From ec6220d51f033325ac19a3e768e22c2b74d985bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Taylor <scott.g.taylor@jpmchase.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 08:00:04 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] merge: add `as_slice()` method

This was already possible using `merge.iter().as_slice()`, but I think
this is cleaner.
---
 lib/src/merge.rs | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/src/merge.rs b/lib/src/merge.rs
index 7a3e00645..3ed104602 100644
--- a/lib/src/merge.rs
+++ b/lib/src/merge.rs
@@ -339,6 +339,13 @@ impl<T> Merge<T> {
         self.values.resize(num_sides * 2 - 1, value.clone());
     }
 
+    /// Returns a slice containing the terms. The items will alternate between
+    /// positive and negative terms, starting with positive (since there's one
+    /// more of those).
+    pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[T] {
+        &self.values
+    }
+
     /// Returns an iterator over references to the terms. The items will
     /// alternate between positive and negative terms, starting with
     /// positive (since there's one more of those).