TermsAndTypes.scala

/*
 * scala-exercises - exercises-scalatutorial
 * Copyright (C) 2015-2016 47 Degrees, LLC. <http://www.47deg.com>
 */

package scalatutorial.sections

/** @param name terms_and_types */
object TermsAndTypes extends ScalaTutorialSection {

  /**
   * = Scala Tutorial =
   *
   * The following set of sections provides a quick tutorial on the Scala language.
   *
   * The contents is based on the MOOCS [[https://www.coursera.org/learn/progfun1/home Functional Programming Principles in Scala]]
   * and [[https://www.coursera.org/learn/progfun2/home Functional Program Design in Scala]].
   *
   * The target audience is people who already have ''some'' experience of programming and who are familiar with
   * the JVM.
   *
   * = Elements of Programming =
   *
   * Programming languages give programmers ways to express computations.
   *
   * Every non-trivial programming language provides:
   *
   *  - primitive expressions representing the simplest elements ;
   *  - ways to ''combine'' expressions ;
   *  - ways to ''abstract'' expressions, which introduce a name for an expression by which it can then be referred to.
   *
   * = Primitive Expressions =
   *
   * Here are some examples of ''primitive expressions'':
   *
   *  - The number “1”:
   *
   * {{{
   *   1
   * }}}
   *
   *  - The boolean value “true”:
   *
   * {{{
   *   true
   * }}}
   *
   *  - The text “Hello, Scala!”:
   *
   * {{{
   *   "Hello, Scala!"
   * }}}
   *
   * (Note the usage of double quotes, `"`).
   *
   * = Compound Expressions =
   *
   * More complex expressions can be expressed by ''combining'' simpler expressions
   * using ''operators''. They can therefore express more complex computations:
   *
   *  - How many is one plus two?
   *
   * {{{
   *   1 + 2
   * }}}
   *
   *  - What is the result of the concatenation of the texts “Hello, ” and “Scala!”?
   *
   * {{{
   *   "Hello, " ++ "Scala!"
   * }}}
   *
   * = Evaluation =
   *
   * A non-primitive expression is evaluated as follows.
   *
   *  1. Take the leftmost operator
   *  1. Evaluate its operands (left before right)
   *  1. Apply the operator to the operands
   *
   *  The evaluation process stops once it results in a value.
   *
   * == Example ==
   *
   * Here is the evaluation of an arithmetic expression:
   *
   * {{{
   *   (1 + 2) * 3
   *   3 * 3
   *   9
   * }}}
   *
   */
  def evaluation(res0: Int, res1: String): Unit = {
    1 + 2 shouldBe res0
    "Hello, " ++ "Scala!" shouldBe res1
  }

  /**
   * = Method Calls =
   *
   * Another way to make complex expressions out of simpler expressions is to call
   * ''methods'' on expressions:
   *
   *  - What is the size of the text “Hello, Scala!”?
   *
   * {{{
   *   "Hello, Scala!".size
   * }}}
   *
   * Methods are ''applied'' on expressions using the ''dot notation''.
   *
   * The object on which the method is applied is named the ''target object''.
   *
   *  - What is the range of numbers between 1 and 10?
   *
   * {{{
   *   1.to(10)
   * }}}
   *
   * Methods can have ''parameters''. They are supplied between parentheses.
   *
   * In the below examples, the `abs` method returns the absolute value of a
   * number, and the `toUpperCase` method returns the target `String` in
   * upper case.
   */
  def methods(res0: String, res1: Int): Unit = {
    "Hello, Scala!".toUpperCase shouldBe res0
    -42.abs shouldBe res1
  }

  /**
   * = Operators Are Methods =
   *
   * Actually, operators are just methods with symbolic names:
   *
   * {{{
   *   3 + 2 == 3.+(2)
   * }}}
   *
   * The ''infix syntax'' allows you to omit the dot and the parentheses.
   *
   * The infix syntax can also be used with regular methods:
   *
   * {{{
   *   1.to(10) == 1 to 10
   * }}}
   *
   * Any method with a parameter can be used like an infix operator.
   *
   * = Values and Types =
   *
   * Expressions have a ''value'' and a ''type''. The evaluation model
   * defines how to get a value out of an expression. Types classify values.
   *
   * Both `0` and `1` are numbers, their type is `Int`.
   *
   * `"foo"` and `"bar"` are text, their type is `String`.
   *
   * = Static Typing =
   *
   * The Scala compiler statically checks that you don’t combine incompatible
   * expressions.
   *
   * Fill the following blank with values whose type is
   * different from `Int` and see the result:
   */
  def staticTyping(res0: Int): Unit =
    1 to res0

  /**
   * = Common Types =
   *
   *  - `Int`: 32-bit integers (e.g. `1`, `23`, `456`)
   *  - `Double`: 64-bit floating point numbers (e.g. `1.0`, `2.3`, `4.56`)
   *  - `Boolean`: boolean values (`true` and `false`)
   *  - `String`: text (e.g. `"foo"`, `"bar"`)
   *
   * Note that type names always begin with an upper case letter.
   *
   * = Exercise =
   *
   * Here are some more methods of standard types. Can you guess what they do?
   */
  def moreMethods(res0: String, res1: Boolean, res2: String): Unit = {
    16.toHexString shouldBe res0
    (0 to 10).contains(10) shouldBe true
    (0 until 10).contains(10) shouldBe res1
    "foo".drop(1) shouldBe "oo"
    "bar".take(2) shouldBe res2
  }

}