Difference between revisions of "TableTools"
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--[[ | --[[ | ||
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| − | -- | + | -- isPositiveInteger |
| + | -- | ||
| + | -- This function returns true if the given number is a positive integer, and false | ||
| + | -- if not. Although it doesn't operate on tables, it is included here as it is | ||
| + | -- useful for determining whether a given table key is in the array part or the | ||
| + | -- hash part of the table. | ||
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--]] | --]] | ||
| − | + | function p.isPositiveInteger(num) | |
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if type(num) == 'number' and num >= 1 and floor(num) == num and num < infinity then | if type(num) == 'number' and num >= 1 and floor(num) == num and num < infinity then | ||
return true | return true | ||
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return false | return false | ||
end | end | ||
| + | end | ||
| + | |||
| + | --[[ | ||
| + | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
| + | -- getNumKeys | ||
| + | -- | ||
| + | -- This takes a table and returns an array containing the numbers of any numerical | ||
| + | -- keys that have non-nil values, sorted in numerical order. | ||
| + | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
| + | --]] | ||
| + | function p.getNumKeys(t) | ||
| + | local isPositiveInteger = p.isPositiveInteger | ||
| + | local nums = {} | ||
| + | for k, v in pairs(t) do | ||
| + | if isPositiveInteger(k) then | ||
| + | nums[#nums + 1] = k | ||
| + | end | ||
| + | end | ||
| + | table.sort(nums) | ||
| + | return nums | ||
end | end | ||
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--]] | --]] | ||
function p.compressSparseArray(t) | function p.compressSparseArray(t) | ||
| − | local | + | local ret = {} |
| − | + | local nums = p.getNumKeys(t) | |
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table.sort(nums) | table.sort(nums) | ||
for _, num in ipairs(nums) do | for _, num in ipairs(nums) do | ||
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return ret | return ret | ||
end | end | ||
| + | |||
| + | --[[ | ||
| + | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
| + | -- sparseIpairs | ||
| + | -- | ||
| + | -- This is an iterator for sparse arrays. It can be used like ipairs, but can | ||
| + | -- handle nil values. | ||
| + | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
| + | --]] | ||
| + | -- function p.sparseIpairs(t) | ||
| + | -- local nums = p.getNumKeys(t) | ||
return p | return p | ||
Revision as of 06:33, 15 December 2013
Documentation for this module may be created at Module:TableTools/doc
-- This module includes a number of functions that can be useful when dealing with Lua tables.
local p = {}
-- Define often-used variables and functions.
local floor = math.floor
local infinity = math.huge
--[[
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- isPositiveInteger
--
-- This function returns true if the given number is a positive integer, and false
-- if not. Although it doesn't operate on tables, it is included here as it is
-- useful for determining whether a given table key is in the array part or the
-- hash part of the table.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--]]
function p.isPositiveInteger(num)
if type(num) == 'number' and num >= 1 and floor(num) == num and num < infinity then
return true
else
return false
end
end
--[[
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- getNumKeys
--
-- This takes a table and returns an array containing the numbers of any numerical
-- keys that have non-nil values, sorted in numerical order.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--]]
function p.getNumKeys(t)
local isPositiveInteger = p.isPositiveInteger
local nums = {}
for k, v in pairs(t) do
if isPositiveInteger(k) then
nums[#nums + 1] = k
end
end
table.sort(nums)
return nums
end
--[[
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- compressSparseArray
--
-- This takes an array with one or more nil values, and removes the nil values
-- while preserving the order, so that the array can be safely traversed with
-- ipairs.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--]]
function p.compressSparseArray(t)
local ret = {}
local nums = p.getNumKeys(t)
table.sort(nums)
for _, num in ipairs(nums) do
ret[#ret + 1] = t[num]
end
return ret
end
--[[
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- sparseIpairs
--
-- This is an iterator for sparse arrays. It can be used like ipairs, but can
-- handle nil values.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--]]
-- function p.sparseIpairs(t)
-- local nums = p.getNumKeys(t)
return p