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Flattened()

A fully-flattened copy of the nested list; the original is unchanged.

The forms of this verb

Flatten · Flattened

Basic examples (2)

Softanza
? @@( StzListQ([ "a", [ "b", [ "c",  "d" ], "e" ], "f" ]).Flattened() )
Output
[ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f" ]

run on 2026-10-02 04:22 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 464_flattened.ring(opens in a new tab)

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o1 = new stzList( [ "A", "B", [ 1, "v", 2 ], "X" ] )
? o1.ContainsNo("v")
? o1.ContainsNoObjects()
? @@( o1.Flattened() ) # can also be written: o1.FlattenQ().Content()
Output
1
1
[ "A", "B", 1, "v", 2, "X" ]

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 592_containsno.ring(opens in a new tab)

Scope (1)

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o1 = new stzList([
	[1, 2],
	[3, [4, 5:7 ] ],
	8,
	[ [ 9, [10] ] ]
])
? @@( o1.Flattened() )
Output
[ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ]

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 31_flattened.ring(opens in a new tab)

The extensions of this method

Each extension, and whether it exists for this method; an extension that exists combines with the others (FindSTCS).

Extension
Exists
What it adds · The names
Q
no
does what the method does, then returns the object, so the call can be chained
QQ
no
chains on the next, more specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QQQ
no
chains on the most specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QRT
no
returns the result as an object of the requested type
CS
no
takes a case-sensitivity flag
ST
no
takes the position to start from (StartingAt)
IB
no
takes bounds that are included (IncludingBounds)
XT
no
the extended form: more parameters than the base method
XTT
no
yet another extension: a further extended form, after XT
Z
no
includes the position in what it returns
ZZ
no
returns positions as sections, [start, end]
W
no
selects by a condition
WF
no
selects by a condition, with the expressive keywords (@NextItem, @PreviousItem...)
D
no
takes a direction, forward or backward (Directional)
F
no
takes a function (the condition or the update is given as a function); the forms document also uses F for the future form, which defers the action
Many
no
works on a collection of items instead of one (the plural form)
Except
no
takes exceptions, what to leave out (the exceptional form)
U
no
returns the result without duplication

Every example is a test file of the library, run inside the library for this page; only those whose output kept every promise their file wrote are shown.

See also