using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace JM.LinqFaster
{
    public static partial class LinqFaster
    {
        // ------------------------ Arrays ---------------------------

        /// <summary>
        /// Generates a sequence that contains one repeated value.
        /// </summary>        
        /// <param name="element">The value to be repeated.</param>
        /// <param name="count">The number of times to repeat the value in the generated sequence.</param>
        /// <returns>A sequence that contains a repeated value</returns>
        public static T[] RepeatArrayF<T>(T element, int count)
        {
            var result = new T[count];
            for (int i = 0; i < result.Length; i++)
            {
                result[i] = element;
            }
            return result;
        }

        // ------------------------ Lists ---------------------------

        /// <summary>
        /// Generates a sequence that contains one repeated value.
        /// </summary>        
        /// <param name="element">The value to be repeated.</param>
        /// <param name="count">The number of times to repeat the value in the generated sequence.</param>
        /// <returns>A sequence that contains a repeated value</returns>
        public static List<T> RepeatListF<T>(T element, int count)
        {
            var result = new List<T>(count);
            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
            {
                result.Add(element);
            }
            return result;
        }

    }
}