  def scalaPropOrEmpty(name: String): String
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57.  def scalaPropOrNone(name: String): Option[String]
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58.  lazy val scalaProps: java.util.Properties

    The loaded properties

    The loaded properties

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59.  def scalacCmd: String
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60.  def setProp(name: String, value: String): String
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61.  def sourceEncoding: String

    This is the encoding to use reading in source files, overridden with -encoding.

    This is the encoding to use reading in source files, overridden with -encoding. Note that it uses "prop" i.e. looks in the scala jar, not the system properties.

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62.  def sourceReader: String
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63.  final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0
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64.  def tmpDir: String
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65.  def toString(): String

    Creates a String representation of this object.

    Creates a String representation of this object. The default representation is platform dependent. On the java platform it is the concatenation of the class name, "@", and the object's hashcode in hexadecimal.

    returns

      a String representation of the object.

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66.  def userDir: String
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67.  def userHome: String
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68.  def userName: String
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69.  def versionMsg: String
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70.  def versionNumberString: String

    Either the development or release version if known, otherwise the empty string.

    Either the development or release version if known, otherwise the empty string.

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71.  val versionString: String

    The version number of the jar this was loaded from plus "version " prefix, or "version (unknown)" if it cannot be determined.

    The version number of the jar this was loaded from plus "version " prefix, or "version (unknown)" if it cannot be determined.

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72.  final def wait(): Unit
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73.  final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit
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74.  final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit
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