Add pop, truncate, and remove functions to ArrayString. Addresses #66

src/array_string.rs

@@ -220,6 +220,99 @@ impl<A: Array<Item=u8>> ArrayString<A> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Removes the last character from the string and returns it.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if this `ArrayString` is empty.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use arrayvec::ArrayString;
+    /// 
+    /// let mut s = ArrayString::<[_; 3]>::from("foo").unwrap();
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(s.pop(), Some('o'));
+    /// assert_eq!(s.pop(), Some('o'));
+    /// assert_eq!(s.pop(), Some('f'));
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(s.pop(), None);
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn pop(&mut self) -> Option<char> {
+        let ch = match self.chars().rev().next() {
+            Some(ch) => ch,
+            None => return None,
+        };
+        let new_len = self.len() - ch.len_utf8();
+        unsafe {
+            self.set_len(new_len);
+        }
+        Some(ch)
+    }
+
+    /// Shortens this `ArrayString` to the specified length.
+    ///
+    /// If `new_len` is greater than the string's current length, this has no
+    /// effect.
+    ///
+    /// ***Panics*** if `new_len` does not lie on a `char` boundary.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use arrayvec::ArrayString;
+    ///
+    /// let mut string = ArrayString::<[_; 6]>::from("foobar").unwrap();
+    /// string.truncate(3);
+    /// assert_eq!(&string[..], "foo");
+    /// string.truncate(4);
+    /// assert_eq!(&string[..], "foo");
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn truncate(&mut self, new_len: usize) {
+        if new_len <= self.len() {
+            assert!(self.is_char_boundary(new_len));
+            unsafe { 
+                // In libstd truncate is called on the underlying vector,
+                // which in turns drops each element.
+                // As we know we don't have to worry about Drop,
+                // we can just set the length (a la clear.)
+                self.set_len(new_len);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Removes a `char` from this `ArrayString` at a byte position and returns it.
+    ///
+    /// This is an `O(n)` operation, as it requires copying every element in the
+    /// array.
+    ///
+    /// ***Panics*** if `idx` is larger than or equal to the `ArrayString`'s length,
+    /// or if it does not lie on a `char` boundary.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use arrayvec::ArrayString;
+    /// 
+    /// let mut s = ArrayString::<[_; 3]>::from("foo").unwrap();
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(s.remove(0), 'f');
+    /// assert_eq!(s.remove(1), 'o');
+    /// assert_eq!(s.remove(0), 'o');
+    /// ```
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn remove(&mut self, idx: usize) -> char {
+        let ch = match self[idx..].chars().next() {
+            Some(ch) => ch,
+            None => panic!("cannot remove a char from the end of a string"),
+        };
+
+        let next = idx + ch.len_utf8();
+        let len = self.len();
+        unsafe {
+            ptr::copy(self.xs.as_ptr().offset(next as isize),
+                      self.xs.as_mut_ptr().offset(idx as isize),
+                      len - next);
+            self.set_len(len - (next - idx));
+        }
+        ch
+    }
+
     /// Make the string empty.
     pub fn clear(&mut self) {
         unsafe {