Struct LinkedList

pub struct LinkedList<T, A: Allocator = Global> { /* private fields */ }

A doubly-linked list with owned nodes.

The LinkedList allows pushing and popping elements at either end in constant time.

A LinkedList with a known list of items can be initialized from an array:

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let list = LinkedList::from([1, 2, 3]);

NOTE: It is almost always better to use Vec or VecDeque because array-based containers are generally faster, more memory efficient, and make better use of CPU cache.

Implementations

impl<T> LinkedList<T>

pub const fn new() -> Self

Creates an empty LinkedList.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let list: LinkedList<u32> = LinkedList::new();

pub fn append(&mut self, other: &mut Self)

Moves all elements from other to the end of the list.

This reuses all the nodes from other and moves them into self. After this operation, other becomes empty.

This operation should compute in O(1) time and O(1) memory.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut list1 = LinkedList::new();
list1.push_back('a');

let mut list2 = LinkedList::new();
list2.push_back('b');
list2.push_back('c');

list1.append(&mut list2);

let mut iter = list1.iter();
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&'a'));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&'b'));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&'c'));
assert!(iter.next().is_none());

assert!(list2.is_empty());

impl<T, A: Allocator> LinkedList<T, A>

pub const fn new_in(alloc: A) -> Self

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (allocator_api #32838)

Constructs an empty LinkedList<T, A>.

Examples

#![feature(allocator_api)]

use std::alloc::System;
use std::collections::LinkedList;

let list: LinkedList<u32, _> = LinkedList::new_in(System);

pub fn iter(&self) -> Iter<'_, T>

Provides a forward iterator.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut list: LinkedList<u32> = LinkedList::new();

list.push_back(0);
list.push_back(1);
list.push_back(2);

let mut iter = list.iter();
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&0));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&1));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&2));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), None);

pub fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> IterMut<'_, T>

Provides a forward iterator with mutable references.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut list: LinkedList<u32> = LinkedList::new();

list.push_back(0);
list.push_back(1);
list.push_back(2);

for element in list.iter_mut() {
    *element += 10;
}

let mut iter = list.iter();
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&10));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&11));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), Some(&12));
assert_eq!(iter.next(), None);

pub fn cursor_front(&self) -> Cursor<'_, T, A>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (linked_list_cursors #58533)

Provides a cursor at the front element.

The cursor is pointing to the “ghost” non-element if the list is empty.

pub fn cursor_front_mut(&mut self) -> CursorMut<'_, T, A>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (linked_list_cursors #58533)

Provides a cursor with editing operations at the front element.

The cursor is pointing to the “ghost” non-element if the list is empty.

pub fn cursor_back(&self) -> Cursor<'_, T, A>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (linked_list_cursors #58533)

Provides a cursor at the back element.

The cursor is pointing to the “ghost” non-element if the list is empty.

pub fn cursor_back_mut(&mut self) -> CursorMut<'_, T, A>

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (linked_list_cursors #58533)

Provides a cursor with editing operations at the back element.

The cursor is pointing to the “ghost” non-element if the list is empty.

pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool

Returns true if the LinkedList is empty.

This operation should compute in O(1) time.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut dl = LinkedList::new();
assert!(dl.is_empty());

dl.push_front("foo");
assert!(!dl.is_empty());

pub fn len(&self) -> usize

Returns the length of the LinkedList.

This operation should compute in O(1) time.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut dl = LinkedList::new();

dl.push_front(2);
assert_eq!(dl.len(), 1);

dl.push_front(1);
assert_eq!(dl.len(), 2);

dl.push_back(3);
assert_eq!(dl.len(), 3);

pub fn clear(&mut self)

Removes all elements from the LinkedList.

This operation should compute in O(n) time.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut dl = LinkedList::new();

dl.push_front(2);
dl.push_front(1);
assert_eq!(dl.len(), 2);
assert_eq!(dl.front(), Some(&1));

dl.clear();
assert_eq!(dl.len(), 0);
assert_eq!(dl.front(), None);

pub fn contains(&self, x: &T) -> bool

where T: PartialEq<T>,

Returns true if the LinkedList contains an element equal to the given value.

This operation should compute linearly in O(n) time.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut list: LinkedList<u32> = LinkedList::new();

list.push_back(0);
list.push_back(1);
list.push_back(2);

assert_eq!(list.contains(&0), true);
assert_eq!(list.contains(&10), false);

pub fn front(&self) -> Option<&T>

Provides a reference to the front element, or None if the list is empty.

This operation should compute in O(1) time.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut dl = LinkedList::new();
assert_eq!(dl.front(), None);

dl.push_front(1);
assert_eq!(dl.front(), Some(&1));

pub fn front_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T>

Provides a mutable reference to the front element, or None if the list is empty.

This operation should compute in O(1) time.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut dl = LinkedList::new();
assert_eq!(dl.front(), None);

dl.push_front(1);
assert_eq!(dl.front(), Some(&1));

match dl.front_mut() {
    None => {},
    Some(x) => *x = 5,
}
assert_eq!(dl.front(), Some(&5));

pub fn back(&self) -> Option<&T>

Provides a reference to the back element, or None if the list is empty.

This operation should compute in O(1) time.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut dl = LinkedList::new();
assert_eq!(dl.back(), None);

dl.push_back(1);
assert_eq!(dl.back(), Some(&1));

pub fn back_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T>

Provides a mutable reference to the back element, or None if the list is empty.

This operation should compute in O(1) time.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut dl = LinkedList::new();
assert_eq!(dl.back(), None);

dl.push_back(1);
assert_eq!(dl.back(), Some(&1));

match dl.back_mut() {
    None => {},
    Some(x) => *x = 5,
}
assert_eq!(dl.back(), Some(&5));

pub fn push_front(&mut self, elt: T)

Adds an element first in the list.

This operation should compute in O(1) time.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut dl = LinkedList::new();

dl.push_front(2);
assert_eq!(dl.front().unwrap(), &2);

dl.push_front(1);
assert_eq!(dl.front().unwrap(), &1);

pub fn pop_front(&mut self) -> Option<T>

Removes the first element and returns it, or None if the list is empty.

This operation should compute in O(1) time.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut d = LinkedList::new();
assert_eq!(d.pop_front(), None);

d.push_front(1);
d.push_front(3);
assert_eq!(d.pop_front(), Some(3));
assert_eq!(d.pop_front(), Some(1));
assert_eq!(d.pop_front(), None);

pub fn push_back(&mut self, elt: T)

Appends an element to the back of a list.

This operation should compute in O(1) time.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut d = LinkedList::new();
d.push_back(1);
d.push_back(3);
assert_eq!(3, *d.back().unwrap());

pub fn pop_back(&mut self) -> Option<T>

Removes the last element from a list and returns it, or None if it is empty.

This operation should compute in O(1) time.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut d = LinkedList::new();
assert_eq!(d.pop_back(), None);
d.push_back(1);
d.push_back(3);
assert_eq!(d.pop_back(), Some(3));

pub fn split_off(&mut self, at: usize) -> LinkedList<T, A>

where A: Clone,

Splits the list into two at the given index. Returns everything after the given index, including the index.

This operation should compute in O(n) time.

Panics

Panics if at > len.

Examples

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut d = LinkedList::new();

d.push_front(1);
d.push_front(2);
d.push_front(3);

let mut split = d.split_off(2);

assert_eq!(split.pop_front(), Some(1));
assert_eq!(split.pop_front(), None);

pub fn remove(&mut self, at: usize) -> T

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (linked_list_remove #69210)

Removes the element at the given index and returns it.

This operation should compute in O(n) time.

Panics

Panics if at >= len

Examples

#![feature(linked_list_remove)]
use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut d = LinkedList::new();

d.push_front(1);
d.push_front(2);
d.push_front(3);

assert_eq!(d.remove(1), 2);
assert_eq!(d.remove(0), 3);
assert_eq!(d.remove(0), 1);

pub fn retain<F>(&mut self, f: F)

where F: FnMut(&T) -> bool,

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (linked_list_retain #114135)

Retains only the elements specified by the predicate.

In other words, remove all elements e for which f(&e) returns false. This method operates in place, visiting each element exactly once in the original order, and preserves the order of the retained elements.

Examples

#![feature(linked_list_retain)]
use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut d = LinkedList::new();

d.push_front(1);
d.push_front(2);
d.push_front(3);

d.retain(|&x| x % 2 == 0);

assert_eq!(d.pop_front(), Some(2));
assert_eq!(d.pop_front(), None);

Because the elements are visited exactly once in the original order, external state may be used to decide which elements to keep.

#![feature(linked_list_retain)]
use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut d = LinkedList::new();

d.push_front(1);
d.push_front(2);
d.push_front(3);

let keep = [false, true, false];
let mut iter = keep.iter();
d.retain(|_| *iter.next().unwrap());
assert_eq!(d.pop_front(), Some(2));
assert_eq!(d.pop_front(), None);

pub fn retain_mut<F>(&mut self, f: F)

where F: FnMut(&mut T) -> bool,

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (linked_list_retain #114135)

Retains only the elements specified by the predicate.

In other words, remove all elements e for which f(&e) returns false. This method operates in place, visiting each element exactly once in the original order, and preserves the order of the retained elements.

Examples

#![feature(linked_list_retain)]
use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut d = LinkedList::new();

d.push_front(1);
d.push_front(2);
d.push_front(3);

d.retain_mut(|x| if *x % 2 == 0 {
    *x += 1;
    true
} else {
    false
});
assert_eq!(d.pop_front(), Some(3));
assert_eq!(d.pop_front(), None);

pub fn extract_if<F>(&mut self, filter: F) -> ExtractIf<'_, T, F, A>

where F: FnMut(&mut T) -> bool,

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (extract_if #43244)

Creates an iterator which uses a closure to determine if an element should be removed.

If the closure returns true, then the element is removed and yielded. If the closure returns false, the element will remain in the list and will not be yielded by the iterator.

If the returned ExtractIf is not exhausted, e.g. because it is dropped without iterating or the iteration short-circuits, then the remaining elements will be retained. Use extract_if().for_each(drop) if you do not need the returned iterator.

Note that extract_if lets you mutate every element in the filter closure, regardless of whether you choose to keep or remove it.

Examples

Splitting a list into evens and odds, reusing the original list:

#![feature(extract_if)]
use std::collections::LinkedList;

let mut numbers: LinkedList<u32> = LinkedList::new();
numbers.extend(&[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15]);

let evens = numbers.extract_if(|x| *x % 2 == 0).collect::<LinkedList<_>>();
let odds = numbers;

assert_eq!(evens.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>(), vec![2, 4, 6, 8, 14]);
assert_eq!(odds.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>(), vec![1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15]);

Trait Implementations

impl<T: Clone, A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for LinkedList<T, A>

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Overwrites the contents of self with a clone of the contents of source.

This method is preferred over simply assigning source.clone() to self, as it avoids reallocation of the nodes of the linked list. Additionally, if the element type T overrides clone_from(), this will reuse the resources of self’s elements as well.

fn clone(&self) -> Self

Returns a copy of the value.

impl<T: Debug, A: Allocator> Debug for LinkedList<T, A>

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl<T> Default for LinkedList<T>

fn default() -> Self

Creates an empty LinkedList<T>.

impl<T, A: Allocator> Drop for LinkedList<T, A>

fn drop(&mut self)

Executes the destructor for this type.

impl<'a, T: 'a + Copy, A: Allocator> Extend<&'a T> for LinkedList<T, A>

fn extend<I: IntoIterator<Item = &'a T>>(&mut self, iter: I)

Extends a collection with the contents of an iterator.

fn extend_one(&mut self, elem: &'a T)

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (extend_one #72631)

Extends a collection with exactly one element.

fn extend_reserve(&mut self, additional: usize)

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (extend_one #72631)

Reserves capacity in a collection for the given number of additional elements.

impl<T, A: Allocator> Extend<T> for LinkedList<T, A>

fn extend<I: IntoIterator<Item = T>>(&mut self, iter: I)

Extends a collection with the contents of an iterator.

fn extend_one(&mut self, elem: T)

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (extend_one #72631)

Extends a collection with exactly one element.

fn extend_reserve(&mut self, additional: usize)

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (extend_one #72631)

Reserves capacity in a collection for the given number of additional elements.

impl<T, const N: usize> From<[T; N]> for LinkedList<T>

fn from(arr: [T; N]) -> Self

Converts a [T; N] into a LinkedList<T>.

use std::collections::LinkedList;

let list1 = LinkedList::from([1, 2, 3, 4]);
let list2: LinkedList<_> = [1, 2, 3, 4].into();
assert_eq!(list1, list2);

impl<T> FromIterator<T> for LinkedList<T>

fn from_iter<I: IntoIterator<Item = T>>(iter: I) -> Self

Creates a value from an iterator.

impl<T: Hash, A: Allocator> Hash for LinkedList<T, A>

fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H)

Feeds this value into the given Hasher.

fn hash_slice<H>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H)

where H: Hasher, Self: Sized,

Feeds a slice of this type into the given Hasher.

impl<'a, T, A: Allocator> IntoIterator for &'a LinkedList<T, A>

type Item = &'a T

The type of the elements being iterated over.

type IntoIter = Iter<'a, T>

Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?

fn into_iter(self) -> Iter<'a, T>

Creates an iterator from a value.

impl<'a, T, A: Allocator> IntoIterator for &'a mut LinkedList<T, A>

type Item = &'a mut T

The type of the elements being iterated over.

type IntoIter = IterMut<'a, T>

Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?

fn into_iter(self) -> IterMut<'a, T>

Creates an iterator from a value.

impl<T, A: Allocator> IntoIterator for LinkedList<T, A>

fn into_iter(self) -> IntoIter<T, A>

Consumes the list into an iterator yielding elements by value.

type Item = T

The type of the elements being iterated over.

type IntoIter = IntoIter<T, A>

Which kind of iterator are we turning this into?

impl<T: Ord, A: Allocator> Ord for LinkedList<T, A>

fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering

This method returns an Ordering between self and other.

fn max(self, other: Self) -> Self

where Self: Sized,

Compares and returns the maximum of two values.

fn min(self, other: Self) -> Self

where Self: Sized,

Compares and returns the minimum of two values.

fn clamp(self, min: Self, max: Self) -> Self

where Self: Sized + PartialOrd,

Restrict a value to a certain interval.

impl<T: PartialEq, A: Allocator> PartialEq for LinkedList<T, A>

fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Self) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl<T: PartialOrd, A: Allocator> PartialOrd for LinkedList<T, A>

fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering>

This method returns an ordering between self and other values if one exists.

fn lt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests less than (for self and other) and is used by the < operator.

fn le(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests less than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the <= operator.

fn gt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests greater than (for self and other) and is used by the > operator.

fn ge(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests greater than or equal to (for self and other) and is used by the >= operator.

impl<T: Eq, A: Allocator> Eq for LinkedList<T, A>

impl<T: Send, A: Allocator + Send> Send for LinkedList<T, A>

impl<T: Sync, A: Allocator + Sync> Sync for LinkedList<T, A>