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// Copyright (c) 2012, the Dart project authors. Please see the AUTHORS file
// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
part of dart.core;
/// An indexable collection of objects with a length.
///
/// Subclasses of this class implement different kinds of lists.
/// The most common kinds of lists are:
///
/// * **Fixed-length list**
///
/// An error occurs when attempting to use operations
/// that can change the length of the list.
///
/// * **Growable list**
///
/// Full implementation of the API defined in this class.
///
/// The default growable list, as created by `[]`, keeps
/// an internal buffer, and grows that buffer when necessary. This guarantees
/// that a sequence of [add] operations will each execute in amortized constant
/// time. Setting the length directly may take time proportional to the new
/// length, and may change the internal capacity so that a following add
/// operation will need to immediately increase the buffer capacity.
/// Other list implementations may have different performance behavior.
///
/// Example of fixed-length list:
/// ```dart
/// final fixedLengthList = List<int>.filled(5, 0); // Creates fixed-length list.
/// print(fixedLengthList); // [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
/// fixedLengthList[0] = 87;
/// fixedLengthList.setAll(1, [1, 2, 3]);
/// print(fixedLengthList); // [87, 1, 2, 3, 0]
/// // Fixed length list length can't be changed or increased
/// fixedLengthList.length = 0; // Throws
/// fixedLengthList.add(499); // Throws
/// ```
///
/// Example of growable list:
/// ```dart
/// final growableList = <String>['A', 'B']; // Creates growable list.
/// ```
/// To add data to the growable list, use [operator[]=], [add] or [addAll].
/// ```
/// growableList[0] = 'G';
/// print(growableList); // [G, B]
/// growableList.add('X');
/// growableList.addAll({'C', 'B'});
/// print(growableList); // [G, B, X, C, B]
/// ```
/// To check whether, and where, the element is in the list, use [indexOf] or
/// [lastIndexOf].
/// ```
/// final indexA = growableList.indexOf('A'); // -1 (not in the list)
/// final firstIndexB = growableList.indexOf('B'); // 1
/// final lastIndexB = growableList.lastIndexOf('B'); // 4
/// ```
/// To remove an element from the growable list, use [remove], [removeAt],
/// [removeLast], [removeRange] or [removeWhere].
/// ```
/// growableList.remove('C');
/// growableList.removeLast();
/// print(growableList); // [G, B, X]
/// ```
/// To insert an element at position in the list, use [insert] or [insertAll].
/// ```
/// growableList.insert(1, 'New');
/// print(growableList); // [G, New, B, X]
/// ```
/// To replace a range of elements in the list, use [fillRange], [replaceRange]
/// or [setRange].
/// ```
/// growableList.replaceRange(0, 2, ['AB', 'A']);
/// print(growableList); // [AB, A, B, X]
/// growableList.fillRange(2, 4, 'F');
/// print(growableList); // [AB, A, F, F]
/// ```
/// To sort the elements of the list, use [sort].
/// ```
/// growableList.sort((a, b) => a.compareTo(b));
/// print(growableList); // [A, AB, F, F]
/// ```
/// To shuffle the elements of this list randomly, use [shuffle].
/// ```
/// growableList.shuffle();
/// print(growableList); // e.g. [AB, F, A, F]
/// ```
/// To find the first element satisfying some predicate, or give a default
/// value if none do, use [firstWhere].
/// ```
/// bool isVowel(String char) => char.length == 1 && "AEIOU".contains(char);
/// final firstVowel = growableList.firstWhere(isVowel, orElse: () => ''); // ''
/// ```
/// There are similar [lastWhere] and [singleWhere] methods.
///
/// A list is an [Iterable] and supports all its methods, including
/// [where], [map], [whereType] and [toList].
///
/// Lists are [Iterable]. Iteration occurs over values in index order. Changing
/// the values does not affect iteration, but changing the valid
/// indices&mdash;that is, changing the list's length&mdash;between iteration
/// steps causes a [ConcurrentModificationError]. This means that only growable
/// lists can throw ConcurrentModificationError. If the length changes
/// temporarily and is restored before continuing the iteration, the iterator
/// might not detect it.
///
/// It is generally not allowed to modify the list's length (adding or removing
/// elements) while an operation on the list is being performed,
/// for example during a call to [forEach] or [sort].
/// Changing the list's length while it is being iterated, either by iterating it
/// directly or through iterating an [Iterable] that is backed by the list, will
/// break the iteration.
abstract class List<E> implements EfficientLengthIterable<E> {
/// Creates a list of the given length.
///
/// **NOTE**: This constructor cannot be used in null-safe code.
/// Use [List.filled] to create a non-empty list.
/// This requires a fill value to initialize the list elements with.
/// To create an empty list, use `[]` for a growable list or
/// `List.empty` for a fixed length list (or where growability is determined
/// at run-time).
///
/// The created list is fixed-length if [length] is provided.
/// ```dart
/// var fixedLengthList = List(3);
/// fixedLengthList.length; // 3
/// fixedLengthList.length = 1; // Error
/// ```
/// The list has length 0 and is growable if [length] is omitted.
/// ```dart
/// var growableList = List();
/// growableList.length; // 0;
/// growableList.length = 3;
/// ```
/// To create a growable list with a given length, for a nullable element type,
/// just assign the length right after creation:
/// ```dart
/// List<SomeNullableType> growableList = []..length = 500;
/// ```
/// For a non-nullable element type, an alternative is the following:
/// ```dart
/// List<int> growableList = List<int>.filled(500, 0, growable: true);
/// ```
/// The [length] must not be negative or null, if it is provided.
///
/// If the element type is not nullable, [length] must not be greater than
/// zero.
@Deprecated("Use a list literal, [], or the List.filled constructor instead")
external factory List([int? length]);
/// Creates a list of the given length with [fill] at each position.
///
/// The [length] must be a non-negative integer.
///
/// Example:
/// ```dart
/// final zeroList = List<int>.filled(3, 0, growable: true); // [0, 0, 0]
/// ```
///
/// The created list is fixed-length if [growable] is false (the default)
/// and growable if [growable] is true.
/// If the list is growable, increasing its [length] will *not* initialize
/// new entries with [fill].
/// After being created and filled, the list is no different from any other
/// growable or fixed-length list created
/// using `[]` or other [List] constructors.
///
/// All elements of the created list share the same [fill] value.
/// ```dart
/// final shared = List.filled(3, []);
/// shared[0].add(499);
/// print(shared); // [[499], [499], [499]]
/// ```
/// You can use [List.generate] to create a list with a fixed length
/// and a new object at each position.
/// ```dart
/// final unique = List.generate(3, (_) => []);
/// unique[0].add(499);
/// print(unique); // [[499], [], []]
/// ```
external factory List.filled(int length, E fill, {bool growable = false});
/// Creates a new empty list.
///
/// If [growable] is `false`, which is the default,
/// the list is a fixed-length list of length zero.
/// If [growable] is `true`, the list is growable and equivalent to `<E>[]`.
/// ```dart
/// final growableList = List.empty(growable: true); // []
/// growableList.add(1); // [1]
///
/// final fixedLengthList = List.empty(growable: false);
/// fixedLengthList.add(1); // error
/// ```
@Since("2.9")
external factory List.empty({bool growable = false});
/// Creates a list containing all [elements].
///
/// The [Iterator] of [elements] provides the order of the elements.
///
/// All the [elements] should be instances of [E].
///
/// Example:
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <num>[1, 2, 3];
/// final listFrom = List<int>.from(numbers);
/// print(listFrom); // [1, 2, 3]
/// ```
/// The `elements` iterable itself may have any element type, so this
/// constructor can be used to down-cast a `List`, for example as:
/// ```dart import:convert
/// const jsonArray = '''
/// [{"text": "foo", "value": 1, "status": true},
/// {"text": "bar", "value": 2, "status": false}]
/// ''';
/// final List<dynamic> dynamicList = jsonDecode(jsonArray);
/// final List<Map<String, dynamic>> fooData =
/// List.from(dynamicList.where((x) => x is Map && x['text'] == 'foo'));
/// print(fooData); // [{text: foo, value: 1, status: true}]
/// ```
///
/// This constructor creates a growable list when [growable] is true;
/// otherwise, it returns a fixed-length list.
external factory List.from(Iterable elements, {bool growable = true});
/// Creates a list from [elements].
///
/// The [Iterator] of [elements] provides the order of the elements.
///
/// This constructor creates a growable list when [growable] is true;
/// otherwise, it returns a fixed-length list.
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3];
/// final listOf = List<num>.of(numbers);
/// print(listOf); // [1, 2, 3]
/// ```
external factory List.of(Iterable<E> elements, {bool growable = true});
/// Generates a list of values.
///
/// Creates a list with [length] positions and fills it with values created by
/// calling [generator] for each index in the range `0` .. `length - 1`
/// in increasing order.
/// ```dart
/// final growableList =
/// List<int>.generate(3, (int index) => index * index, growable: true);
/// print(growableList); // [0, 1, 4]
///
/// final fixedLengthList =
/// List<int>.generate(3, (int index) => index * index, growable: false);
/// print(fixedLengthList); // [0, 1, 4]
/// ```
/// The created list is fixed-length if [growable] is set to false.
///
/// The [length] must be non-negative.
external factory List.generate(int length, E generator(int index),
{bool growable = true});
/// Creates an unmodifiable list containing all [elements].
///
/// The [Iterator] of [elements] provides the order of the elements.
///
/// An unmodifiable list cannot have its length or elements changed.
/// If the elements are themselves immutable, then the resulting list
/// is also immutable.
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3];
/// final unmodifiableList = List.unmodifiable(numbers); // [1, 2, 3]
/// unmodifiableList[1] = 87; // Throws.
/// ```
external factory List.unmodifiable(Iterable elements);
/// Adapts [source] to be a `List<T>`.
///
/// Any time the list would produce an element that is not a [T],
/// the element access will throw.
///
/// Any time a [T] value is attempted stored into the adapted list,
/// the store will throw unless the value is also an instance of [S].
///
/// If all accessed elements of [source] are actually instances of [T],
/// and if all elements stored into the returned list are actually instance
/// of [S],
/// then the returned list can be used as a `List<T>`.
///
/// Methods which accept `Object?` as argument, like [contains] and [remove],
/// will pass the argument directly to the this list's method
/// without any checks.
static List<T> castFrom<S, T>(List<S> source) => CastList<S, T>(source);
/// Copy a range of one list into another list.
///
/// This is a utility function that can be used to implement methods like
/// [setRange].
///
/// The range from [start] to [end] must be a valid range of [source],
/// and there must be room for `end - start` elements from position [at].
/// If [start] is omitted, it defaults to zero.
/// If [end] is omitted, it defaults to [source].length.
///
/// If [source] and [target] are the same list, overlapping source and target
/// ranges are respected so that the target range ends up containing the
/// initial content of the source range.
/// Otherwise the order of element copying is not guaranteed.
static void copyRange<T>(List<T> target, int at, List<T> source,
[int? start, int? end]) {
start ??= 0;
end = RangeError.checkValidRange(start, end, source.length);
if (end == null) {
// TODO(dart-lang/language#440): Remove when promotion works.
throw "unreachable";
}
int length = end - start;
if (target.length < at + length) {
throw ArgumentError.value(target, "target",
"Not big enough to hold $length elements at position $at");
}
if (!identical(source, target) || start >= at) {
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
target[at + i] = source[start + i];
}
} else {
for (int i = length; --i >= 0;) {
target[at + i] = source[start + i];
}
}
}
/// Write the elements of an iterable into a list.
///
/// This is a utility function that can be used to implement methods like
/// [setAll].
///
/// The elements of [source] are written into [target] from position [at].
/// The [source] must not contain more elements after writing the last
/// position of [target].
///
/// If the source is a list, the [copyRange] function is likely to be more
/// efficient.
static void writeIterable<T>(List<T> target, int at, Iterable<T> source) {
RangeError.checkValueInInterval(at, 0, target.length, "at");
int index = at;
int targetLength = target.length;
for (var element in source) {
if (index == targetLength) {
throw IndexError(targetLength, target);
}
target[index] = element;
index++;
}
}
/// Returns a view of this list as a list of [R] instances.
///
/// If this list contains only instances of [R], all read operations
/// will work correctly. If any operation tries to read an element
/// that is not an instance of [R], the access will throw instead.
///
/// Elements added to the list (e.g., by using [add] or [addAll])
/// must be instances of [R] to be valid arguments to the adding function,
/// and they must also be instances of [E] to be accepted by
/// this list as well.
///
/// Methods which accept `Object?` as argument, like [contains] and [remove],
/// will pass the argument directly to the this list's method
/// without any checks.
/// That means that you can do `listOfStrings.cast<int>().remove("a")`
/// successfully, even if it looks like it shouldn't have any effect.
///
/// Typically implemented as `List.castFrom<E, R>(this)`.
List<R> cast<R>();
/// The object at the given [index] in the list.
///
/// The [index] must be a valid index of this list,
/// which means that `index` must be non-negative and
/// less than [length].
E operator [](int index);
/// Sets the value at the given [index] in the list to [value].
///
/// The [index] must be a valid index of this list,
/// which means that `index` must be non-negative and
/// less than [length].
void operator []=(int index, E value);
/// The first element of the list.
///
/// The list must be non-empty when accessing its first element.
///
/// The first element of a list can be modified, unlike an [Iterable].
/// A `list.first` is equivalent to `list[0]`,
/// both for getting and setting the value.
///
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3];
/// print(numbers.first); // 1
/// numbers.first = 10;
/// print(numbers.first); // 10
/// numbers.clear();
/// numbers.first; // Throws.
/// ```
void set first(E value);
/// The last element of the list.
///
/// The list must be non-empty when accessing its last element.
///
/// The last element of a list can be modified, unlike an [Iterable].
/// A `list.last` is equivalent to `theList[theList.length - 1]`,
/// both for getting and setting the value.
///
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3];
/// print(numbers.last); // 3
/// numbers.last = 10;
/// print(numbers.last); // 10
/// numbers.clear();
/// numbers.last; // Throws.
/// ```
void set last(E value);
/// The number of objects in this list.
///
/// The valid indices for a list are `0` through `length - 1`.
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3];
/// print(numbers.length); // 3
/// ```
int get length;
/// Setting the `length` changes the number of elements in the list.
///
/// The list must be growable.
/// If [newLength] is greater than current length,
/// new entries are initialized to `null`,
/// so [newLength] must not be greater than the current length
/// if the element type [E] is non-nullable.
///
/// ```dart
/// final maybeNumbers = <int?>[1, null, 3];
/// maybeNumbers.length = 5;
/// print(maybeNumbers); // [1, null, 3, null, null]
/// maybeNumbers.length = 2;
/// print(maybeNumbers); // [1, null]
///
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3];
/// numbers.length = 1;
/// print(numbers); // [1]
/// numbers.length = 5; // Throws, cannot add `null`s.
/// ```
set length(int newLength);
/// Adds [value] to the end of this list,
/// extending the length by one.
///
/// The list must be growable.
///
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3];
/// numbers.add(4);
/// print(numbers); // [1, 2, 3, 4]
/// ```
void add(E value);
/// Appends all objects of [iterable] to the end of this list.
///
/// Extends the length of the list by the number of objects in [iterable].
/// The list must be growable.
///
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3];
/// numbers.addAll([4, 5, 6]);
/// print(numbers); // [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
/// ```
void addAll(Iterable<E> iterable);
/// An [Iterable] of the objects in this list in reverse order.
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <String>['two', 'three', 'four'];
/// final reverseOrder = numbers.reversed;
/// print(reverseOrder.toList()); // [four, three, two]
/// ```
Iterable<E> get reversed;
/// Sorts this list according to the order specified by the [compare] function.
///
/// The [compare] function must act as a [Comparator].
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <String>['two', 'three', 'four'];
/// // Sort from shortest to longest.
/// numbers.sort((a, b) => a.length.compareTo(b.length));
/// print(numbers); // [two, four, three]
/// ```
/// The default [List] implementations use [Comparable.compare] if
/// [compare] is omitted.
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[13, 2, -11, 0];
/// numbers.sort();
/// print(numbers); // [-11, 0, 2, 13]
/// ```
/// In that case, the elements of the list must be [Comparable] to
/// each other.
///
/// A [Comparator] may compare objects as equal (return zero), even if they
/// are distinct objects.
/// The sort function is not guaranteed to be stable, so distinct objects
/// that compare as equal may occur in any order in the result:
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <String>['one', 'two', 'three', 'four'];
/// numbers.sort((a, b) => a.length.compareTo(b.length));
/// print(numbers); // [one, two, four, three] OR [two, one, four, three]
/// ```
void sort([int compare(E a, E b)?]);
/// Shuffles the elements of this list randomly.
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
/// numbers.shuffle();
/// print(numbers); // [1, 3, 4, 5, 2] OR some other random result.
/// ```
void shuffle([Random? random]);
/// The first index of [element] in this list.
///
/// Searches the list from index [start] to the end of the list.
/// The first time an object `o` is encountered so that `o == element`,
/// the index of `o` is returned.
/// ```dart
/// final notes = <String>['do', 're', 'mi', 're'];
/// print(notes.indexOf('re')); // 1
///
/// final indexWithStart = notes.indexOf('re', 2); // 3
/// ```
/// Returns -1 if [element] is not found.
/// ```dart
/// final notes = <String>['do', 're', 'mi', 're'];
/// final index = notes.indexOf('fa'); // -1
/// ```
int indexOf(E element, [int start = 0]);
/// The first index in the list that satisfies the provided [test].
///
/// Searches the list from index [start] to the end of the list.
/// The first time an object `o` is encountered so that `test(o)` is true,
/// the index of `o` is returned.
///
/// ```dart
/// final notes = <String>['do', 're', 'mi', 're'];
/// final first = notes.indexWhere((note) => note.startsWith('r')); // 1
/// final second = notes.indexWhere((note) => note.startsWith('r'), 2); // 3
/// ```
///
/// Returns -1 if [element] is not found.
/// ```dart
/// final notes = <String>['do', 're', 'mi', 're'];
/// final index = notes.indexWhere((note) => note.startsWith('k')); // -1
/// ```
int indexWhere(bool test(E element), [int start = 0]);
/// The last index in the list that satisfies the provided [test].
///
/// Searches the list from index [start] to 0.
/// The first time an object `o` is encountered so that `test(o)` is true,
/// the index of `o` is returned.
/// If [start] is omitted, it defaults to the [length] of the list.
///
/// ```dart
/// final notes = <String>['do', 're', 'mi', 're'];
/// final first = notes.lastIndexWhere((note) => note.startsWith('r')); // 3
/// final second = notes.lastIndexWhere((note) => note.startsWith('r'),
/// 2); // 1
/// ```
///
/// Returns -1 if [element] is not found.
/// ```dart
/// final notes = <String>['do', 're', 'mi', 're'];
/// final index = notes.lastIndexWhere((note) => note.startsWith('k'));
/// print(index); // -1
/// ```
int lastIndexWhere(bool test(E element), [int? start]);
/// The last index of [element] in this list.
///
/// Searches the list backwards from index [start] to 0.
///
/// The first time an object `o` is encountered so that `o == element`,
/// the index of `o` is returned.
/// ```dart
/// final notes = <String>['do', 're', 'mi', 're'];
/// const startIndex = 2;
/// final index = notes.lastIndexOf('re', startIndex); // 1
/// ```
/// If [start] is not provided, this method searches from the end of the
/// list.
/// ```dart
/// final notes = <String>['do', 're', 'mi', 're'];
/// final index = notes.lastIndexOf('re'); // 3
/// ```
/// Returns -1 if [element] is not found.
/// ```dart
/// final notes = <String>['do', 're', 'mi', 're'];
/// final index = notes.lastIndexOf('fa'); // -1
/// ```
int lastIndexOf(E element, [int? start]);
/// Removes all objects from this list; the length of the list becomes zero.
///
/// The list must be growable.
///
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3];
/// numbers.clear();
/// print(numbers.length); // 0
/// print(numbers); // []
/// ```
void clear();
/// Inserts [element] at position [index] in this list.
///
/// This increases the length of the list by one and shifts all objects
/// at or after the index towards the end of the list.
///
/// The list must be growable.
/// The [index] value must be non-negative and no greater than [length].
///
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3, 4];
/// const index = 2;
/// numbers.insert(index, 10);
/// print(numbers); // [1, 2, 10, 3, 4]
/// ```
void insert(int index, E element);
/// Inserts all objects of [iterable] at position [index] in this list.
///
/// This increases the length of the list by the length of [iterable] and
/// shifts all later objects towards the end of the list.
///
/// The list must be growable.
/// The [index] value must be non-negative and no greater than [length].
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3, 4];
/// final insertItems = [10, 11];
/// numbers.insertAll(2, insertItems);
/// print(numbers); // [1, 2, 10, 11, 3, 4]
/// ```
void insertAll(int index, Iterable<E> iterable);
/// Overwrites elements with the objects of [iterable].
///
/// The elements of [iterable] are written into this list,
/// starting at position [index].
/// This operation does not increase the length of the list.
///
/// The [index] must be non-negative and no greater than [length].
///
/// The [iterable] must not have more elements than what can fit from [index]
/// to [length].
///
/// If `iterable` is based on this list, its values may change _during_ the
/// `setAll` operation.
/// ```dart
/// final list = <String>['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'];
/// list.setAll(1, ['bee', 'sea']);
/// print(list); // [a, bee, sea, d]
/// ```
void setAll(int index, Iterable<E> iterable);
/// Removes the first occurrence of [value] from this list.
///
/// Returns true if [value] was in the list, false otherwise.
/// The list must be growable.
///
/// ```dart
/// final parts = <String>['head', 'shoulders', 'knees', 'toes'];
/// final retVal = parts.remove('head'); // true
/// print(parts); // [shoulders, knees, toes]
/// ```
/// The method has no effect if [value] was not in the list.
/// ```dart
/// final parts = <String>['shoulders', 'knees', 'toes'];
/// // Note: 'head' has already been removed.
/// final retVal = parts.remove('head'); // false
/// print(parts); // [shoulders, knees, toes]
/// ```
bool remove(Object? value);
/// Removes the object at position [index] from this list.
///
/// This method reduces the length of `this` by one and moves all later objects
/// down by one position.
///
/// Returns the removed value.
///
/// The [index] must be in the range `0 ≤ index < length`.
/// The list must be growable.
/// ```dart
/// final parts = <String>['head', 'shoulder', 'knees', 'toes'];
/// final retVal = parts.removeAt(2); // knees
/// print(parts); // [head, shoulder, toes]
/// ```
E removeAt(int index);
/// Removes and returns the last object in this list.
///
/// The list must be growable and non-empty.
/// ```dart
/// final parts = <String>['head', 'shoulder', 'knees', 'toes'];
/// final retVal = parts.removeLast(); // toes
/// print(parts); // [head, shoulder, knees]
/// ```
E removeLast();
/// Removes all objects from this list that satisfy [test].
///
/// An object `o` satisfies [test] if `test(o)` is true.
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <String>['one', 'two', 'three', 'four'];
/// numbers.removeWhere((item) => item.length == 3);
/// print(numbers); // [three, four]
/// ```
/// The list must be growable.
void removeWhere(bool test(E element));
/// Removes all objects from this list that fail to satisfy [test].
///
/// An object `o` satisfies [test] if `test(o)` is true.
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <String>['one', 'two', 'three', 'four'];
/// numbers.retainWhere((item) => item.length == 3);
/// print(numbers); // [one, two]
/// ```
/// The list must be growable.
void retainWhere(bool test(E element));
/// Returns the concatenation of this list and [other].
///
/// Returns a new list containing the elements of this list followed by
/// the elements of [other].
///
/// The default behavior is to return a normal growable list.
/// Some list types may choose to return a list of the same type as themselves
/// (see [Uint8List.+]);
List<E> operator +(List<E> other);
/// Returns a new list containing the elements between [start] and [end].
///
/// The new list is a `List<E>` containing the elements of this list at
/// positions greater than or equal to [start] and less than [end] in the same
/// order as they occur in this list.
///
/// ```dart
/// final colors = <String>['red', 'green', 'blue', 'orange', 'pink'];
/// print(colors.sublist(1, 3)); // [green, blue]
/// ```
///
/// If [end] is omitted, it defaults to the [length] of this list.
///
/// ```dart
/// final colors = <String>['red', 'green', 'blue', 'orange', 'pink'];
/// print(colors.sublist(3)); // [orange, pink]
/// ```
///
/// The `start` and `end` positions must satisfy the relations
/// 0 ≤ `start` ≤ `end` ≤ [length].
/// If `end` is equal to `start`, then the returned list is empty.
List<E> sublist(int start, [int? end]);
/// Creates an [Iterable] that iterates over a range of elements.
///
/// The returned iterable iterates over the elements of this list
/// with positions greater than or equal to [start] and less than [end].
///
/// The provided range, [start] and [end], must be valid at the time
/// of the call.
/// A range from [start] to [end] is valid if 0 ≤ `start` ≤ `end` ≤ [length].
/// An empty range (with `end == start`) is valid.
///
/// The returned [Iterable] behaves like `skip(start).take(end - start)`.
/// That is, it does *not* break if this list changes size, it just
/// ends early if it reaches the end of the list early
/// (if `end`, or even `start`, becomes greater than [length]).
/// ```dart
/// final colors = <String>['red', 'green', 'blue', 'orange', 'pink'];
/// final firstRange = colors.getRange(0, 3);
/// print(firstRange.join(', ')); // red, green, blue
///
/// final secondRange = colors.getRange(2, 5);
/// print(secondRange.join(', ')); // blue, orange, pink
/// ```
Iterable<E> getRange(int start, int end);
/// Writes some elements of [iterable] into a range of this list.
///
/// Copies the objects of [iterable], skipping [skipCount] objects first,
/// into the range from [start], inclusive, to [end], exclusive, of this list.
/// ```dart
/// final list1 = <int>[1, 2, 3, 4];
/// final list2 = <int>[5, 6, 7, 8, 9];
/// // Copies the 4th and 5th items in list2 as the 2nd and 3rd items
/// // of list1.
/// const skipCount = 3;
/// list1.setRange(1, 3, list2, skipCount);
/// print(list1); // [1, 8, 9, 4]
/// ```
/// The provided range, given by [start] and [end], must be valid.
/// A range from [start] to [end] is valid if 0 ≤ `start` ≤ `end` ≤ [length].
/// An empty range (with `end == start`) is valid.
///
/// The [iterable] must have enough objects to fill the range from `start`
/// to `end` after skipping [skipCount] objects.
///
/// If `iterable` is this list, the operation correctly copies the elements
/// originally in the range from `skipCount` to `skipCount + (end - start)` to
/// the range `start` to `end`, even if the two ranges overlap.
///
/// If `iterable` depends on this list in some other way, no guarantees are
/// made.
void setRange(int start, int end, Iterable<E> iterable, [int skipCount = 0]);
/// Removes a range of elements from the list.
///
/// Removes the elements with positions greater than or equal to [start]
/// and less than [end], from the list.
/// This reduces the list's length by `end - start`.
///
/// The provided range, given by [start] and [end], must be valid.
/// A range from [start] to [end] is valid if 0 ≤ `start` ≤ `end` ≤ [length].
/// An empty range (with `end == start`) is valid.
///
/// The list must be growable.
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
/// numbers.removeRange(1, 4);
/// print(numbers); // [1, 5]
/// ```
void removeRange(int start, int end);
/// Overwrites a range of elements with [fillValue].
///
/// Sets the positions greater than or equal to [start] and less than [end],
/// to [fillValue].
///
/// The provided range, given by [start] and [end], must be valid.
/// A range from [start] to [end] is valid if 0 ≤ `start` ≤ `end` ≤ [length].
/// An empty range (with `end == start`) is valid.
///
/// If the element type is not nullable, the [fillValue] must be provided and
/// must be non-`null`.
///
/// Example:
/// ```dart
/// final words = List.filled(5, 'old');
/// print(words); // [old, old, old, old, old]
/// words.fillRange(1, 3, 'new');
/// print(words); // [old, new, new, old, old]
/// ```
void fillRange(int start, int end, [E? fillValue]);
/// Replaces a range of elements with the elements of [replacements].
///
/// Removes the objects in the range from [start] to [end],
/// then inserts the elements of [replacements] at [start].
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
/// final replacements = [6, 7];
/// numbers.replaceRange(1, 4, replacements);
/// print(numbers); // [1, 6, 7, 5]
/// ```
/// The provided range, given by [start] and [end], must be valid.
/// A range from [start] to [end] is valid if 0 ≤ `start` ≤ `end` ≤ [length].
/// An empty range (with `end == start`) is valid.
///
/// The operation `list.replaceRange(start, end, replacements)`
/// is roughly equivalent to:
/// ```dart
/// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
/// numbers.removeRange(1, 4);
/// final replacements = [6, 7];
/// numbers.insertAll(1, replacements);
/// print(numbers); // [1, 6, 7, 5]
/// ```
/// but may be more efficient.
///
/// The list must be growable.
/// This method does not work on fixed-length lists, even when [replacements]
/// has the same number of elements as the replaced range. In that case use
/// [setRange] instead.
void replaceRange(int start, int end, Iterable<E> replacements);
/// An unmodifiable [Map] view of this list.
///
/// The map uses the indices of this list as keys and the corresponding objects
/// as values. The `Map.keys` [Iterable] iterates the indices of this list
/// in numerical order.
/// ```dart
/// var words = <String>['fee', 'fi', 'fo', 'fum'];
/// var map = words.asMap(); // {0: fee, 1: fi, 2: fo, 3: fum}
/// map.keys.toList(); // [0, 1, 2, 3]
/// ```
Map<int, E> asMap();
/// Whether this list is equal to [other].
///
/// Lists are, by default, only equal to themselves.
/// Even if [other] is also a list, the equality comparison
/// does not compare the elements of the two lists.
bool operator ==(Object other);
}