Generic Structure

UnsafeBufferPointer

A nonowning collection interface to a buffer of elements stored contiguously in memory.

Declaration

@frozen struct UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>

Overview

You can use an UnsafeBufferPointer instance in low level operations to eliminate uniqueness checks and, in release mode, bounds checks. Bounds checks are always performed in debug mode.

UnsafeBufferPointer Semantics

An UnsafeBufferPointer instance is a view into memory and does not own the memory that it references. Copying a value of type UnsafeBufferPointer does not copy the instances stored in the underlying memory. However, initializing another collection with an UnsafeBufferPointer instance copies the instances out of the referenced memory and into the new collection.

Topics

Type Aliases

typealias UnsafeBufferPointer.Index

A type that represents a position in the collection.

typealias UnsafeBufferPointer.Indices

A type that represents the indices that are valid for subscripting the collection, in ascending order.

typealias UnsafeBufferPointer.Regions

Available when Element is UInt8.

typealias UnsafeBufferPointer.SubSequence

A sequence that represents a contiguous subrange of the collection’s elements.

Initializers

init(AudioBuffer)

init(UnsafeMutableBufferPointer<Element>)

Creates an immutable typed buffer pointer referencing the same memory as the given mutable buffer pointer.

init(MLMultiArray)

init(_empty: ())

init(rebasing: Slice<UnsafeMutableBufferPointer<Element>>)

Creates a buffer over the same memory as the given buffer slice.

init(rebasing: Slice<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>)

Creates a buffer over the same memory as the given buffer slice.

init(start: UnsafePointer<Element>?, count: Int)

Creates a new buffer pointer over the specified number of contiguous instances beginning at the given pointer.

Instance Properties

var baseAddress: UnsafePointer<Element>?

A pointer to the first element of the buffer.

let count: Int

The number of elements in the buffer.

var debugDescription: String

A textual representation of the buffer, suitable for debugging.

var endIndex: Int

The “past the end” position—that is, the position one greater than the last valid subscript argument.

var first: Element?

The first element of the collection.

var indices: UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>.Indices

The indices that are valid for subscripting the collection, in ascending order.

var indices: Range<Int>

The indices that are valid for subscripting the collection, in ascending order.

var isEmpty: Bool

A Boolean value indicating whether the collection is empty.

var last: Element?

The last element of the collection.

var lazy: LazySequence<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

A sequence containing the same elements as this sequence, but on which some operations, such as map and filter, are implemented lazily.

var regions: CollectionOfOne<UnsafeBufferPointer<UInt8>>

Available when Element is UInt8.

var startIndex: Int

The index of the first element in a nonempty buffer.

var underestimatedCount: Int

A value less than or equal to the number of elements in the collection.

Instance Methods

func allSatisfy((Element) -> Bool) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether every element of a sequence satisfies a given predicate.

func compactMap<ElementOfResult>((Element) -> ElementOfResult?) -> [ElementOfResult]

Returns an array containing the non-nil results of calling the given transformation with each element of this sequence.

func contains(Element) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the sequence contains the given element.

Available when Element conforms to Equatable.

func contains(where: (Element) -> Bool) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the sequence contains an element that satisfies the given predicate.

func deallocate()

Deallocates the memory block previously allocated at this buffer pointer’s base address.

func difference<C>(from: C) -> CollectionDifference<Element>

Returns the difference needed to produce this collection’s ordered elements from the given collection.

Available when Element conforms to Equatable.

func difference<C>(from: C, by: (C.Element, Element) -> Bool) -> CollectionDifference<Element>

Returns the difference needed to produce this collection’s ordered elements from the given collection, using the given predicate as an equivalence test.

func distance(from: Int, to: Int) -> Int

Returns the distance between two indices.

func drop(while: (Element) -> Bool) -> Slice<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns a subsequence by skipping elements while predicate returns true and returning the remaining elements.

func dropFirst(Int) -> Slice<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns a subsequence containing all but the given number of initial elements.

func dropLast(Int) -> Slice<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns a subsequence containing all but the specified number of final elements.

func elementsEqual<OtherSequence>(OtherSequence) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether this sequence and another sequence contain the same elements in the same order.

Available when Element conforms to Equatable.

func elementsEqual<OtherSequence>(OtherSequence, by: (Element, OtherSequence.Element) -> Bool) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether this sequence and another sequence contain equivalent elements in the same order, using the given predicate as the equivalence test.

func enumerated() -> EnumeratedSequence<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns a sequence of pairs (n, x), where n represents a consecutive integer starting at zero and x represents an element of the sequence.

func filter((Element) -> Bool) -> [Element]

Returns an array containing, in order, the elements of the sequence that satisfy the given predicate.

func first(where: (Element) -> Bool) -> Element?

Returns the first element of the sequence that satisfies the given predicate.

func firstIndex(of: Element) -> Int?

Returns the first index where the specified value appears in the collection.

Available when Element conforms to Equatable.

func firstIndex(where: (Element) -> Bool) -> Int?

Returns the first index in which an element of the collection satisfies the given predicate.

func flatMap<SegmentOfResult>((Element) -> SegmentOfResult) -> [SegmentOfResult.Element]

Returns an array containing the concatenated results of calling the given transformation with each element of this sequence.

func flatMap<ElementOfResult>((Element) -> ElementOfResult?) -> [ElementOfResult]Deprecated

func forEach((Element) -> Void)

Calls the given closure on each element in the sequence in the same order as a for-in loop.

func formIndex(inout Int, offsetBy: Int)

Offsets the given index by the specified distance.

func formIndex(inout Int, offsetBy: Int, limitedBy: Int) -> Bool

Offsets the given index by the specified distance, or so that it equals the given limiting index.

func formIndex(after: inout Int)

Replaces the given index with its successor.

func formIndex(before: inout Int)

Replaces the given index with its predecessor.

func index(Int, offsetBy: Int) -> Int

Returns an index that is the specified distance from the given index.

func index(Int, offsetBy: Int, limitedBy: Int) -> Int?

Returns an index that is the specified distance from the given index, unless that distance is beyond a given limiting index.

func index(after: Int) -> Int

Returns the position immediately after the given index.

func index(before: Int) -> Int

Returns the position immediately before the given index.

func index(of: Element) -> Int?

Returns the first index where the specified value appears in the collection.

Available when Element conforms to Equatable.

Deprecated

func index(where: (Element) -> Bool) -> Int?

Returns the first index in which an element of the collection satisfies the given predicate.

Deprecated

func joined() -> FlattenSequence<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns the elements of this sequence of sequences, concatenated.

Available when Element conforms to Sequence.

func joined<Separator>(separator: Separator) -> JoinedSequence<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns the concatenated elements of this sequence of sequences, inserting the given separator between each element.

Available when Element conforms to Sequence.

func joined(separator: String) -> String

Returns a new string by concatenating the elements of the sequence, adding the given separator between each element.

Available when Element is String.

func joined(separator: String) -> String

Returns a new string by concatenating the elements of the sequence, adding the given separator between each element.

Available when Element conforms to StringProtocol.

func last(where: (Element) -> Bool) -> Element?

Returns the last element of the sequence that satisfies the given predicate.

func lastIndex(of: Element) -> Int?

Returns the last index where the specified value appears in the collection.

Available when Element conforms to Equatable.

func lastIndex(where: (Element) -> Bool) -> Int?

Returns the index of the last element in the collection that matches the given predicate.

func lexicographicallyPrecedes<OtherSequence>(OtherSequence) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the sequence precedes another sequence in a lexicographical (dictionary) ordering, using the less-than operator (<) to compare elements.

Available when Element conforms to Comparable.

func lexicographicallyPrecedes<OtherSequence>(OtherSequence, by: (Element, Element) -> Bool) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the sequence precedes another sequence in a lexicographical (dictionary) ordering, using the given predicate to compare elements.

func makeIterator() -> UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>.Iterator

Returns an iterator over the elements of this buffer.

func map<T>((Element) -> T) -> [T]

Returns an array containing the results of mapping the given closure over the sequence’s elements.

func max() -> Element?

Returns the maximum element in the sequence.

Available when Element conforms to Comparable.

func max(by: (Element, Element) -> Bool) -> Element?

Returns the maximum element in the sequence, using the given predicate as the comparison between elements.

func min() -> Element?

Returns the minimum element in the sequence.

Available when Element conforms to Comparable.

func min(by: (Element, Element) -> Bool) -> Element?

Returns the minimum element in the sequence, using the given predicate as the comparison between elements.

func prefix(Int) -> Slice<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns a subsequence, up to the specified maximum length, containing the initial elements of the collection.

func prefix(through: Int) -> Slice<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns a subsequence from the start of the collection through the specified position.

func prefix(upTo: Int) -> Slice<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns a subsequence from the start of the collection up to, but not including, the specified position.

func prefix(while: (Element) -> Bool) -> Slice<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns a subsequence containing the initial elements until predicate returns false and skipping the remaining elements.

func randomElement() -> Element?

Returns a random element of the collection.

func randomElement<T>(using: inout T) -> Element?

Returns a random element of the collection, using the given generator as a source for randomness.

func reduce<Result>(Result, (Result, Element) -> Result) -> Result

Returns the result of combining the elements of the sequence using the given closure.

func reduce<Result>(into: Result, (inout Result, Element) -> ()) -> Result

Returns the result of combining the elements of the sequence using the given closure.

func reversed() -> ReversedCollection<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns a view presenting the elements of the collection in reverse order.

func shuffled() -> [Element]

Returns the elements of the sequence, shuffled.

func shuffled<T>(using: inout T) -> [Element]

Returns the elements of the sequence, shuffled using the given generator as a source for randomness.

func sorted() -> [Element]

Returns the elements of the sequence, sorted.

Available when Element conforms to Comparable.

func sorted(by: (Element, Element) -> Bool) -> [Element]

Returns the elements of the sequence, sorted using the given predicate as the comparison between elements.

func split(maxSplits: Int, omittingEmptySubsequences: Bool, whereSeparator: (Element) -> Bool) -> [Slice<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>]

Returns the longest possible subsequences of the collection, in order, that don’t contain elements satisfying the given predicate.

func split(separator: Element, maxSplits: Int, omittingEmptySubsequences: Bool) -> [Slice<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>]

Returns the longest possible subsequences of the collection, in order, around elements equal to the given element.

Available when Element conforms to Equatable.

func split(separator: Element, maxSplits: Int, omittingEmptySubsequences: Bool) -> [ArraySlice<Element>]

Returns the longest possible subsequences of the sequence, in order, around elements equal to the given element.

Available when Element conforms to Equatable.

func starts<PossiblePrefix>(with: PossiblePrefix) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the initial elements of the sequence are the same as the elements in another sequence.

Available when Element conforms to Equatable.

func starts<PossiblePrefix>(with: PossiblePrefix, by: (Element, PossiblePrefix.Element) -> Bool) -> Bool

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the initial elements of the sequence are equivalent to the elements in another sequence, using the given predicate as the equivalence test.

func suffix(Int) -> Slice<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns a subsequence, up to the given maximum length, containing the final elements of the collection.

func suffix(from: Int) -> Slice<UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>>

Returns a subsequence from the specified position to the end of the collection.

func withContiguousStorageIfAvailable<R>((UnsafeBufferPointer<Element>) -> R) -> R?

Call body(p), where p is a pointer to the collection’s contiguous storage. If no such storage exists, it is first created. If the collection does not support an internal representation in a form of contiguous storage, body is not called and nil is returned.