Enum View Source
Provides a set of algorithms to work with enumerables.
In Elixir, an enumerable is any data type that implements the
Enumerable
protocol. List
s ([1, 2, 3]
), Map
s (%{foo: 1, bar: 2}
)
and Range
s (1..3
) are common data types used as enumerables:
iex> Enum.map([1, 2, 3], fn x -> x * 2 end)
[2, 4, 6]
iex> Enum.sum([1, 2, 3])
6
iex> Enum.map(1..3, fn x -> x * 2 end)
[2, 4, 6]
iex> Enum.sum(1..3)
6
iex> map = %{"a" => 1, "b" => 2}
iex> Enum.map(map, fn {k, v} -> {k, v * 2} end)
[{"a", 2}, {"b", 4}]
However, many other enumerables exist in the language, such as MapSet
s
and the data type returned by File.stream!/3
which allows a file to be
traversed as if it was an enumerable.
The functions in this module work in linear time. This means that,
the larger the enumerable, the longer it will take to perform the desired
operation. This is expected on operations such as Enum.map/2
. After all,
if we want to traverse every element on a list, the longer the list, the
more elements we need to traverse, and the longer it will take.
This linear behaviour should also be expected on operations like count/1
,
member?/2
, at/2
and similar. While Elixir does allow data types to
provide performant variants for such operations, you should not expect it
to always be available, since the Enum
module is meant to work with a
large variety of data types and not all data types can provide optimized
behaviour.
Finally, note the functions in the Enum
module are eager: they will
traverse the enumerable as soon as they are invoked. This is particularly
dangerous when working with infinite enumerables. In such cases, you should
use the Stream
module, which allows you to lazily express computations,
without traversing collections, and work with possibly infinite collections.
See the Stream
module for examples and documentation.
Link to this section Summary
Functions
Returns true
if the given fun
evaluates to a truthy value (neither false
nor nil
)
on all of the items in the enumerable
Returns true
if the given fun
evaluates to true on any of the items in the enumerable
Finds the element at the given index
(zero-based)
Splits enumerable on every element for which fun
returns a new
value
Shortcut to chunk_every(enumerable, count, count)
Returns list of lists containing count
items each, where
each new chunk starts step
elements into the enumerable
Chunks the enumerable
with fine grained control when every chunk is emitted
Given an enumerable of enumerables, concatenates the enumerables
into
a single list
Concatenates the enumerable on the right
with the enumerable on the
left
Returns the size of the enumerable
Returns the count of items in the enumerable
for which fun
returns
a truthy value
Enumerates the enumerable
, returning a list where all consecutive
duplicated elements are collapsed to a single element
Enumerates the enumerable
, returning a list where all consecutive
duplicated elements are collapsed to a single element
Drops the amount
of items from the enumerable
Returns a list of every nth
item in the enumerable
dropped,
starting with the first element
Drops items at the beginning of the enumerable
while fun
returns a
truthy value
Invokes the given fun
for each item in the enumerable
Determines if the enumerable
is empty
Finds the element at the given index
(zero-based)
Finds the element at the given index
(zero-based)
Filters the enumerable
, i.e. returns only those elements
for which fun
returns a truthy value
Returns the first item for which fun
returns a truthy value.
If no such item is found, returns default
Similar to find/3
, but returns the index (zero-based)
of the element instead of the element itself
Similar to find/3
, but returns the value of the function
invocation instead of the element itself
Maps the given fun
over enumerable
and flattens the result
Maps and reduces an enumerable
, flattening the given results (only one level deep)
Splits the enumerable
into groups based on key_fun
Intersperses element
between each element of the enumeration
Inserts the given enumerable
into a collectable
Inserts the given enumerable
into a collectable
according to the
transformation function
Joins the given enumerable
into a binary using joiner
as a
separator
Returns a list where each item is the result of invoking
fun
on each corresponding item of enumerable
Returns a list of results of invoking fun
on every nth
item of enumerable
, starting with the first element
Maps and joins the given enumerable
in one pass
Invokes the given function to each item in the enumerable
to reduce
it to a single element, while keeping an accumulator
Returns the maximal element in the enumerable
according
to Erlang's term ordering
Returns the maximal element in the enumerable
as calculated
by the given function
Checks if element
exists within the enumerable
Returns the minimal element in the enumerable
according
to Erlang's term ordering
Returns the minimal element in the enumerable
as calculated
by the given function
Returns a tuple with the minimal and the maximal elements in the enumerable according to Erlang's term ordering
Returns a tuple with the minimal and the maximal elements in the enumerable as calculated by the given function
Returns a random element of an enumerable
Invokes fun
for each element in the enumerable
with the
accumulator
Invokes fun
for each element in the enumerable
with the accumulator
Reduces enumerable
until fun
returns {:halt, term}
Returns a list of elements in enumerable
excluding those for which the function fun
returns
a truthy value
Returns a list of elements in enumerable
in reverse order
Reverses the elements in enumerable
, appends the tail
, and returns
it as a list
Reverses the enumerable
in the range from initial start_index
through count
elements
Applies the given function to each element in the enumerable
,
storing the result in a list and passing it as the accumulator
for the next computation. Uses the first element in the enumerable
as the starting value
Applies the given function to each element in the enumerable
,
storing the result in a list and passing it as the accumulator
for the next computation. Uses the given acc
as the starting value
Returns a list with the elements of enumerable
shuffled
Returns a subset list of the given enumerable
by index_range
Returns a subset list of the given enumerable
, from start_index
(zero-based)
with amount
number of elements if available
Sorts the enumerable
according to Erlang's term ordering
Sorts the enumerable
by the given function
Sorts the mapped results of the enumerable
according to the provided sorter
function
Splits the enumerable
into two enumerables, leaving count
elements in the first one
Splits enumerable in two at the position of the element for which
fun
returns a falsy value (false
or nil
) for the first time
Splits the enumerable
in two lists according to the given function fun
Returns the sum of all elements
Takes the first amount
items from the enumerable
Returns a list of every nth
item in the enumerable
,
starting with the first element
Takes count
random items from enumerable
Takes the items from the beginning of the enumerable
while fun
returns
a truthy value
Converts enumerable
to a list
Enumerates the enumerable
, removing all duplicated elements
Enumerates the enumerable
, by removing the elements for which
function fun
returned duplicate items
Opposite of zip/2
. Extracts two-element tuples from the
given enumerable
and groups them together
Returns the enumerable
with each element wrapped in a tuple
alongside its index
Zips corresponding elements from a finite collection of enumerables into one list of tuples
Zips corresponding elements from two enumerables into one list of tuples
Link to this section Types
acc()
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acc() :: any()
acc() :: any()
default()
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default() :: any()
default() :: any()
element()
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element() :: any()
element() :: any()
index()
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index() :: integer()
index() :: integer()
Zero-based index. It can also be a negative integer.
t()
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t() :: Enumerable.t()
t() :: Enumerable.t()
Link to this section Functions
all?(enumerable, fun \\ fn x -> x end)
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all?(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: boolean()
all?(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: boolean()
Returns true
if the given fun
evaluates to a truthy value (neither false
nor nil
)
on all of the items in the enumerable
.
It stops the iteration at the first invocation that returns either false
or nil
.
Examples
iex> Enum.all?([2, 4, 6], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 0 end)
true
iex> Enum.all?([2, 3, 4], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 0 end)
false
If no function is given, it defaults to checking if
all items in the enumerable
are truthy values.
iex> Enum.all?([1, 2, 3])
true
iex> Enum.all?([1, nil, 3])
false
any?(enumerable, fun \\ fn x -> x end)
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any?(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: boolean()
any?(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: boolean()
Returns true
if the given fun
evaluates to true on any of the items in the enumerable
.
It stops the iteration at the first invocation that returns a truthy value (neither false
nor nil
).
Examples
iex> Enum.any?([2, 4, 6], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 1 end)
false
iex> Enum.any?([2, 3, 4], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 1 end)
true
If no function is given, it defaults to checking if at least one item
in the enumerable
is a truthy value.
iex> Enum.any?([false, false, false])
false
iex> Enum.any?([false, true, false])
true
at(enumerable, index, default \\ nil) View Source
Finds the element at the given index
(zero-based).
Returns default
if index
is out of bounds.
A negative index
can be passed, which means the enumerable
is
enumerated once and the index
is counted from the end (e.g.
-1
finds the last element).
Examples
iex> Enum.at([2, 4, 6], 0)
2
iex> Enum.at([2, 4, 6], 2)
6
iex> Enum.at([2, 4, 6], 4)
nil
iex> Enum.at([2, 4, 6], 4, :none)
:none
chunk_by(enumerable, fun) View Source
Splits enumerable on every element for which fun
returns a new
value.
Returns a list of lists.
Examples
iex> Enum.chunk_by([1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 7, 7], &(rem(&1, 2) == 1))
[[1], [2, 2], [3], [4, 4, 6], [7, 7]]
chunk_every(enumerable, count)
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(since 1.5.0)
chunk_every(t(), pos_integer()) :: [list()]
chunk_every(t(), pos_integer()) :: [list()]
Shortcut to chunk_every(enumerable, count, count)
.
chunk_every(enumerable, count, step, leftover \\ [])
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(since 1.5.0)
chunk_every(t(), pos_integer(), pos_integer(), t() | :discard) :: [list()]
chunk_every(t(), pos_integer(), pos_integer(), t() | :discard) :: [list()]
Returns list of lists containing count
items each, where
each new chunk starts step
elements into the enumerable
.
step
is optional and, if not passed, defaults to count
, i.e.
chunks do not overlap.
If the last chunk does not have count
elements to fill the chunk,
elements are taken from leftover
to fill in the chunk. If leftover
does not have enough elements to fill the chunk, then a partial chunk
is returned with less than count
elements.
If :discard
is given in leftover
, the last chunk is discarded
unless it has exactly count
elements.
Examples
iex> Enum.chunk_every([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], 2)
[[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]]
iex> Enum.chunk_every([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], 3, 2, :discard)
[[1, 2, 3], [3, 4, 5]]
iex> Enum.chunk_every([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], 3, 2, [7])
[[1, 2, 3], [3, 4, 5], [5, 6, 7]]
iex> Enum.chunk_every([1, 2, 3, 4], 3, 3, [])
[[1, 2, 3], [4]]
iex> Enum.chunk_every([1, 2, 3, 4], 10)
[[1, 2, 3, 4]]
iex> Enum.chunk_every([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 2, 3, [])
[[1, 2], [4, 5]]
chunk_while(enumerable, acc, chunk_fun, after_fun) View Source (since 1.5.0)
Chunks the enumerable
with fine grained control when every chunk is emitted.
chunk_fun
receives the current element and the accumulator and
must return {:cont, element, acc}
to emit the given chunk and
continue with accumulator or {:cont, acc}
to not emit any chunk
and continue with the return accumulator.
after_fun
is invoked when iteration is done and must also return
{:cont, element, acc}
or {:cont, acc}
.
Returns a list of lists.
Examples
iex> chunk_fun = fn item, acc ->
...> if rem(item, 2) == 0 do
...> {:cont, Enum.reverse([item | acc]), []}
...> else
...> {:cont, [item | acc]}
...> end
...> end
iex> after_fun = fn
...> [] -> {:cont, []}
...> acc -> {:cont, Enum.reverse(acc), []}
...> end
iex> Enum.chunk_while(1..10, [], chunk_fun, after_fun)
[[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6], [7, 8], [9, 10]]
concat(enumerables) View Source
Given an enumerable of enumerables, concatenates the enumerables
into
a single list.
Examples
iex> Enum.concat([1..3, 4..6, 7..9])
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
iex> Enum.concat([[1, [2], 3], [4], [5, 6]])
[1, [2], 3, 4, 5, 6]
concat(left, right) View Source
Concatenates the enumerable on the right
with the enumerable on the
left
.
This function produces the same result as the Kernel.++/2
operator
for lists.
Examples
iex> Enum.concat(1..3, 4..6)
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
iex> Enum.concat([1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6])
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
count(enumerable)
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count(t()) :: non_neg_integer()
count(t()) :: non_neg_integer()
Returns the size of the enumerable
.
Examples
iex> Enum.count([1, 2, 3])
3
count(enumerable, fun)
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count(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: non_neg_integer()
count(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: non_neg_integer()
Returns the count of items in the enumerable
for which fun
returns
a truthy value.
Examples
iex> Enum.count([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 0 end)
2
dedup(enumerable) View Source
Enumerates the enumerable
, returning a list where all consecutive
duplicated elements are collapsed to a single element.
Elements are compared using ===/2
.
If you want to remove all duplicated elements, regardless of order,
see uniq/1
.
Examples
iex> Enum.dedup([1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1])
[1, 2, 3, 2, 1]
iex> Enum.dedup([1, 1, 2, 2.0, :three, :three])
[1, 2, 2.0, :three]
dedup_by(enumerable, fun) View Source
Enumerates the enumerable
, returning a list where all consecutive
duplicated elements are collapsed to a single element.
The function fun
maps every element to a term which is used to
determine if two elements are duplicates.
Examples
iex> Enum.dedup_by([{1, :a}, {2, :b}, {2, :c}, {1, :a}], fn {x, _} -> x end)
[{1, :a}, {2, :b}, {1, :a}]
iex> Enum.dedup_by([5, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1], fn x -> x > 2 end)
[5, 1, 3, 2]
drop(enumerable, amount) View Source
Drops the amount
of items from the enumerable
.
If a negative amount
is given, the amount
of last values will be dropped.
The enumerable
will be enumerated once to retrieve the proper index and
the remaining calculation is performed from the end.
Examples
iex> Enum.drop([1, 2, 3], 2)
[3]
iex> Enum.drop([1, 2, 3], 10)
[]
iex> Enum.drop([1, 2, 3], 0)
[1, 2, 3]
iex> Enum.drop([1, 2, 3], -1)
[1, 2]
drop_every(enumerable, nth)
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drop_every(t(), non_neg_integer()) :: list()
drop_every(t(), non_neg_integer()) :: list()
Returns a list of every nth
item in the enumerable
dropped,
starting with the first element.
The first item is always dropped, unless nth
is 0.
The second argument specifying every nth
item must be a non-negative
integer.
Examples
iex> Enum.drop_every(1..10, 2)
[2, 4, 6, 8, 10]
iex> Enum.drop_every(1..10, 0)
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
iex> Enum.drop_every([1, 2, 3], 1)
[]
drop_while(enumerable, fun)
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drop_while(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: list()
drop_while(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: list()
Drops items at the beginning of the enumerable
while fun
returns a
truthy value.
Examples
iex> Enum.drop_while([1, 2, 3, 2, 1], fn x -> x < 3 end)
[3, 2, 1]
each(enumerable, fun) View Source
Invokes the given fun
for each item in the enumerable
.
Returns :ok
.
Examples
Enum.each(["some", "example"], fn x -> IO.puts(x) end)
"some"
"example"
#=> :ok
empty?(enumerable) View Source
Determines if the enumerable
is empty.
Returns true
if enumerable
is empty, otherwise false
.
Examples
iex> Enum.empty?([])
true
iex> Enum.empty?([1, 2, 3])
false
fetch(enumerable, index) View Source
Finds the element at the given index
(zero-based).
Returns {:ok, element}
if found, otherwise :error
.
A negative index
can be passed, which means the enumerable
is
enumerated once and the index
is counted from the end (e.g.
-1
fetches the last element).
Examples
iex> Enum.fetch([2, 4, 6], 0)
{:ok, 2}
iex> Enum.fetch([2, 4, 6], -3)
{:ok, 2}
iex> Enum.fetch([2, 4, 6], 2)
{:ok, 6}
iex> Enum.fetch([2, 4, 6], 4)
:error
fetch!(enumerable, index) View Source
Finds the element at the given index
(zero-based).
Raises OutOfBoundsError
if the given index
is outside the range of
the enumerable
.
Examples
iex> Enum.fetch!([2, 4, 6], 0)
2
iex> Enum.fetch!([2, 4, 6], 2)
6
iex> Enum.fetch!([2, 4, 6], 4)
** (Enum.OutOfBoundsError) out of bounds error
filter(enumerable, fun)
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filter(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: list()
filter(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: list()
Filters the enumerable
, i.e. returns only those elements
for which fun
returns a truthy value.
See also reject/2
which discards all elements where the
function returns a truthy value.
Examples
iex> Enum.filter([1, 2, 3], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 0 end)
[2]
Keep in mind that filter
is not capable of filtering and
transforming an element at the same time. If you would like
to do so, consider using flat_map/2
. For example, if you
want to convert all strings that represent an integer and
discard the invalid one in one pass:
strings = ["1234", "abc", "12ab"]
Enum.flat_map(strings, fn string ->
case Integer.parse(string) do
# transform to integer
{int, _rest} -> [int]
# skip the value
:error -> []
end
end)
find(enumerable, default \\ nil, fun) View Source
Returns the first item for which fun
returns a truthy value.
If no such item is found, returns default
.
Examples
iex> Enum.find([2, 4, 6], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 1 end)
nil
iex> Enum.find([2, 4, 6], 0, fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 1 end)
0
iex> Enum.find([2, 3, 4], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 1 end)
3
find_index(enumerable, fun)
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find_index(t(), (element() -> any())) :: non_neg_integer() | nil
find_index(t(), (element() -> any())) :: non_neg_integer() | nil
Similar to find/3
, but returns the index (zero-based)
of the element instead of the element itself.
Examples
iex> Enum.find_index([2, 4, 6], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 1 end)
nil
iex> Enum.find_index([2, 3, 4], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 1 end)
1
find_value(enumerable, default \\ nil, fun) View Source
Similar to find/3
, but returns the value of the function
invocation instead of the element itself.
Examples
iex> Enum.find_value([2, 4, 6], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 1 end)
nil
iex> Enum.find_value([2, 3, 4], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 1 end)
true
iex> Enum.find_value([1, 2, 3], "no bools!", &is_boolean/1)
"no bools!"
flat_map(enumerable, fun) View Source
Maps the given fun
over enumerable
and flattens the result.
This function returns a new enumerable built by appending the result of invoking fun
on each element of enumerable
together; conceptually, this is similar to a
combination of map/2
and concat/1
.
Examples
iex> Enum.flat_map([:a, :b, :c], fn x -> [x, x] end)
[:a, :a, :b, :b, :c, :c]
iex> Enum.flat_map([{1, 3}, {4, 6}], fn {x, y} -> x..y end)
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
iex> Enum.flat_map([:a, :b, :c], fn x -> [[x]] end)
[[:a], [:b], [:c]]
flat_map_reduce(enumerable, acc, fun) View Source
Maps and reduces an enumerable
, flattening the given results (only one level deep).
It expects an accumulator and a function that receives each enumerable
item, and must return a tuple containing a new enumerable (often a list)
with the new accumulator or a tuple with :halt
as first element and
the accumulator as second.
Examples
iex> enumerable = 1..100
iex> n = 3
iex> Enum.flat_map_reduce(enumerable, 0, fn x, acc ->
...> if acc < n, do: {[x], acc + 1}, else: {:halt, acc}
...> end)
{[1, 2, 3], 3}
iex> Enum.flat_map_reduce(1..5, 0, fn x, acc -> {[[x]], acc + x} end)
{[[1], [2], [3], [4], [5]], 15}
group_by(enumerable, key_fun, value_fun \\ fn x -> x end) View Source
Splits the enumerable
into groups based on key_fun
.
The result is a map where each key is given by key_fun
and each value is a list of elements given by value_fun
.
The order of elements within each list is preserved from the enumerable
.
However, like all maps, the resulting map is unordered.
Examples
iex> Enum.group_by(~w{ant buffalo cat dingo}, &String.length/1)
%{3 => ["ant", "cat"], 5 => ["dingo"], 7 => ["buffalo"]}
iex> Enum.group_by(~w{ant buffalo cat dingo}, &String.length/1, &String.first/1)
%{3 => ["a", "c"], 5 => ["d"], 7 => ["b"]}
intersperse(enumerable, element) View Source
Intersperses element
between each element of the enumeration.
Complexity: O(n).
Examples
iex> Enum.intersperse([1, 2, 3], 0)
[1, 0, 2, 0, 3]
iex> Enum.intersperse([1], 0)
[1]
iex> Enum.intersperse([], 0)
[]
into(enumerable, collectable)
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into(Enumerable.t(), Collectable.t()) :: Collectable.t()
into(Enumerable.t(), Collectable.t()) :: Collectable.t()
Inserts the given enumerable
into a collectable
.
Note that passing a non-empty list as the collectable
is deprecated. If you're collecting
into a non-empty keyword list, consider using Keyword.merge/2
. If you're collecting into a
non-empty list, consider something like to_list(enumerable) ++ collectable
.
Examples
iex> Enum.into([1, 2], [])
[1, 2]
iex> Enum.into([a: 1, b: 2], %{})
%{a: 1, b: 2}
iex> Enum.into(%{a: 1}, %{b: 2})
%{a: 1, b: 2}
iex> Enum.into([a: 1, a: 2], %{})
%{a: 2}
into(enumerable, collectable, transform)
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into(Enumerable.t(), Collectable.t(), (term() -> term())) :: Collectable.t()
into(Enumerable.t(), Collectable.t(), (term() -> term())) :: Collectable.t()
Inserts the given enumerable
into a collectable
according to the
transformation function.
Examples
iex> Enum.into([2, 3], [3], fn x -> x * 3 end)
[3, 6, 9]
iex> Enum.into(%{a: 1, b: 2}, %{c: 3}, fn {k, v} -> {k, v * 2} end)
%{a: 2, b: 4, c: 3}
join(enumerable, joiner \\ "") View Source
Joins the given enumerable
into a binary using joiner
as a
separator.
If joiner
is not passed at all, it defaults to the empty binary.
All items in the enumerable
must be convertible to a binary,
otherwise an error is raised.
Examples
iex> Enum.join([1, 2, 3])
"123"
iex> Enum.join([1, 2, 3], " = ")
"1 = 2 = 3"
map(enumerable, fun) View Source
Returns a list where each item is the result of invoking
fun
on each corresponding item of enumerable
.
For maps, the function expects a key-value tuple.
Examples
iex> Enum.map([1, 2, 3], fn x -> x * 2 end)
[2, 4, 6]
iex> Enum.map([a: 1, b: 2], fn {k, v} -> {k, -v} end)
[a: -1, b: -2]
map_every(enumerable, nth, fun)
View Source
(since 1.4.0)
map_every(t(), non_neg_integer(), (element() -> any())) :: list()
map_every(t(), non_neg_integer(), (element() -> any())) :: list()
Returns a list of results of invoking fun
on every nth
item of enumerable
, starting with the first element.
The first item is always passed to the given function, unless nth
is 0
.
The second argument specifying every nth
item must be a non-negative
integer.
If nth
is 0
, then enumerable
is directly converted to a list,
without fun
being ever applied.
Examples
iex> Enum.map_every(1..10, 2, fn x -> x + 1000 end)
[1001, 2, 1003, 4, 1005, 6, 1007, 8, 1009, 10]
iex> Enum.map_every(1..10, 3, fn x -> x + 1000 end)
[1001, 2, 3, 1004, 5, 6, 1007, 8, 9, 1010]
iex> Enum.map_every(1..5, 0, fn x -> x + 1000 end)
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
iex> Enum.map_every([1, 2, 3], 1, fn x -> x + 1000 end)
[1001, 1002, 1003]
map_join(enumerable, joiner \\ "", mapper)
View Source
map_join(t(), String.t(), (element() -> String.Chars.t())) :: String.t()
map_join(t(), String.t(), (element() -> String.Chars.t())) :: String.t()
Maps and joins the given enumerable
in one pass.
joiner
can be either a binary or a list and the result will be of
the same type as joiner
.
If joiner
is not passed at all, it defaults to an empty binary.
All items returned from invoking the mapper
must be convertible to
a binary, otherwise an error is raised.
Examples
iex> Enum.map_join([1, 2, 3], &(&1 * 2))
"246"
iex> Enum.map_join([1, 2, 3], " = ", &(&1 * 2))
"2 = 4 = 6"
map_reduce(enumerable, acc, fun) View Source
Invokes the given function to each item in the enumerable
to reduce
it to a single element, while keeping an accumulator.
Returns a tuple where the first element is the mapped enumerable and the second one is the final accumulator.
The function, fun
, receives two arguments: the first one is the
element, and the second one is the accumulator. fun
must return
a tuple with two elements in the form of {result, accumulator}
.
For maps, the first tuple element must be a {key, value}
tuple.
Examples
iex> Enum.map_reduce([1, 2, 3], 0, fn x, acc -> {x * 2, x + acc} end)
{[2, 4, 6], 6}
max(enumerable, empty_fallback \\ fn -> raise(Enum.EmptyError) end) View Source
Returns the maximal element in the enumerable
according
to Erlang's term ordering.
If multiple elements are considered maximal, the first one that was found is returned.
Calls the provided empty_fallback
function and returns its value if
enumerable
is empty. The default empty_fallback
raises Enum.EmptyError
.
Examples
iex> Enum.max([1, 2, 3])
3
iex> Enum.max([], fn -> 0 end)
0
The fact this function uses Erlang's term ordering means that the comparison is structural and not semantic. For example:
iex> Enum.max([~D[2017-03-31], ~D[2017-04-01]])
~D[2017-03-31]
In the example above, max/1
returned March 31st instead of April 1st
because the structural comparison compares the day before the year. This
can be addressed by using max_by/1
and by relying on structures where
the most significant digits come first. In this particular case, we can
use Date.to_erl/1
to get a tuple representation with year, month and day
fields:
iex> Enum.max_by([~D[2017-03-31], ~D[2017-04-01]], &Date.to_erl/1)
~D[2017-04-01]
For selecting a maximum value out of two consider using Kernel.max/2
.
max_by(enumerable, fun, empty_fallback \\ fn -> raise(Enum.EmptyError) end) View Source
Returns the maximal element in the enumerable
as calculated
by the given function.
If multiple elements are considered maximal, the first one that was found is returned.
Calls the provided empty_fallback
function and returns its value if
enumerable
is empty. The default empty_fallback
raises Enum.EmptyError
.
Examples
iex> Enum.max_by(["a", "aa", "aaa"], fn x -> String.length(x) end)
"aaa"
iex> Enum.max_by(["a", "aa", "aaa", "b", "bbb"], &String.length/1)
"aaa"
iex> Enum.max_by([], &String.length/1, fn -> nil end)
nil
member?(enumerable, element) View Source
Checks if element
exists within the enumerable
.
Membership is tested with the match (===/2
) operator.
Examples
iex> Enum.member?(1..10, 5)
true
iex> Enum.member?(1..10, 5.0)
false
iex> Enum.member?([1.0, 2.0, 3.0], 2)
false
iex> Enum.member?([1.0, 2.0, 3.0], 2.000)
true
iex> Enum.member?([:a, :b, :c], :d)
false
min(enumerable, empty_fallback \\ fn -> raise(Enum.EmptyError) end) View Source
Returns the minimal element in the enumerable
according
to Erlang's term ordering.
If multiple elements are considered minimal, the first one that was found is returned.
Calls the provided empty_fallback
function and returns its value if
enumerable
is empty. The default empty_fallback
raises Enum.EmptyError
.
Examples
iex> Enum.min([1, 2, 3])
1
iex> Enum.min([], fn -> 0 end)
0
The fact this function uses Erlang's term ordering means that the comparison is structural and not semantic. For example:
iex> Enum.min([~D[2017-03-31], ~D[2017-04-01]])
~D[2017-04-01]
In the example above, min/1
returned April 1st instead of March 31st
because the structural comparison compares the day before the year. This
can be addressed by using min_by/1
and by relying on structures where
the most significant digits come first. In this particular case, we can
use Date.to_erl/1
to get a tuple representation with year, month and day
fields:
iex> Enum.min_by([~D[2017-03-31], ~D[2017-04-01]], &Date.to_erl/1)
~D[2017-03-31]
For selecting a minimal value out of two consider using Kernel.min/2
.
min_by(enumerable, fun, empty_fallback \\ fn -> raise(Enum.EmptyError) end) View Source
Returns the minimal element in the enumerable
as calculated
by the given function.
If multiple elements are considered minimal, the first one that was found is returned.
Calls the provided empty_fallback
function and returns its value if
enumerable
is empty. The default empty_fallback
raises Enum.EmptyError
.
Examples
iex> Enum.min_by(["a", "aa", "aaa"], fn x -> String.length(x) end)
"a"
iex> Enum.min_by(["a", "aa", "aaa", "b", "bbb"], &String.length/1)
"a"
iex> Enum.min_by([], &String.length/1, fn -> nil end)
nil
min_max(enumerable, empty_fallback \\ fn -> raise(Enum.EmptyError) end) View Source
Returns a tuple with the minimal and the maximal elements in the enumerable according to Erlang's term ordering.
If multiple elements are considered maximal or minimal, the first one that was found is returned.
Calls the provided empty_fallback
function and returns its value if
enumerable
is empty. The default empty_fallback
raises Enum.EmptyError
.
Examples
iex> Enum.min_max([2, 3, 1])
{1, 3}
iex> Enum.min_max([], fn -> {nil, nil} end)
{nil, nil}
min_max_by(enumerable, fun, empty_fallback \\ fn -> raise(Enum.EmptyError) end) View Source
Returns a tuple with the minimal and the maximal elements in the enumerable as calculated by the given function.
If multiple elements are considered maximal or minimal, the first one that was found is returned.
Calls the provided empty_fallback
function and returns its value if
enumerable
is empty. The default empty_fallback
raises Enum.EmptyError
.
Examples
iex> Enum.min_max_by(["aaa", "bb", "c"], fn x -> String.length(x) end)
{"c", "aaa"}
iex> Enum.min_max_by(["aaa", "a", "bb", "c", "ccc"], &String.length/1)
{"a", "aaa"}
iex> Enum.min_max_by([], &String.length/1, fn -> {nil, nil} end)
{nil, nil}
random(enumerable) View Source
Returns a random element of an enumerable
.
Raises Enum.EmptyError
if enumerable
is empty.
This function uses Erlang's :rand
module to calculate
the random value. Check its documentation for setting a
different random algorithm or a different seed.
The implementation is based on the
reservoir sampling
algorithm.
It assumes that the sample being returned can fit into memory;
the input enumerable
doesn't have to, as it is traversed just once.
If a range is passed into the function, this function will pick a random value between the range limits, without traversing the whole range (thus executing in constant time and constant memory).
Examples
# Although not necessary, let's seed the random algorithm
iex> :rand.seed(:exsplus, {101, 102, 103})
iex> Enum.random([1, 2, 3])
2
iex> Enum.random([1, 2, 3])
1
iex> Enum.random(1..1_000)
776
reduce(enumerable, fun) View Source
Invokes fun
for each element in the enumerable
with the
accumulator.
Raises Enum.EmptyError
if enumerable
is empty.
The first element of the enumerable
is used as the initial value
of the accumulator. Then the function is invoked with the next
element and the accumulator. The result returned by the function
is used as the accumulator for the next iteration, recursively.
When the enumerable
is done, the last accumulator is returned.
Since the first element of the enumerable is used as the initial
value of the accumulator, fun
will only be executed n - 1
times
where n
is the length of the enumerable. This function won't call
the specified function for enumerables that are one-element long.
If you wish to use another value for the accumulator, use
Enum.reduce/3
.
Examples
iex> Enum.reduce([1, 2, 3, 4], fn x, acc -> x * acc end)
24
reduce(enumerable, acc, fun) View Source
Invokes fun
for each element in the enumerable
with the accumulator.
The initial value of the accumulator is acc
. The function is invoked for
each element in the enumerable with the accumulator. The result returned
by the function is used as the accumulator for the next iteration.
The function returns the last accumulator.
Examples
iex> Enum.reduce([1, 2, 3], 0, fn x, acc -> x + acc end)
6
Reduce as a building block
Reduce (sometimes called fold
) is a basic building block in functional
programming. Almost all of the functions in the Enum
module can be
implemented on top of reduce. Those functions often rely on other operations,
such as Enum.reverse/1
, which are optimized by the runtime.
For example, we could implement map/2
in terms of reduce/3
as follows:
def my_map(enumerable, fun) do
enumerable
|> Enum.reduce([], fn x, acc -> [fun.(x) | acc] end)
|> Enum.reverse()
end
In the example above, Enum.reduce/3
accumulates the result of each call
to fun
into a list in reverse order, which is correctly ordered at the
end by calling Enum.reverse/1
.
Implementing functions like map/2
, filter/2
and others are a good
exercise for understanding the power behind Enum.reduce/3
. When an
operation cannot be expressed by any of the functions in the Enum
module, developers will most likely resort to reduce/3
.
reduce_while(enumerable, acc, fun) View Source
Reduces enumerable
until fun
returns {:halt, term}
.
The return value for fun
is expected to be
{:cont, acc}
to continue the reduction withacc
as the new accumulator or{:halt, acc}
to halt the reduction
If fun
returns {:halt, acc}
the reduction is halted and the function
returns acc
. Otherwise, if the enumerable is exhausted, the function returns
the accumulator of the last {:cont, acc}
.
Examples
iex> Enum.reduce_while(1..100, 0, fn x, acc ->
...> if x < 5, do: {:cont, acc + x}, else: {:halt, acc}
...> end)
10
iex> Enum.reduce_while(1..100, 0, fn x, acc ->
...> if x > 0, do: {:cont, acc + x}, else: {:halt, acc}
...> end)
5050
reject(enumerable, fun)
View Source
reject(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: list()
reject(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: list()
Returns a list of elements in enumerable
excluding those for which the function fun
returns
a truthy value.
See also filter/2
.
Examples
iex> Enum.reject([1, 2, 3], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 0 end)
[1, 3]
reverse(enumerable) View Source
Returns a list of elements in enumerable
in reverse order.
Examples
iex> Enum.reverse([1, 2, 3])
[3, 2, 1]
reverse(enumerable, tail) View Source
Reverses the elements in enumerable
, appends the tail
, and returns
it as a list.
This is an optimization for
enumerable |> Enum.reverse() |> Enum.concat(tail)
.
Examples
iex> Enum.reverse([1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6])
[3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6]
reverse_slice(enumerable, start_index, count)
View Source
reverse_slice(t(), non_neg_integer(), non_neg_integer()) :: list()
reverse_slice(t(), non_neg_integer(), non_neg_integer()) :: list()
Reverses the enumerable
in the range from initial start_index
through count
elements.
If count
is greater than the size of the rest of the enumerable
,
then this function will reverse the rest of the enumerable.
Examples
iex> Enum.reverse_slice([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], 2, 4)
[1, 2, 6, 5, 4, 3]
scan(enumerable, fun) View Source
Applies the given function to each element in the enumerable
,
storing the result in a list and passing it as the accumulator
for the next computation. Uses the first element in the enumerable
as the starting value.
Examples
iex> Enum.scan(1..5, &(&1 + &2))
[1, 3, 6, 10, 15]
scan(enumerable, acc, fun) View Source
Applies the given function to each element in the enumerable
,
storing the result in a list and passing it as the accumulator
for the next computation. Uses the given acc
as the starting value.
Examples
iex> Enum.scan(1..5, 0, &(&1 + &2))
[1, 3, 6, 10, 15]
shuffle(enumerable) View Source
Returns a list with the elements of enumerable
shuffled.
This function uses Erlang's :rand
module to calculate
the random value. Check its documentation for setting a
different random algorithm or a different seed.
Examples
# Although not necessary, let's seed the random algorithm
iex> :rand.seed(:exsplus, {1, 2, 3})
iex> Enum.shuffle([1, 2, 3])
[2, 1, 3]
iex> Enum.shuffle([1, 2, 3])
[2, 3, 1]
slice(enumerable, index_range) View Source (since 1.6.0)
Returns a subset list of the given enumerable
by index_range
.
index_range
must be a Range
. Given an enumerable
, it drops
elements before index_range.first
(zero-base), then takes elements
until element index_range.last
(inclusively).
Indexes are normalized, meaning that negative indexes will be counted
from the end (e.g. -1
means the last element of the enumerable
).
If index_range.last
is out of bounds, then it is assigned as the index
of the last element.
If the normalized index_range.first
is out of bounds of the given
enumerable
, or this one is greater than the normalized index_range.last
,
then []
is returned.
Examples
iex> Enum.slice(1..100, 5..10)
[6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
iex> Enum.slice(1..10, 5..20)
[6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
# last five elements (negative indexes)
iex> Enum.slice(1..30, -5..-1)
[26, 27, 28, 29, 30]
# last five elements (mixed positive and negative indexes)
iex> Enum.slice(1..30, 25..-1)
[26, 27, 28, 29, 30]
# out of bounds
iex> Enum.slice(1..10, 11..20)
[]
# index_range.first is greater than index_range.last
iex> Enum.slice(1..10, 6..5)
[]
slice(enumerable, start_index, amount)
View Source
slice(t(), index(), non_neg_integer()) :: list()
slice(t(), index(), non_neg_integer()) :: list()
Returns a subset list of the given enumerable
, from start_index
(zero-based)
with amount
number of elements if available.
Given an enumerable
, it drops elements right before element start_index
,
then takes amount
of elements, returning as many elements as possible if there are not enough
elements.
It returns []
if amount
is 0
or if start_index
is out of bounds.
Examples
iex> Enum.slice(1..100, 5, 10)
[6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
# amount to take is greater than the number of elements
iex> Enum.slice(1..10, 5, 100)
[6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
iex> Enum.slice(1..10, 5, 0)
[]
# out of bound start index
iex> Enum.slice(1..10, 10, 5)
[]
# out of bound start index (negative)
iex> Enum.slice(1..10, -11, 5)
[]
sort(enumerable) View Source
Sorts the enumerable
according to Erlang's term ordering.
Uses the merge sort algorithm.
Examples
iex> Enum.sort([3, 2, 1])
[1, 2, 3]
sort(enumerable, fun) View Source
Sorts the enumerable
by the given function.
This function uses the merge sort algorithm. The given function should compare
two arguments, and return true
if the first argument precedes the second one.
Examples
iex> Enum.sort([1, 2, 3], &(&1 >= &2))
[3, 2, 1]
The sorting algorithm will be stable as long as the given function
returns true
for values considered equal:
iex> Enum.sort(["some", "kind", "of", "monster"], &(byte_size(&1) <= byte_size(&2)))
["of", "some", "kind", "monster"]
If the function does not return true
for equal values, the sorting
is not stable and the order of equal terms may be shuffled.
For example:
iex> Enum.sort(["some", "kind", "of", "monster"], &(byte_size(&1) < byte_size(&2)))
["of", "kind", "some", "monster"]
sort_by(enumerable, mapper, sorter \\ &<=/2) View Source
Sorts the mapped results of the enumerable
according to the provided sorter
function.
This function maps each element of the enumerable
using the provided mapper
function. The enumerable is then sorted by the mapped elements
using the sorter
function, which defaults to Kernel.<=/2
.
sort_by/3
differs from sort/2
in that it only calculates the
comparison value for each element in the enumerable once instead of
once for each element in each comparison.
If the same function is being called on both elements, it's also more
compact to use sort_by/3
.
Examples
Using the default sorter
of <=/2
:
iex> Enum.sort_by(["some", "kind", "of", "monster"], &byte_size/1)
["of", "some", "kind", "monster"]
Using a custom sorter
to override the order:
iex> Enum.sort_by(["some", "kind", "of", "monster"], &byte_size/1, &>=/2)
["monster", "some", "kind", "of"]
Sorting by multiple properties - first by size, then by first letter (this takes advantage of the fact that tuples are compared element-by-element):
iex> Enum.sort_by(["some", "kind", "of", "monster"], &{byte_size(&1), String.first(&1)})
["of", "kind", "some", "monster"]
split(enumerable, count) View Source
Splits the enumerable
into two enumerables, leaving count
elements in the first one.
If count
is a negative number, it starts counting from the
back to the beginning of the enumerable
.
Be aware that a negative count
implies the enumerable
will be enumerated twice: once to calculate the position, and
a second time to do the actual splitting.
Examples
iex> Enum.split([1, 2, 3], 2)
{[1, 2], [3]}
iex> Enum.split([1, 2, 3], 10)
{[1, 2, 3], []}
iex> Enum.split([1, 2, 3], 0)
{[], [1, 2, 3]}
iex> Enum.split([1, 2, 3], -1)
{[1, 2], [3]}
iex> Enum.split([1, 2, 3], -5)
{[], [1, 2, 3]}
split_while(enumerable, fun) View Source
Splits enumerable in two at the position of the element for which
fun
returns a falsy value (false
or nil
) for the first time.
It returns a two-element tuple with two lists of elements. The element that triggered the split is part of the second list.
Examples
iex> Enum.split_while([1, 2, 3, 4], fn x -> x < 3 end)
{[1, 2], [3, 4]}
iex> Enum.split_while([1, 2, 3, 4], fn x -> x < 0 end)
{[], [1, 2, 3, 4]}
iex> Enum.split_while([1, 2, 3, 4], fn x -> x > 0 end)
{[1, 2, 3, 4], []}
split_with(enumerable, fun) View Source (since 1.4.0)
Splits the enumerable
in two lists according to the given function fun
.
Splits the given enumerable
in two lists by calling fun
with each element
in the enumerable
as its only argument. Returns a tuple with the first list
containing all the elements in enumerable
for which applying fun
returned
a truthy value, and a second list with all the elements for which applying
fun
returned a falsy value (false
or nil
).
The elements in both the returned lists are in the same relative order as they were in the original enumerable (if such enumerable was ordered, e.g., a list); see the examples below.
Examples
iex> Enum.split_with([5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0], fn x -> rem(x, 2) == 0 end)
{[4, 2, 0], [5, 3, 1]}
iex> Enum.split_with(%{a: 1, b: -2, c: 1, d: -3}, fn {_k, v} -> v < 0 end)
{[b: -2, d: -3], [a: 1, c: 1]}
iex> Enum.split_with(%{a: 1, b: -2, c: 1, d: -3}, fn {_k, v} -> v > 50 end)
{[], [a: 1, b: -2, c: 1, d: -3]}
iex> Enum.split_with(%{}, fn {_k, v} -> v > 50 end)
{[], []}
sum(enumerable) View Source
Returns the sum of all elements.
Raises ArithmeticError
if enumerable
contains a non-numeric value.
Examples
iex> Enum.sum([1, 2, 3])
6
take(enumerable, amount) View Source
Takes the first amount
items from the enumerable
.
If a negative amount
is given, the amount
of last values will be taken.
The enumerable
will be enumerated once to retrieve the proper index and
the remaining calculation is performed from the end.
Examples
iex> Enum.take([1, 2, 3], 2)
[1, 2]
iex> Enum.take([1, 2, 3], 10)
[1, 2, 3]
iex> Enum.take([1, 2, 3], 0)
[]
iex> Enum.take([1, 2, 3], -1)
[3]
take_every(enumerable, nth)
View Source
take_every(t(), non_neg_integer()) :: list()
take_every(t(), non_neg_integer()) :: list()
Returns a list of every nth
item in the enumerable
,
starting with the first element.
The first item is always included, unless nth
is 0.
The second argument specifying every nth
item must be a non-negative
integer.
Examples
iex> Enum.take_every(1..10, 2)
[1, 3, 5, 7, 9]
iex> Enum.take_every(1..10, 0)
[]
iex> Enum.take_every([1, 2, 3], 1)
[1, 2, 3]
take_random(enumerable, count)
View Source
take_random(t(), non_neg_integer()) :: list()
take_random(t(), non_neg_integer()) :: list()
Takes count
random items from enumerable
.
Notice this function will traverse the whole enumerable
to
get the random sublist.
See random/1
for notes on implementation and random seed.
Examples
# Although not necessary, let's seed the random algorithm
iex> :rand.seed(:exsplus, {1, 2, 3})
iex> Enum.take_random(1..10, 2)
[5, 4]
iex> Enum.take_random(?a..?z, 5)
'ipybz'
take_while(enumerable, fun)
View Source
take_while(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: list()
take_while(t(), (element() -> as_boolean(term()))) :: list()
Takes the items from the beginning of the enumerable
while fun
returns
a truthy value.
Examples
iex> Enum.take_while([1, 2, 3], fn x -> x < 3 end)
[1, 2]
to_list(enumerable) View Source
Converts enumerable
to a list.
Examples
iex> Enum.to_list(1..3)
[1, 2, 3]
uniq(enumerable) View Source
Enumerates the enumerable
, removing all duplicated elements.
Examples
iex> Enum.uniq([1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1])
[1, 2, 3]
uniq_by(enumerable, fun) View Source
Enumerates the enumerable
, by removing the elements for which
function fun
returned duplicate items.
The function fun
maps every element to a term. Two elements are
considered duplicates if the return value of fun
is equal for
both of them.
The first occurrence of each element is kept.
Example
iex> Enum.uniq_by([{1, :x}, {2, :y}, {1, :z}], fn {x, _} -> x end)
[{1, :x}, {2, :y}]
iex> Enum.uniq_by([a: {:tea, 2}, b: {:tea, 2}, c: {:coffee, 1}], fn {_, y} -> y end)
[a: {:tea, 2}, c: {:coffee, 1}]
unzip(enumerable) View Source
Opposite of zip/2
. Extracts two-element tuples from the
given enumerable
and groups them together.
It takes an enumerable
with items being two-element tuples and returns
a tuple with two lists, each of which is formed by the first and
second element of each tuple, respectively.
This function fails unless enumerable
is or can be converted into a
list of tuples with exactly two elements in each tuple.
Examples
iex> Enum.unzip([{:a, 1}, {:b, 2}, {:c, 3}])
{[:a, :b, :c], [1, 2, 3]}
iex> Enum.unzip(%{a: 1, b: 2})
{[:a, :b], [1, 2]}
with_index(enumerable, offset \\ 0) View Source
Returns the enumerable
with each element wrapped in a tuple
alongside its index.
If an offset
is given, we will index from the given offset instead of from zero.
Examples
iex> Enum.with_index([:a, :b, :c])
[a: 0, b: 1, c: 2]
iex> Enum.with_index([:a, :b, :c], 3)
[a: 3, b: 4, c: 5]
zip(enumerables) View Source (since 1.4.0)
Zips corresponding elements from a finite collection of enumerables into one list of tuples.
The zipping finishes as soon as any enumerable in the given collection completes.
Examples
iex> Enum.zip([[1, 2, 3], [:a, :b, :c], ["foo", "bar", "baz"]])
[{1, :a, "foo"}, {2, :b, "bar"}, {3, :c, "baz"}]
iex> Enum.zip([[1, 2, 3, 4, 5], [:a, :b, :c]])
[{1, :a}, {2, :b}, {3, :c}]
zip(enumerable1, enumerable2) View Source
Zips corresponding elements from two enumerables into one list of tuples.
The zipping finishes as soon as any enumerable completes.
Examples
iex> Enum.zip([1, 2, 3], [:a, :b, :c])
[{1, :a}, {2, :b}, {3, :c}]
iex> Enum.zip([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], [:a, :b, :c])
[{1, :a}, {2, :b}, {3, :c}]