language/move-stdlib/docs/Option.md
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0x1::OptionThis module defines the Option type and its methods to represent and handle an optional value.
Optionnonesomeis_noneis_somecontainsborrowborrow_with_defaultget_with_defaultfillextractborrow_mutswapdestroy_with_defaultdestroy_somedestroy_none<a name="0x1_Option_Option"></a>
OptionAbstraction of a value that may or may not be present. Implemented with a vector of size zero or one because Move bytecode does not have ADTs.
<pre><code><b>struct</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element> has <b>copy</b>, drop, store </code></pre> <details> <summary>Fields</summary> <dl> <dt> <code>vec: vector<Element></code> </dt> <dd> </dd> </dl> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary>The size of vector is always less than equal to 1 because it's 0 for "none" or 1 for "some".
<pre><code><b>invariant</b> len(vec) <= 1; </code></pre> </details><a name="@Constants_0"></a>
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The <code><a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a></code> is in an invalid state for the operation attempted. The <code><a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a></code> is <code>Some</code> while it should be <code>None</code>.
<pre><code><b>const</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_EOPTION_IS_SET">EOPTION_IS_SET</a>: u64 = 0; </code></pre><a name="0x1_Option_EOPTION_NOT_SET"></a>
The <code><a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a></code> is in an invalid state for the operation attempted. The <code><a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a></code> is <code>None</code> while it should be <code>Some</code>.
<pre><code><b>const</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_EOPTION_NOT_SET">EOPTION_NOT_SET</a>: u64 = 1; </code></pre><a name="0x1_Option_none"></a>
noneReturn an empty <code><a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a></code>
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_none">none</a><Element>(): <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element> </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_none">none</a><Element>(): <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element> { <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a> { vec: <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_empty">Vector::empty</a>() } } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>aborts_if</b> <b>false</b>; <b>ensures</b> result == <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_spec_none">spec_none</a><Element>(); </code></pre><a name="0x1_Option_spec_none"></a>
<pre><code><b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_spec_none">spec_none</a><Element>(): <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element> { <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a>{ vec: vec() } } </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_some"></a>
someReturn an <code><a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a></code> containing <code>e</code>
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_some">some</a><Element>(e: Element): <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element> </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_some">some</a><Element>(e: Element): <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element> { <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a> { vec: <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_singleton">Vector::singleton</a>(e) } } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>aborts_if</b> <b>false</b>; <b>ensures</b> result == <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_spec_some">spec_some</a>(e); </code></pre><a name="0x1_Option_spec_some"></a>
<pre><code><b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_spec_some">spec_some</a><Element>(e: Element): <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element> { <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a>{ vec: vec(e) } } </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_is_none"></a>
is_noneReturn true if <code>t</code> does not hold a value
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_none">is_none</a><Element>(t: &<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>): bool </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_none">is_none</a><Element>(t: &<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>): bool { <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_is_empty">Vector::is_empty</a>(&t.vec) } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>aborts_if</b> <b>false</b>; <b>ensures</b> result == <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_none">is_none</a>(t); </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_is_some"></a>
is_someReturn true if <code>t</code> holds a value
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a><Element>(t: &<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>): bool </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a><Element>(t: &<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>): bool { !<a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_is_empty">Vector::is_empty</a>(&t.vec) } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>aborts_if</b> <b>false</b>; <b>ensures</b> result == <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t); </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_contains"></a>
containsReturn true if the value in <code>t</code> is equal to <code>e_ref</code> Always returns <code><b>false</b></code> if <code>t</code> does not hold a value
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_contains">contains</a><Element>(t: &<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>, e_ref: &Element): bool </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_contains">contains</a><Element>(t: &<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>, e_ref: &Element): bool { <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_contains">Vector::contains</a>(&t.vec, e_ref) } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>aborts_if</b> <b>false</b>; <b>ensures</b> result == <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_spec_contains">spec_contains</a>(t, e_ref); </code></pre><a name="0x1_Option_spec_contains"></a>
<pre><code><b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_spec_contains">spec_contains</a><Element>(t: <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>, e: Element): bool { <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t) && <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a>(t) == e } </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_borrow"></a>
borrowReturn an immutable reference to the value inside <code>t</code> Aborts if <code>t</code> does not hold a value
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a><Element>(t: &<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>): &Element </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a><Element>(t: &<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>): &Element { <b>assert</b>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t), <a href="Errors.md#0x1_Errors_invalid_argument">Errors::invalid_argument</a>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_EOPTION_NOT_SET">EOPTION_NOT_SET</a>)); <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_borrow">Vector::borrow</a>(&t.vec, 0) } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>include</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_AbortsIfNone">AbortsIfNone</a><Element>; <b>ensures</b> result == <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a>(t); </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_borrow_with_default"></a>
borrow_with_defaultReturn a reference to the value inside <code>t</code> if it holds one Return <code>default_ref</code> if <code>t</code> does not hold a value
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow_with_default">borrow_with_default</a><Element>(t: &<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>, default_ref: &Element): &Element </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow_with_default">borrow_with_default</a><Element>(t: &<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>, default_ref: &Element): &Element { <b>let</b> vec_ref = &t.vec; <b>if</b> (<a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_is_empty">Vector::is_empty</a>(vec_ref)) default_ref <b>else</b> <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_borrow">Vector::borrow</a>(vec_ref, 0) } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>aborts_if</b> <b>false</b>; <b>ensures</b> result == (<b>if</b> (<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t)) <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a>(t) <b>else</b> default_ref); </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_get_with_default"></a>
get_with_defaultReturn the value inside <code>t</code> if it holds one Return <code>default</code> if <code>t</code> does not hold a value
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_get_with_default">get_with_default</a><Element: <b>copy</b>, drop>(t: &<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>, default: Element): Element </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_get_with_default">get_with_default</a><Element: <b>copy</b> + drop>( t: &<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>, default: Element, ): Element { <b>let</b> vec_ref = &t.vec; <b>if</b> (<a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_is_empty">Vector::is_empty</a>(vec_ref)) default <b>else</b> *<a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_borrow">Vector::borrow</a>(vec_ref, 0) } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>aborts_if</b> <b>false</b>; <b>ensures</b> result == (<b>if</b> (<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t)) <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a>(t) <b>else</b> default); </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_fill"></a>
fillConvert the none option <code>t</code> to a some option by adding <code>e</code>. Aborts if <code>t</code> already holds a value
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_fill">fill</a><Element>(t: &<b>mut</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>, e: Element) </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_fill">fill</a><Element>(t: &<b>mut</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>, e: Element) { <b>let</b> vec_ref = &<b>mut</b> t.vec; <b>if</b> (<a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_is_empty">Vector::is_empty</a>(vec_ref)) <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_push_back">Vector::push_back</a>(vec_ref, e) <b>else</b> <b>abort</b> <a href="Errors.md#0x1_Errors_invalid_argument">Errors::invalid_argument</a>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_EOPTION_IS_SET">EOPTION_IS_SET</a>) } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>aborts_if</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t) <b>with</b> <a href="Errors.md#0x1_Errors_INVALID_ARGUMENT">Errors::INVALID_ARGUMENT</a>; <b>ensures</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t); <b>ensures</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a>(t) == e; </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_extract"></a>
extractConvert a <code>some</code> option to a <code>none</code> by removing and returning the value stored inside <code>t</code> Aborts if <code>t</code> does not hold a value
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_extract">extract</a><Element>(t: &<b>mut</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>): Element </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_extract">extract</a><Element>(t: &<b>mut</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>): Element { <b>assert</b>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t), <a href="Errors.md#0x1_Errors_invalid_argument">Errors::invalid_argument</a>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_EOPTION_NOT_SET">EOPTION_NOT_SET</a>)); <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_pop_back">Vector::pop_back</a>(&<b>mut</b> t.vec) } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>include</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_AbortsIfNone">AbortsIfNone</a><Element>; <b>ensures</b> result == <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a>(<b>old</b>(t)); <b>ensures</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_none">is_none</a>(t); </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_borrow_mut"></a>
borrow_mutReturn a mutable reference to the value inside <code>t</code> Aborts if <code>t</code> does not hold a value
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow_mut">borrow_mut</a><Element>(t: &<b>mut</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>): &<b>mut</b> Element </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow_mut">borrow_mut</a><Element>(t: &<b>mut</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>): &<b>mut</b> Element { <b>assert</b>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t), <a href="Errors.md#0x1_Errors_invalid_argument">Errors::invalid_argument</a>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_EOPTION_NOT_SET">EOPTION_NOT_SET</a>)); <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_borrow_mut">Vector::borrow_mut</a>(&<b>mut</b> t.vec, 0) } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>include</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_AbortsIfNone">AbortsIfNone</a><Element>; <b>ensures</b> result == <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a>(t); </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_swap"></a>
swapSwap the old value inside <code>t</code> with <code>e</code> and return the old value Aborts if <code>t</code> does not hold a value
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_swap">swap</a><Element>(t: &<b>mut</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>, e: Element): Element </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_swap">swap</a><Element>(t: &<b>mut</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>, e: Element): Element { <b>assert</b>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t), <a href="Errors.md#0x1_Errors_invalid_argument">Errors::invalid_argument</a>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_EOPTION_NOT_SET">EOPTION_NOT_SET</a>)); <b>let</b> vec_ref = &<b>mut</b> t.vec; <b>let</b> old_value = <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_pop_back">Vector::pop_back</a>(vec_ref); <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_push_back">Vector::push_back</a>(vec_ref, e); old_value } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>include</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_AbortsIfNone">AbortsIfNone</a><Element>; <b>ensures</b> result == <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a>(<b>old</b>(t)); <b>ensures</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t); <b>ensures</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a>(t) == e; </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_destroy_with_default"></a>
destroy_with_defaultDestroys <code>t.</code> If <code>t</code> holds a value, return it. Returns <code>default</code> otherwise
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_destroy_with_default">destroy_with_default</a><Element: drop>(t: <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>, default: Element): Element </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_destroy_with_default">destroy_with_default</a><Element: drop>(t: <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>, default: Element): Element { <b>let</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a> { vec } = t; <b>if</b> (<a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_is_empty">Vector::is_empty</a>(&<b>mut</b> vec)) default <b>else</b> <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_pop_back">Vector::pop_back</a>(&<b>mut</b> vec) } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>aborts_if</b> <b>false</b>; <b>ensures</b> result == (<b>if</b> (<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t)) <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a>(t) <b>else</b> default); </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_destroy_some"></a>
destroy_someUnpack <code>t</code> and return its contents Aborts if <code>t</code> does not hold a value
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_destroy_some">destroy_some</a><Element>(t: <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>): Element </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_destroy_some">destroy_some</a><Element>(t: <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>): Element { <b>assert</b>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(&t), <a href="Errors.md#0x1_Errors_invalid_argument">Errors::invalid_argument</a>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_EOPTION_NOT_SET">EOPTION_NOT_SET</a>)); <b>let</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a> { vec } = t; <b>let</b> elem = <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_pop_back">Vector::pop_back</a>(&<b>mut</b> vec); <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_destroy_empty">Vector::destroy_empty</a>(vec); elem } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>include</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_AbortsIfNone">AbortsIfNone</a><Element>; <b>ensures</b> result == <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_borrow">borrow</a>(t); </code></pre> </details><a name="0x1_Option_destroy_none"></a>
destroy_noneUnpack <code>t</code> Aborts if <code>t</code> holds a value
<pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_destroy_none">destroy_none</a><Element>(t: <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_Option">Option::Option</a><Element>) </code></pre> <details> <summary>Implementation</summary> <pre><code><b>public</b> <b>fun</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_destroy_none">destroy_none</a><Element>(t: <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>) { <b>assert</b>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_none">is_none</a>(&t), <a href="Errors.md#0x1_Errors_invalid_argument">Errors::invalid_argument</a>(<a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_EOPTION_IS_SET">EOPTION_IS_SET</a>)); <b>let</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a> { vec } = t; <a href="Vector.md#0x1_Vector_destroy_empty">Vector::destroy_empty</a>(vec) } </code></pre> </details> <details> <summary>Specification</summary> <pre><code><b>pragma</b> opaque; <b>aborts_if</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_some">is_some</a>(t) <b>with</b> <a href="Errors.md#0x1_Errors_INVALID_ARGUMENT">Errors::INVALID_ARGUMENT</a>; </code></pre> </details><a name="@Module_Specification_1"></a>
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<pre><code><b>schema</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_AbortsIfNone">AbortsIfNone</a><Element> { t: <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option">Option</a><Element>; <b>aborts_if</b> <a href="Option.md#0x1_Option_is_none">is_none</a>(t) <b>with</b> <a href="Errors.md#0x1_Errors_INVALID_ARGUMENT">Errors::INVALID_ARGUMENT</a>; } </code></pre>