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Rail <-> List conversions

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  • Type: Improvement Improvement
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • Affects Version/s: None
  • Fix Version/s: None
  • Component/s: Class Libraries
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Description

We ought to have conversion functions available for turning lists into rails and vice-versa. Methods on the two classes would be a good and natural choice. Variant methods to fill an existing rail from a list, and turn a slice of a rail into a list, would give bonus points.

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Igor Peshansky added a comment - - edited

The current API already permits

static def listToArray[T](l:List[T]):Rail[T] = new Array[T](0..(l.size()-1), l);

Is the convenience worth tying the two APIs together and introducing these cross-dependencies?

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Igor Peshansky added a comment - - edited The current API already permits static def listToArray[T](l:List[T]):Rail[T] = new Array[T](0..(l.size()-1), l); Is the convenience worth tying the two APIs together and introducing these cross-dependencies?
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David Grove added a comment -

I agree with Igor that the current API makes it very easy for a user to do this, so the utility of adding API methods to the core library for this special case seems low.

Reopen if you disagree strongly.

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David Grove added a comment - I agree with Igor that the current API makes it very easy for a user to do this, so the utility of adding API methods to the core library for this special case seems low. Reopen if you disagree strongly.
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David Grove added a comment -

bulk close of resolved issues.

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    Reporter:
    Bard Bloom
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