import { AnyJsonArray, Codec, IHash } from '../types';
/**
 * @name AbstractArray
 * @description
 * This manages codec arrays. It is an extension to Array, providing
 * specific encoding/decoding on top of the base type.
 * @noInheritDoc
 */
export default abstract class AbstractArray<T extends Codec> extends Array<T> implements Codec {
    /**
     * @description The length of the value when encoded as a Uint8Array
     */
    readonly encodedLength: number;
    /**
     * @description returns a hash of the contents
     */
    readonly hash: IHash;
    /**
     * @description Checks if the value is an empty value
     */
    readonly isEmpty: boolean;
    /**
     * @description The length of the value
     */
    readonly length: number;
    /**
     * @description Compares the value of the input to see if there is a match
     */
    eq(other?: any): boolean;
    /**
     * @description Converts the Object to an standard JavaScript Array
     */
    toArray(): T[];
    /**
     * @description Returns a hex string representation of the value
     */
    toHex(): string;
    /**
     * @description Converts the Object to JSON, typically used for RPC transfers
     */
    toJSON(): AnyJsonArray;
    /**
     * @description Returns the base runtime type name for this instance
     */
    abstract toRawType(): string;
    /**
     * @description Returns the string representation of the value
     */
    toString(): string;
    /**
     * @description Encodes the value as a Uint8Array as per the SCALE specifications
     * @param isBare true when the value has none of the type-specific prefixes (internal)
     */
    toU8a(isBare?: boolean): Uint8Array;
    /**
     * @description Filters the array with the callback
     * @param callbackfn The filter function
     * @param thisArg The `this` object to apply the result to
     */
    filter(callbackfn: (value: T, index: number, array: T[]) => any, thisArg?: any): T[];
    /**
     * @description Maps the array with the callback
     * @param callbackfn The mapping function
     * @param thisArg The `this` onject to apply the result to
     */
    map<U>(callbackfn: (value: T, index: number, array: T[]) => U, thisArg?: any): U[];
}