1.2.14Class Range

Metaclass for Falcon range type.

Class Range from \
                 BOM( )

This class holds the methods that can be applied to Falcon range items. Ranges are created through the [:] operator, like this:


         r1 = [1:10]          // 1 to 10
         r2 = [-1:0]          // reverse sequence
         r3 = [0:10:2]        // stepping range

         > "Hello world"[r2]  // reverses the string

Methods
times	repeats a sequence a given number of times.

Methods inherited from class BOM
__add	Overrides binary addition operand.
__call	Overrides call operator "self()".
__dec	Overrides decrement unary prefix operand.
__decpost	Overrides decrement unary postfix operand.
__div	Overrides binary division operand.
__getIndex	Overrides array access operator []
__inc	Overrides increment unary prefix operand.
__incpost	Overrides increment unary postifx operand.
__mod	Overrides modulo operand.
__mul	Overrides binary multiplication operand.
__pow	Overrides power operand.
__setIndex	Overrides array write operator []
__sub	Overrides binary subtraction operand.
baseClass	Returns the class item from which an object has been instantiated.
bound	Determines if an item is bound or not.
className	Returns the name of the class an instance is instantiated from.
clone	Performs a deep copy of the item.
compare	Performs a lexicographical comparison.
derivedFrom	Checks if this item has a given parent.
describe	Returns the deep contents of an item on a string representation.
isCallable	Determines if an item is callable.
len	Retrieves the length of a collection
metaclass	Returns the metaclass associated with this item.
ptr	Returns a raw memory pointer out of this data (as an integer).
serialize	Serialize the item on a stream for persistent storage.
toString	Coverts the object to string.
typeId	Returns an integer indicating the type of this item.

Methods

times

repeats a sequence a given number of times.

Range.times( sequence )

sequence	Function or sequence to be repeated.
Return	Last index processed.

This method works exactly as the times function when the first parameter is a range.