util - Scala Standard Library 2.11.6 - scala.util
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# util

#### package util

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### Type Members

1. #### class DynamicVariable[T] extends AnyRef

   `DynamicVariables` provide a binding mechanism where the current value is found through dynamic scope, but where access to the variable itself is resolved through static scope.

   `DynamicVariables` provide a binding mechanism where the current value is found through dynamic scope, but where access to the variable itself is resolved through static scope.

   The current value can be retrieved with the value method. New values should be pushed using the `withValue` method. Values pushed via `withValue` only stay valid while the `withValue`'s second argument, a parameterless closure, executes. When the second argument finishes, the variable reverts to the previous value.

       someDynamicVariable.withValue(newValue) {
         // ... code called in here that calls value ...
         // ... will be given back the newValue ...
       }

   Each thread gets its own stack of bindings. When a new thread is created, the `DynamicVariable` gets a copy of the stack of bindings from the parent thread, and from then on the bindings for the new thread are independent of those for the original thread.

   Version

     1.1, 2007-5-21

2. #### sealed abstract class Either[+A, +B] extends AnyRef

   Represents a value of one of two possible types (a disjoint union.) Instances of Either are either an instance of scala.util.Left or scala.util.Right.

   Represents a value of one of two possible types (a disjoint union.) Instances of Either are either an instance of scala.util.Left or scala.util.Right.

   A common use of Either is as an alternative to scala.Option for dealing with possible missing values. In this usage, scala.None is replaced with a scala.util.Left which can contain useful information. scala.util.Right takes the place of scala.Some. Convention dictates that Left is used for failure and Right is used for success.

   For example, you could use `Either[String, Int]` to detect whether a received input is a String or an Int.

       val in = Console.readLine("Type Either a string or an Int: ")
       val result: Either[String,Int] = try {
           Right(in.toInt)
         } catch {
           case e: Exception =>
             Left(in)
       }

       println( result match {
         case Right(x) => "You passed me the Int: " + x + ", which I will increment. " + x + " + 1 = " + (x+1)
         case Left(x) => "You passed me the String: " + x
       })

   A projection can be used to selectively operate on a value of type Either, depending on whether it is of type Left or Right. For example, to transform an Either using a function, in the case where it's a Left, one can first apply the `left` projection and invoke `map` on that projected Either. If a `right` projection is applied to that Left, the original Left is returned, unmodified.

       val l: Either[String, Int] = Left("flower")
       val r: Either[String, Int] = Right(12)
       l.left.map(_.size): Either[Int, Int] // Left(6)
       r.left.map(_.size): Either[Int, Int] // Right(12)
       l.right.map(_.toDouble): Either[String, Double] // Left("flower")
       r.right.map(_.toDouble): Either[String, Double] // Right(12.0)

   Like with other types which define a `map` method, the same can be achieved using a for-comprehension:

       for (s <- l.left) yield s.size // Left(6)

   To support multiple projections as generators in for-comprehensions, the Either type also defines a `flatMap` method.

   Version

     1.0, 11/10/2008

   Since

     2.7

3. #### final case class Failure[+T](exception: Throwable) extends Try[T] with Product with Serializable

4. #### final case class Left[+A, +B](a: A) extends Either[A, B] with Product with Serializable

   The left side of the disjoint union, as opposed to the scala.util.Right side.

   The left side of the disjoint union, as opposed to the scala.util.Right side.

   Version

     1.0, 11/10/2008

5. #### class Random extends Serializable

6. #### final case class Right[+A, +B](b: B) extends Either[A, B] with Product with Serializable

   The right side of the disjoint union, as opposed to the scala.util.Left side.

   The right side of the disjoint union, as opposed to the scala.util.Left side.

   Version

     1.0, 11/10/2008

7. #### final case class Success[+T](value: T) extends Try[T] with Product with Serializable

8. #### sealed abstract class Try[+T] extends AnyRef

   The `Try` type represents a computation that may either result in an exception, or return a successfully computed value.

   The `Try` type represents a computation that may either result in an exception, or return a successfully computed value. It's similar to, but semantically different from the scala.util.Either type.

   Instances of `Try[T]`, are either an instance of scala.util.Success[T] or scala.util.Failure[T].

   For example, `Try` can be used to perform division on a user-defined input, without the need to do explicit exception-handling in all of the places that an exception might occur.

   Example:

       import scala.util.{Try, Success, Failure}

       def divide: Try[Int] = {
         val dividend = Try(Console.readLine("Enter an Int that you'd like to divide:\n").toInt)
         val divisor = Try(Console.readLine("Enter an Int that you'd like to divide by:\n").toInt)
         val problem = dividend.flatMap(x => divisor.map(y => x/y))
         problem match {
           case Success(v) =>
             println("Result of " + dividend.get + "/"+ divisor.get +" is: " + v)
             Success(v)
           case Failure(e) =>
             println("You must've divided by zero or entered something that's not an Int. Try again!")
             println("Info from the exception: " + e.getMessage)
             divide
         }
       }

   An important property of `Try` shown in the above example is its ability to pipeline, or chain, operations, catching exceptions along the way. The `flatMap` and `map` combinators in the above example each essentially pass off either their successfully completed value, wrapped in the `Success` type for it to be further operated upon by the next combinator in the chain, or the exception wrapped in the `Failure` type usually to be simply passed on down the chain. Combinators such as `rescue` and `recover` are designed to provide some type of default behavior in the case of failure.

   Note: only non-fatal exceptions are caught by the combinators on `Try` (see scala.util.control.NonFatal). Serious system errors, on the other hand, will be thrown.

   Note:: all Try combinators will catch exceptions and return failure unless otherwise specified in the documentation.

   `Try` comes to the Scala standard library after years of use as an integral part of Twitter's stack.

   Since

     2.10

9. #### class MurmurHash[T] extends (T) ⇒ Unit

   A class designed to generate well-distributed non-cryptographic hashes.

   A class designed to generate well-distributed non-cryptographic hashes. It is designed to be passed to a collection's foreach method, or can take individual hash values with append. Its own hash code is set equal to the hash code of whatever it is hashing.

   Annotations
     @deprecated
   Deprecated

     (Since version 2.10.0) Use the object MurmurHash3 instead.

### Value Members

1. #### object Either

2. #### object Properties extends PropertiesTrait

   Loads `library.properties` from the jar.

3. #### object Random extends Random

   The object `Random` offers a default implementation of scala.util.Random and random-related convenience methods.

   The object `Random` offers a default implementation of scala.util.Random and random-related convenience methods.

   Since

     2.8

4. #### object Sorting

   The Sorting object provides functions that can sort various kinds of objects.

   The Sorting object provides functions that can sort various kinds of objects. You can provide a comparison function, or you can request a sort of items that are viewable as scala.math.Ordered. Some sorts that operate directly on a subset of value types are also provided. These implementations are derived from those in the Sun JDK.

   Note that stability doesn't matter for value types, so use the `quickSort` variants for those. `stableSort` is intended to be used with objects when the prior ordering should be preserved, where possible.

   Version

     1.0

5. #### object Try

6. #### package control

7. #### package hashing

8. #### package matching

### Deprecated Value Members

1. #### object MurmurHash

   An object designed to generate well-distributed non-cryptographic hashes.

   An object designed to generate well-distributed non-cryptographic hashes. It is designed to hash a collection of integers; along with the integers to hash, it generates two magic streams of integers to increase the distribution of repetitive input sequences. Thus, three methods need to be called at each step (to start and to incorporate a new integer) to update the values. Only one method needs to be called to finalize the hash.

   Annotations
     @deprecated
   Deprecated

     (Since version 2.10.0) Use the object MurmurHash3 instead.

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