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Control.Monad

Contents

Functor and monad classes
Functions

Description

The Functor, Monad and MonadPlus classes, with some useful operations on monads.

Synopsis

class Functor (f :: Type -> Type) where
- fmap :: (a -> b) -> f a -> f b
- (<$) :: a -> f b -> f a
class Applicative m => Monad (m :: Type -> Type) where
- (>>=) :: m a -> (a -> m b) -> m b
- (>>) :: m a -> m b -> m b
- return :: a -> m a
class Monad m => MonadFail (m :: Type -> Type) where
- fail :: String -> m a
class (Alternative m, Monad m) => MonadPlus (m :: Type -> Type) where
- mzero :: m a
- mplus :: m a -> m a -> m a
mapM :: (Traversable t, Monad m) => (a -> m b) -> t a -> m (t b)
mapM_ :: (Foldable t, Monad m) => (a -> m b) -> t a -> m ()
forM :: (Traversable t, Monad m) => t a -> (a -> m b) -> m (t b)
forM_ :: (Foldable t, Monad m) => t a -> (a -> m b) -> m ()
sequence :: (Traversable t, Monad m) => t (m a) -> m (t a)
sequence_ :: (Foldable t, Monad m) => t (m a) -> m ()
(=<<) :: Monad m => (a -> m b) -> m a -> m b
(>=>) :: Monad m => (a -> m b) -> (b -> m c) -> a -> m c
(<=<) :: Monad m => (b -> m c) -> (a -> m b) -> a -> m c
forever :: Applicative f => f a -> f b
void :: Functor f => f a -> f ()
join :: Monad m => m (m a) -> m a
msum :: (Foldable t, MonadPlus m) => t (m a) -> m a
mfilter :: MonadPlus m => (a -> Bool) -> m a -> m a
filterM :: Applicative m => (a -> m Bool) -> [a] -> m [a]
mapAndUnzipM :: Applicative m => (a -> m (b, c)) -> [a] -> m ([b], [c])
zipWithM :: Applicative m => (a -> b -> m c) -> [a] -> [b] -> m [c]
zipWithM_ :: Applicative m => (a -> b -> m c) -> [a] -> [b] -> m ()
foldM :: (Foldable t, Monad m) => (b -> a -> m b) -> b -> t a -> m b
foldM_ :: (Foldable t, Monad m) => (b -> a -> m b) -> b -> t a -> m ()
replicateM :: Applicative m => Int -> m a -> m [a]
replicateM_ :: Applicative m => Int -> m a -> m ()
guard :: Alternative f => Bool -> f ()
when :: Applicative f => Bool -> f () -> f ()
unless :: Applicative f => Bool -> f () -> f ()
liftM :: Monad m => (a1 -> r) -> m a1 -> m r
liftM2 :: Monad m => (a1 -> a2 -> r) -> m a1 -> m a2 -> m r
liftM3 :: Monad m => (a1 -> a2 -> a3 -> r) -> m a1 -> m a2 -> m a3 -> m r
liftM4 :: Monad m => (a1 -> a2 -> a3 -> a4 -> r) -> m a1 -> m a2 -> m a3 -> m a4 -> m r
liftM5 :: Monad m => (a1 -> a2 -> a3 -> a4 -> a5 -> r) -> m a1 -> m a2 -> m a3 -> m a4 -> m a5 -> m r
ap :: Monad m => m (a -> b) -> m a -> m b
(<$!>) :: Monad m => (a -> b) -> m a -> m b

Functor and monad classes

class Functor (f :: Type -> Type) where Source #

A type f is a Functor if it provides a function fmap which, given any types a and b lets you apply any function from (a -> b) to turn an f a into an f b, preserving the structure of f. Furthermore f needs to adhere to the following:

Identity: fmap id == id
Composition: fmap (f . g) == fmap f . fmap g

Note, that the second law follows from the free theorem of the type fmap and the first law, so you need only check that the former condition holds. See these articles by School of Haskell or David Luposchainsky for an explanation.

Minimal complete definition

fmap

Methods

fmap :: (a -> b) -> f a -> f b Source #

fmap is used to apply a function of type (a -> b) to a value of type f a, where f is a functor, to produce a value of type f b. Note that for any type constructor with more than one parameter (e.g., Either), only the last type parameter can be modified with fmap (e.g., b in Either a b).

Some type constructors with two parameters or more have a Bifunctor instance that allows both the last and the penultimate parameters to be mapped over.

Examples

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Convert from a Maybe Int to a Maybe String using show:

>>> fmap show Nothing
Nothing
>>> fmap show (Just 3)
Just "3"

Convert from an Either Int Int to an Either Int String using show:

>>> fmap show (Left 17)
Left 17
>>> fmap show (Right 17)
Right "17"

Double each element of a list:

>>> fmap (*2) [1,2,3]
[2,4,6]

Apply even to the second element of a pair:

>>> fmap even (2,2)
(2,True)

It may seem surprising that the function is only applied to the last element of the tuple compared to the list example above which applies it to every element in the list. To understand, remember that tuples are type constructors with multiple type parameters: a tuple of 3 elements (a,b,c) can also be written (,,) a b c and its Functor instance is defined for Functor ((,,) a b) (i.e., only the third parameter is free to be mapped over with fmap).

It explains why fmap can be used with tuples containing values of different types as in the following example:

>>> fmap even ("hello", 1.0, 4)
("hello",1.0,True)

(<$) :: a -> f b -> f a infixl 4 Source #

Replace all locations in the input with the same value. The default definition is fmap . const, but this may be overridden with a more efficient version.

Examples

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Perform a computation with Maybe and replace the result with a constant value if it is Just:

>>> 'a' <$ Just 2
Just 'a'
>>> 'a' <$ Nothing
Nothing

Instances

Instances details

Functor Complex Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Complex Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Complex a -> Complex b Source # (<$) :: a -> Complex b -> Complex a Source #
Functor First Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> First a -> First b Source # (<$) :: a -> First b -> First a Source #
Functor Last Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Last a -> Last b Source # (<$) :: a -> Last b -> Last a Source #
Functor Max Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Max a -> Max b Source # (<$) :: a -> Max b -> Max a Source #
Functor Min Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Min a -> Min b Source # (<$) :: a -> Min b -> Min a Source #
Functor ArgDescr Source #	Since: base-4.7.0.0
Instance details Defined in System.Console.GetOpt Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ArgDescr a -> ArgDescr b Source # (<$) :: a -> ArgDescr b -> ArgDescr a Source #
Functor ArgOrder Source #	Since: base-4.7.0.0
Instance details Defined in System.Console.GetOpt Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ArgOrder a -> ArgOrder b Source # (<$) :: a -> ArgOrder b -> ArgOrder a Source #
Functor OptDescr Source #	Since: base-4.7.0.0
Instance details Defined in System.Console.GetOpt Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> OptDescr a -> OptDescr b Source # (<$) :: a -> OptDescr b -> OptDescr a Source #
Functor NonEmpty Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> NonEmpty a -> NonEmpty b Source # (<$) :: a -> NonEmpty b -> NonEmpty a Source #
Functor STM Source #	Since: base-4.3.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Conc.Sync Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> STM a -> STM b Source # (<$) :: a -> STM b -> STM a Source #
Functor Handler Source #	Since: base-4.6.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Exception Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Handler a -> Handler b Source # (<$) :: a -> Handler b -> Handler a Source #
Functor Identity Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Identity Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Identity a -> Identity b Source # (<$) :: a -> Identity b -> Identity a Source #
Functor First Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Monoid Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> First a -> First b Source # (<$) :: a -> First b -> First a Source #
Functor Last Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Monoid Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Last a -> Last b Source # (<$) :: a -> Last b -> Last a Source #
Functor Down Source #	Since: base-4.11.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Ord Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Down a -> Down b Source # (<$) :: a -> Down b -> Down a Source #
Functor Dual Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Dual a -> Dual b Source # (<$) :: a -> Dual b -> Dual a Source #
Functor Product Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Product a -> Product b Source # (<$) :: a -> Product b -> Product a Source #
Functor Sum Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Sum a -> Sum b Source # (<$) :: a -> Sum b -> Sum a Source #
Functor ZipList Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Functor.ZipList Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ZipList a -> ZipList b Source # (<$) :: a -> ZipList b -> ZipList a Source #
Functor NoIO Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.GHCi Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> NoIO a -> NoIO b Source # (<$) :: a -> NoIO b -> NoIO a Source #
Functor Par1 Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Par1 a -> Par1 b Source # (<$) :: a -> Par1 b -> Par1 a Source #
Functor Q Source #
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.TH.Syntax Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Q a -> Q b Source # (<$) :: a -> Q b -> Q a Source #
Functor TyVarBndr Source #
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.TH.Syntax Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> TyVarBndr a -> TyVarBndr b Source # (<$) :: a -> TyVarBndr b -> TyVarBndr a Source #
Functor P Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> P a -> P b Source # (<$) :: a -> P b -> P a Source #
Functor ReadP Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ReadP a -> ReadP b Source # (<$) :: a -> ReadP b -> ReadP a Source #
Functor ReadPrec Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadPrec Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ReadPrec a -> ReadPrec b Source # (<$) :: a -> ReadPrec b -> ReadPrec a Source #
Functor IO Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> IO a -> IO b Source # (<$) :: a -> IO b -> IO a Source #
Functor Maybe Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Maybe a -> Maybe b Source # (<$) :: a -> Maybe b -> Maybe a Source #
Functor Solo Source #	Since: base-4.15
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Solo a -> Solo b Source # (<$) :: a -> Solo b -> Solo a Source #
Functor [] Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b] Source # (<$) :: a -> [b] -> [a] Source #
Monad m => Functor (WrappedMonad m) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in Control.Applicative Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> WrappedMonad m a -> WrappedMonad m b Source # (<$) :: a -> WrappedMonad m b -> WrappedMonad m a Source #
Functor (Arg a) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b) -> Arg a a0 -> Arg a b Source # (<$) :: a0 -> Arg a b -> Arg a a0 Source #
Functor (Array i) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Arr Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Array i a -> Array i b Source # (<$) :: a -> Array i b -> Array i a Source #
Arrow a => Functor (ArrowMonad a) Source #	Since: base-4.6.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Arrow Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b) -> ArrowMonad a a0 -> ArrowMonad a b Source # (<$) :: a0 -> ArrowMonad a b -> ArrowMonad a a0 Source #
Functor (ST s) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Monad.ST.Lazy.Imp Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ST s a -> ST s b Source # (<$) :: a -> ST s b -> ST s a Source #
Functor (Either a) Source #	Since: base-3.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Either Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b) -> Either a a0 -> Either a b Source # (<$) :: a0 -> Either a b -> Either a a0 Source #
Functor (StateL s) Source #	Since: base-4.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Utils Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> StateL s a -> StateL s b Source # (<$) :: a -> StateL s b -> StateL s a Source #
Functor (StateR s) Source #	Since: base-4.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Utils Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> StateR s a -> StateR s b Source # (<$) :: a -> StateR s b -> StateR s a Source #
Functor (Proxy :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.7.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Proxy Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Proxy a -> Proxy b Source # (<$) :: a -> Proxy b -> Proxy a Source #
Functor (U1 :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> U1 a -> U1 b Source # (<$) :: a -> U1 b -> U1 a Source #
Functor (V1 :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> V1 a -> V1 b Source # (<$) :: a -> V1 b -> V1 a Source #
Functor (ST s) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.ST Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ST s a -> ST s b Source # (<$) :: a -> ST s b -> ST s a Source #
Functor ((,) a) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b) -> (a, a0) -> (a, b) Source # (<$) :: a0 -> (a, b) -> (a, a0) Source #
Arrow a => Functor (WrappedArrow a b) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in Control.Applicative Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b0) -> WrappedArrow a b a0 -> WrappedArrow a b b0 Source # (<$) :: a0 -> WrappedArrow a b b0 -> WrappedArrow a b a0 Source #
Functor m => Functor (Kleisli m a) Source #	Since: base-4.14.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Arrow Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b) -> Kleisli m a a0 -> Kleisli m a b Source # (<$) :: a0 -> Kleisli m a b -> Kleisli m a a0 Source #
Functor (Const m :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Const Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Const m a -> Const m b Source # (<$) :: a -> Const m b -> Const m a Source #
Monad m => Functor (StateT s m) Source #	Since: base-4.18.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Utils Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> StateT s m a -> StateT s m b Source # (<$) :: a -> StateT s m b -> StateT s m a Source #
Functor f => Functor (Ap f) Source #	Since: base-4.12.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Monoid Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Ap f a -> Ap f b Source # (<$) :: a -> Ap f b -> Ap f a Source #
Functor f => Functor (Alt f) Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Alt f a -> Alt f b Source # (<$) :: a -> Alt f b -> Alt f a Source #
(Generic1 f, Functor (Rep1 f)) => Functor (Generically1 f) Source #	Since: base-4.17.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Generically1 f a -> Generically1 f b Source # (<$) :: a -> Generically1 f b -> Generically1 f a Source #
Functor f => Functor (Rec1 f) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Rec1 f a -> Rec1 f b Source # (<$) :: a -> Rec1 f b -> Rec1 f a Source #
Functor (URec (Ptr ()) :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> URec (Ptr ()) a -> URec (Ptr ()) b Source # (<$) :: a -> URec (Ptr ()) b -> URec (Ptr ()) a Source #
Functor (URec Char :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> URec Char a -> URec Char b Source # (<$) :: a -> URec Char b -> URec Char a Source #
Functor (URec Double :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> URec Double a -> URec Double b Source # (<$) :: a -> URec Double b -> URec Double a Source #
Functor (URec Float :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> URec Float a -> URec Float b Source # (<$) :: a -> URec Float b -> URec Float a Source #
Functor (URec Int :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> URec Int a -> URec Int b Source # (<$) :: a -> URec Int b -> URec Int a Source #
Functor (URec Word :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> URec Word a -> URec Word b Source # (<$) :: a -> URec Word b -> URec Word a Source #
Functor ((,,) a b) Source #	Since: base-4.14.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b0) -> (a, b, a0) -> (a, b, b0) Source # (<$) :: a0 -> (a, b, b0) -> (a, b, a0) Source #
(Functor f, Functor g) => Functor (Product f g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Functor.Product Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Product f g a -> Product f g b Source # (<$) :: a -> Product f g b -> Product f g a Source #
(Functor f, Functor g) => Functor (Sum f g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Functor.Sum Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Sum f g a -> Sum f g b Source # (<$) :: a -> Sum f g b -> Sum f g a Source #
(Functor f, Functor g) => Functor (f :*: g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> (f :: g) a -> (f :: g) b Source # (<$) :: a -> (f :: g) b -> (f :: g) a Source #
(Functor f, Functor g) => Functor (f :+: g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> (f :+: g) a -> (f :+: g) b Source # (<$) :: a -> (f :+: g) b -> (f :+: g) a Source #
Functor (K1 i c :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> K1 i c a -> K1 i c b Source # (<$) :: a -> K1 i c b -> K1 i c a Source #
Functor ((,,,) a b c) Source #	Since: base-4.14.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b0) -> (a, b, c, a0) -> (a, b, c, b0) Source # (<$) :: a0 -> (a, b, c, b0) -> (a, b, c, a0) Source #
Functor ((->) r) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> (r -> a) -> r -> b Source # (<$) :: a -> (r -> b) -> r -> a Source #
(Functor f, Functor g) => Functor (Compose f g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Functor.Compose Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Compose f g a -> Compose f g b Source # (<$) :: a -> Compose f g b -> Compose f g a Source #
(Functor f, Functor g) => Functor (f :.: g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> (f :.: g) a -> (f :.: g) b Source # (<$) :: a -> (f :.: g) b -> (f :.: g) a Source #
Functor f => Functor (M1 i c f) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> M1 i c f a -> M1 i c f b Source # (<$) :: a -> M1 i c f b -> M1 i c f a Source #
Functor ((,,,,) a b c d) Source #	Since: base-4.18.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b0) -> (a, b, c, d, a0) -> (a, b, c, d, b0) Source # (<$) :: a0 -> (a, b, c, d, b0) -> (a, b, c, d, a0) Source #
Functor ((,,,,,) a b c d e) Source #	Since: base-4.18.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b0) -> (a, b, c, d, e, a0) -> (a, b, c, d, e, b0) Source # (<$) :: a0 -> (a, b, c, d, e, b0) -> (a, b, c, d, e, a0) Source #
Functor ((,,,,,,) a b c d e f) Source #	Since: base-4.18.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b0) -> (a, b, c, d, e, f, a0) -> (a, b, c, d, e, f, b0) Source # (<$) :: a0 -> (a, b, c, d, e, f, b0) -> (a, b, c, d, e, f, a0) Source #

class Applicative m => Monad (m :: Type -> Type) where Source #

The Monad class defines the basic operations over a monad, a concept from a branch of mathematics known as category theory. From the perspective of a Haskell programmer, however, it is best to think of a monad as an abstract datatype of actions. Haskell's do expressions provide a convenient syntax for writing monadic expressions.

Instances of Monad should satisfy the following:

Left identity: return a >>= k = k a
Right identity: m >>= return = m
Associativity: m >>= (\x -> k x >>= h) = (m >>= k) >>= h

Furthermore, the Monad and Applicative operations should relate as follows:

```
pure = return
```

m1 <*> m2 = m1 >>= (\x1 -> m2 >>= (\x2 -> return (x1 x2)))

The above laws imply:

```
fmap f xs  =  xs >>= return . f
```
```
(>>) = (*>)
```

and that pure and (<*>) satisfy the applicative functor laws.

The instances of Monad for List, Maybe and IO defined in the Prelude satisfy these laws.

Minimal complete definition

(>>=)

Methods

(>>=) :: m a -> (a -> m b) -> m b infixl 1 Source #

Sequentially compose two actions, passing any value produced by the first as an argument to the second.

'as >>= bs' can be understood as the do expression

do a <- as
   bs a

An alternative name for this function is 'bind', but some people may refer to it as 'flatMap', which results from it being equivalent to

\x f -> join (fmap f x) :: Monad m => m a -> (a -> m b) -> m b

which can be seen as mapping a value with Monad m => m a -> m (m b) and then 'flattening' m (m b) to m b using join.

(>>) :: m a -> m b -> m b infixl 1 Source #

Sequentially compose two actions, discarding any value produced by the first, like sequencing operators (such as the semicolon) in imperative languages.

'as >> bs' can be understood as the do expression

do as
   bs

or in terms of (>>=) as

as >>= const bs

return :: a -> m a Source #

Inject a value into the monadic type. This function should not be different from its default implementation as pure. The justification for the existence of this function is merely historic.

Instances

Instances details

Monad Complex Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Complex Methods (>>=) :: Complex a -> (a -> Complex b) -> Complex b Source # (>>) :: Complex a -> Complex b -> Complex b Source # return :: a -> Complex a Source #
Monad First Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods (>>=) :: First a -> (a -> First b) -> First b Source # (>>) :: First a -> First b -> First b Source # return :: a -> First a Source #
Monad Last Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods (>>=) :: Last a -> (a -> Last b) -> Last b Source # (>>) :: Last a -> Last b -> Last b Source # return :: a -> Last a Source #
Monad Max Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods (>>=) :: Max a -> (a -> Max b) -> Max b Source # (>>) :: Max a -> Max b -> Max b Source # return :: a -> Max a Source #
Monad Min Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods (>>=) :: Min a -> (a -> Min b) -> Min b Source # (>>) :: Min a -> Min b -> Min b Source # return :: a -> Min a Source #
Monad NonEmpty Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods (>>=) :: NonEmpty a -> (a -> NonEmpty b) -> NonEmpty b Source # (>>) :: NonEmpty a -> NonEmpty b -> NonEmpty b Source # return :: a -> NonEmpty a Source #
Monad STM Source #	Since: base-4.3.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Conc.Sync Methods (>>=) :: STM a -> (a -> STM b) -> STM b Source # (>>) :: STM a -> STM b -> STM b Source # return :: a -> STM a Source #
Monad Identity Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Identity Methods (>>=) :: Identity a -> (a -> Identity b) -> Identity b Source # (>>) :: Identity a -> Identity b -> Identity b Source # return :: a -> Identity a Source #
Monad First Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Monoid Methods (>>=) :: First a -> (a -> First b) -> First b Source # (>>) :: First a -> First b -> First b Source # return :: a -> First a Source #
Monad Last Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Monoid Methods (>>=) :: Last a -> (a -> Last b) -> Last b Source # (>>) :: Last a -> Last b -> Last b Source # return :: a -> Last a Source #
Monad Down Source #	Since: base-4.11.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Ord Methods (>>=) :: Down a -> (a -> Down b) -> Down b Source # (>>) :: Down a -> Down b -> Down b Source # return :: a -> Down a Source #
Monad Dual Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods (>>=) :: Dual a -> (a -> Dual b) -> Dual b Source # (>>) :: Dual a -> Dual b -> Dual b Source # return :: a -> Dual a Source #
Monad Product Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods (>>=) :: Product a -> (a -> Product b) -> Product b Source # (>>) :: Product a -> Product b -> Product b Source # return :: a -> Product a Source #
Monad Sum Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods (>>=) :: Sum a -> (a -> Sum b) -> Sum b Source # (>>) :: Sum a -> Sum b -> Sum b Source # return :: a -> Sum a Source #
Monad NoIO Source #	Since: base-4.4.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.GHCi Methods (>>=) :: NoIO a -> (a -> NoIO b) -> NoIO b Source # (>>) :: NoIO a -> NoIO b -> NoIO b Source # return :: a -> NoIO a Source #
Monad Par1 Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods (>>=) :: Par1 a -> (a -> Par1 b) -> Par1 b Source # (>>) :: Par1 a -> Par1 b -> Par1 b Source # return :: a -> Par1 a Source #
Monad Q Source #
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.TH.Syntax Methods (>>=) :: Q a -> (a -> Q b) -> Q b Source # (>>) :: Q a -> Q b -> Q b Source # return :: a -> Q a Source #
Monad P Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP Methods (>>=) :: P a -> (a -> P b) -> P b Source # (>>) :: P a -> P b -> P b Source # return :: a -> P a Source #
Monad ReadP Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP Methods (>>=) :: ReadP a -> (a -> ReadP b) -> ReadP b Source # (>>) :: ReadP a -> ReadP b -> ReadP b Source # return :: a -> ReadP a Source #
Monad ReadPrec Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadPrec Methods (>>=) :: ReadPrec a -> (a -> ReadPrec b) -> ReadPrec b Source # (>>) :: ReadPrec a -> ReadPrec b -> ReadPrec b Source # return :: a -> ReadPrec a Source #
Monad IO Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods (>>=) :: IO a -> (a -> IO b) -> IO b Source # (>>) :: IO a -> IO b -> IO b Source # return :: a -> IO a Source #
Monad Maybe Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods (>>=) :: Maybe a -> (a -> Maybe b) -> Maybe b Source # (>>) :: Maybe a -> Maybe b -> Maybe b Source # return :: a -> Maybe a Source #
Monad Solo Source #	Since: base-4.15
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods (>>=) :: Solo a -> (a -> Solo b) -> Solo b Source # (>>) :: Solo a -> Solo b -> Solo b Source # return :: a -> Solo a Source #
Monad [] Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods (>>=) :: [a] -> (a -> [b]) -> [b] Source # (>>) :: [a] -> [b] -> [b] Source # return :: a -> [a] Source #
Monad m => Monad (WrappedMonad m) Source #	Since: base-4.7.0.0
Instance details Defined in Control.Applicative Methods (>>=) :: WrappedMonad m a -> (a -> WrappedMonad m b) -> WrappedMonad m b Source # (>>) :: WrappedMonad m a -> WrappedMonad m b -> WrappedMonad m b Source # return :: a -> WrappedMonad m a Source #
ArrowApply a => Monad (ArrowMonad a) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Arrow Methods (>>=) :: ArrowMonad a a0 -> (a0 -> ArrowMonad a b) -> ArrowMonad a b Source # (>>) :: ArrowMonad a a0 -> ArrowMonad a b -> ArrowMonad a b Source # return :: a0 -> ArrowMonad a a0 Source #
Monad (ST s) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Monad.ST.Lazy.Imp Methods (>>=) :: ST s a -> (a -> ST s b) -> ST s b Source # (>>) :: ST s a -> ST s b -> ST s b Source # return :: a -> ST s a Source #
Monad (Either e) Source #	Since: base-4.4.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Either Methods (>>=) :: Either e a -> (a -> Either e b) -> Either e b Source # (>>) :: Either e a -> Either e b -> Either e b Source # return :: a -> Either e a Source #
Monad (Proxy :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.7.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Proxy Methods (>>=) :: Proxy a -> (a -> Proxy b) -> Proxy b Source # (>>) :: Proxy a -> Proxy b -> Proxy b Source # return :: a -> Proxy a Source #
Monad (U1 :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods (>>=) :: U1 a -> (a -> U1 b) -> U1 b Source # (>>) :: U1 a -> U1 b -> U1 b Source # return :: a -> U1 a Source #
Monad (ST s) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.ST Methods (>>=) :: ST s a -> (a -> ST s b) -> ST s b Source # (>>) :: ST s a -> ST s b -> ST s b Source # return :: a -> ST s a Source #
Monoid a => Monad ((,) a) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods (>>=) :: (a, a0) -> (a0 -> (a, b)) -> (a, b) Source # (>>) :: (a, a0) -> (a, b) -> (a, b) Source # return :: a0 -> (a, a0) Source #
Monad m => Monad (Kleisli m a) Source #	Since: base-4.14.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Arrow Methods (>>=) :: Kleisli m a a0 -> (a0 -> Kleisli m a b) -> Kleisli m a b Source # (>>) :: Kleisli m a a0 -> Kleisli m a b -> Kleisli m a b Source # return :: a0 -> Kleisli m a a0 Source #
Monad m => Monad (StateT s m) Source #	Since: base-4.18.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Utils Methods (>>=) :: StateT s m a -> (a -> StateT s m b) -> StateT s m b Source # (>>) :: StateT s m a -> StateT s m b -> StateT s m b Source # return :: a -> StateT s m a Source #
Monad f => Monad (Ap f) Source #	Since: base-4.12.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Monoid Methods (>>=) :: Ap f a -> (a -> Ap f b) -> Ap f b Source # (>>) :: Ap f a -> Ap f b -> Ap f b Source # return :: a -> Ap f a Source #
Monad f => Monad (Alt f) Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods (>>=) :: Alt f a -> (a -> Alt f b) -> Alt f b Source # (>>) :: Alt f a -> Alt f b -> Alt f b Source # return :: a -> Alt f a Source #
Monad f => Monad (Rec1 f) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods (>>=) :: Rec1 f a -> (a -> Rec1 f b) -> Rec1 f b Source # (>>) :: Rec1 f a -> Rec1 f b -> Rec1 f b Source # return :: a -> Rec1 f a Source #
(Monoid a, Monoid b) => Monad ((,,) a b) Source #	Since: base-4.14.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods (>>=) :: (a, b, a0) -> (a0 -> (a, b, b0)) -> (a, b, b0) Source # (>>) :: (a, b, a0) -> (a, b, b0) -> (a, b, b0) Source # return :: a0 -> (a, b, a0) Source #
(Monad f, Monad g) => Monad (Product f g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Functor.Product Methods (>>=) :: Product f g a -> (a -> Product f g b) -> Product f g b Source # (>>) :: Product f g a -> Product f g b -> Product f g b Source # return :: a -> Product f g a Source #
(Monad f, Monad g) => Monad (f :*: g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods (>>=) :: (f :: g) a -> (a -> (f :: g) b) -> (f :: g) b Source # (>>) :: (f :: g) a -> (f :: g) b -> (f :: g) b Source # return :: a -> (f :*: g) a Source #
(Monoid a, Monoid b, Monoid c) => Monad ((,,,) a b c) Source #	Since: base-4.14.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods (>>=) :: (a, b, c, a0) -> (a0 -> (a, b, c, b0)) -> (a, b, c, b0) Source # (>>) :: (a, b, c, a0) -> (a, b, c, b0) -> (a, b, c, b0) Source # return :: a0 -> (a, b, c, a0) Source #
Monad ((->) r) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods (>>=) :: (r -> a) -> (a -> r -> b) -> r -> b Source # (>>) :: (r -> a) -> (r -> b) -> r -> b Source # return :: a -> r -> a Source #
Monad f => Monad (M1 i c f) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods (>>=) :: M1 i c f a -> (a -> M1 i c f b) -> M1 i c f b Source # (>>) :: M1 i c f a -> M1 i c f b -> M1 i c f b Source # return :: a -> M1 i c f a Source #

class Monad m => MonadFail (m :: Type -> Type) where Source #

When a value is bound in do-notation, the pattern on the left hand side of <- might not match. In this case, this class provides a function to recover.

A Monad without a MonadFail instance may only be used in conjunction with pattern that always match, such as newtypes, tuples, data types with only a single data constructor, and irrefutable patterns (~pat).

Instances of MonadFail should satisfy the following law: fail s should be a left zero for >>=,

fail s >>= f  =  fail s

If your Monad is also MonadPlus, a popular definition is

fail _ = mzero

fail s should be an action that runs in the monad itself, not an exception (except in instances of MonadIO). In particular, fail should not be implemented in terms of error.

Since: base-4.9.0.0

Methods

fail :: String -> m a Source #

Instances

Instances details

MonadFail Q Source #
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.TH.Syntax Methods fail :: String -> Q a Source #
MonadFail P Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP Methods fail :: String -> P a Source #
MonadFail ReadP Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP Methods fail :: String -> ReadP a Source #
MonadFail ReadPrec Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadPrec Methods fail :: String -> ReadPrec a Source #
MonadFail IO Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Monad.Fail Methods fail :: String -> IO a Source #
MonadFail Maybe Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Monad.Fail Methods fail :: String -> Maybe a Source #
MonadFail [] Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Monad.Fail Methods fail :: String -> [a] Source #
MonadFail f => MonadFail (Ap f) Source #	Since: base-4.12.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Monoid Methods fail :: String -> Ap f a Source #

class (Alternative m, Monad m) => MonadPlus (m :: Type -> Type) where Source #

Monads that also support choice and failure.

Minimal complete definition

Nothing

Methods

mzero :: m a Source #

The identity of mplus. It should also satisfy the equations

mzero >>= f  =  mzero
v >> mzero   =  mzero

The default definition is

mzero = empty

mplus :: m a -> m a -> m a Source #

An associative operation. The default definition is

mplus = (<|>)

Instances

Instances details

MonadPlus STM Source #	Takes the first non-`retry`ing `STM` action. Since: base-4.3.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Conc.Sync Methods mzero :: STM a Source # mplus :: STM a -> STM a -> STM a Source #
MonadPlus P Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP Methods mzero :: P a Source # mplus :: P a -> P a -> P a Source #
MonadPlus ReadP Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP Methods mzero :: ReadP a Source # mplus :: ReadP a -> ReadP a -> ReadP a Source #
MonadPlus ReadPrec Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadPrec Methods mzero :: ReadPrec a Source # mplus :: ReadPrec a -> ReadPrec a -> ReadPrec a Source #
MonadPlus IO Source #	Takes the first non-throwing `IO` action's result. `mzero` throws an exception. Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods mzero :: IO a Source # mplus :: IO a -> IO a -> IO a Source #
MonadPlus Maybe Source #	Picks the leftmost `Just` value, or, alternatively, `Nothing`. Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods mzero :: Maybe a Source # mplus :: Maybe a -> Maybe a -> Maybe a Source #
MonadPlus [] Source #	Combines lists by concatenation, starting from the empty list. Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods mzero :: [a] Source # mplus :: [a] -> [a] -> [a] Source #
(ArrowApply a, ArrowPlus a) => MonadPlus (ArrowMonad a) Source #	Since: base-4.6.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Arrow Methods mzero :: ArrowMonad a a0 Source # mplus :: ArrowMonad a a0 -> ArrowMonad a a0 -> ArrowMonad a a0 Source #
MonadPlus (Proxy :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Proxy Methods mzero :: Proxy a Source # mplus :: Proxy a -> Proxy a -> Proxy a Source #
MonadPlus (U1 :: Type -> Type) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods mzero :: U1 a Source # mplus :: U1 a -> U1 a -> U1 a Source #
MonadPlus m => MonadPlus (Kleisli m a) Source #	Since: base-4.14.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Arrow Methods mzero :: Kleisli m a a0 Source # mplus :: Kleisli m a a0 -> Kleisli m a a0 -> Kleisli m a a0 Source #
MonadPlus f => MonadPlus (Ap f) Source #	Since: base-4.12.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Monoid Methods mzero :: Ap f a Source # mplus :: Ap f a -> Ap f a -> Ap f a Source #
MonadPlus f => MonadPlus (Alt f) Source #	Since: base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods mzero :: Alt f a Source # mplus :: Alt f a -> Alt f a -> Alt f a Source #
MonadPlus f => MonadPlus (Rec1 f) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods mzero :: Rec1 f a Source # mplus :: Rec1 f a -> Rec1 f a -> Rec1 f a Source #
(MonadPlus f, MonadPlus g) => MonadPlus (Product f g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Functor.Product Methods mzero :: Product f g a Source # mplus :: Product f g a -> Product f g a -> Product f g a Source #
(MonadPlus f, MonadPlus g) => MonadPlus (f :*: g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods mzero :: (f :: g) a Source # mplus :: (f :: g) a -> (f :: g) a -> (f :: g) a Source #
MonadPlus f => MonadPlus (M1 i c f) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods mzero :: M1 i c f a Source # mplus :: M1 i c f a -> M1 i c f a -> M1 i c f a Source #

Functions

Naming conventions

The functions in this module use the following naming conventions:

A postfix 'M' always stands for a function in the Kleisli category: The monad type constructor m is added to function results (modulo currying) and nowhere else. So, for example,

filter  ::              (a ->   Bool) -> [a] ->   [a]
filterM :: (Monad m) => (a -> m Bool) -> [a] -> m [a]

A postfix '_' changes the result type from (m a) to (m ()). Thus, for example:

sequence  :: Monad m => [m a] -> m [a]
sequence_ :: Monad m => [m a] -> m ()

A prefix 'm' generalizes an existing function to a monadic form. Thus, for example:

filter  ::                (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [a]
mfilter :: MonadPlus m => (a -> Bool) -> m a -> m a

mapM :: (Traversable t, Monad m) => (a -> m b) -> t a -> m (t b) Source #

Map each element of a structure to a monadic action, evaluate these actions from left to right, and collect the results. For a version that ignores the results see mapM_.

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mapM is literally a traverse with a type signature restricted to Monad. Its implementation may be more efficient due to additional power of Monad.

mapM_ :: (Foldable t, Monad m) => (a -> m b) -> t a -> m () Source #

Map each element of a structure to a monadic action, evaluate these actions from left to right, and ignore the results. For a version that doesn't ignore the results see mapM.

mapM_ is just like traverse_, but specialised to monadic actions.

forM :: (Traversable t, Monad m) => t a -> (a -> m b) -> m (t b) Source #

forM is mapM with its arguments flipped. For a version that ignores the results see forM_.

forM_ :: (Foldable t, Monad m) => t a -> (a -> m b) -> m () Source #

forM_ is mapM_ with its arguments flipped. For a version that doesn't ignore the results see forM.

forM_ is just like for_, but specialised to monadic actions.

sequence :: (Traversable t, Monad m) => t (m a) -> m (t a) Source #

Evaluate each monadic action in the structure from left to right, and collect the results. For a version that ignores the results see sequence_.

Examples

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Basic usage:

The first two examples are instances where the input and and output of sequence are isomorphic.

>>> sequence $ Right [1,2,3,4]
[Right 1,Right 2,Right 3,Right 4]

>>> sequence $ [Right 1,Right 2,Right 3,Right 4]
Right [1,2,3,4]

The following examples demonstrate short circuit behavior for sequence.

>>> sequence $ Left [1,2,3,4]
Left [1,2,3,4]

>>> sequence $ [Left 0, Right 1,Right 2,Right 3,Right 4]
Left 0

sequence_ :: (Foldable t, Monad m) => t (m a) -> m () Source #

Evaluate each monadic action in the structure from left to right, and ignore the results. For a version that doesn't ignore the results see sequence.

sequence_ is just like sequenceA_, but specialised to monadic actions.

(=<<) :: Monad m => (a -> m b) -> m a -> m b infixr 1 Source #

Same as >>=, but with the arguments interchanged.

as >>= f == f =<< as

(>=>) :: Monad m => (a -> m b) -> (b -> m c) -> a -> m c infixr 1 Source #

Left-to-right composition of Kleisli arrows.

'(bs >=> cs) a' can be understood as the do expression

do b <- bs a
   cs b

or in terms of (>>=) as

bs a >>= cs

(<=<) :: Monad m => (b -> m c) -> (a -> m b) -> a -> m c infixr 1 Source #

Right-to-left composition of Kleisli arrows. (>=>), with the arguments flipped.

Note how this operator resembles function composition (.):

(.)   ::            (b ->   c) -> (a ->   b) -> a ->   c
(<=<) :: Monad m => (b -> m c) -> (a -> m b) -> a -> m c

forever :: Applicative f => f a -> f b Source #

Repeat an action indefinitely.

Examples

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A common use of forever is to process input from network sockets, Handles, and channels (e.g. MVar and Chan).

For example, here is how we might implement an echo server, using forever both to listen for client connections on a network socket and to echo client input on client connection handles:

echoServer :: Socket -> IO ()
echoServer socket = forever $ do
  client <- accept socket
  forkFinally (echo client) (\_ -> hClose client)
  where
    echo :: Handle -> IO ()
    echo client = forever $
      hGetLine client >>= hPutStrLn client

Note that "forever" isn't necessarily non-terminating. If the action is in a MonadPlus and short-circuits after some number of iterations. then forever actually returns mzero, effectively short-circuiting its caller.

void :: Functor f => f a -> f () Source #

void value discards or ignores the result of evaluation, such as the return value of an IO action.

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Replace the contents of a Maybe Int with unit:

>>> void Nothing
Nothing

>>> void (Just 3)
Just ()

Replace the contents of an Either Int Int with unit, resulting in an Either Int ():

>>> void (Left 8675309)
Left 8675309

>>> void (Right 8675309)
Right ()

Replace every element of a list with unit:

>>> void [1,2,3]
[(),(),()]

Replace the second element of a pair with unit:

>>> void (1,2)
(1,())

Discard the result of an IO action:

>>> mapM print [1,2]
1
2
[(),()]

>>> void $ mapM print [1,2]
1
2

Generalisations of list functions

join :: Monad m => m (m a) -> m a Source #

The join function is the conventional monad join operator. It is used to remove one level of monadic structure, projecting its bound argument into the outer level.

'join bss' can be understood as the do expression

do bs <- bss
   bs

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>>> join [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]]
[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]

>>> join (Just (Just 3))
Just 3

A common use of join is to run an IO computation returned from an STM transaction, since STM transactions can't perform IO directly. Recall that

atomically :: STM a -> IO a

is used to run STM transactions atomically. So, by specializing the types of atomically and join to

atomically :: STM (IO b) -> IO (IO b)
join       :: IO (IO b)  -> IO b

we can compose them as

join . atomically :: STM (IO b) -> IO b

to run an STM transaction and the IO action it returns.

msum :: (Foldable t, MonadPlus m) => t (m a) -> m a Source #

The sum of a collection of actions using (<|>), generalizing concat.

msum is just like asum, but specialised to MonadPlus.

Examples

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Basic usage, using the MonadPlus instance for Maybe:

>>> msum [Just "Hello", Nothing, Just "World"]
Just "Hello"

mfilter :: MonadPlus m => (a -> Bool) -> m a -> m a Source #

Direct MonadPlus equivalent of filter.

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The filter function is just mfilter specialized to the list monad:

filter = ( mfilter :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [a] )

An example using mfilter with the Maybe monad:

>>> mfilter odd (Just 1)
Just 1
>>> mfilter odd (Just 2)
Nothing

filterM :: Applicative m => (a -> m Bool) -> [a] -> m [a] Source #

This generalizes the list-based filter function.

runIdentity (filterM (Identity . p) xs) == filter p xs

Examples

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>>> filterM (\x -> do
      putStrLn ("Keep: " ++ show x ++ "?")
      answer <- getLine
      pure (answer == "y"))
    [1, 2, 3]
Keep: 1?
y
Keep: 2?
n
Keep: 3?
y
[1,3]

>>> filterM (\x -> do
      putStr (show x)
      x' <- readLn
      pure (x == x'))
    [1, 2, 3]
12
22
33
[2,3]

mapAndUnzipM :: Applicative m => (a -> m (b, c)) -> [a] -> m ([b], [c]) Source #

The mapAndUnzipM function maps its first argument over a list, returning the result as a pair of lists. This function is mainly used with complicated data structures or a state monad.

zipWithM :: Applicative m => (a -> b -> m c) -> [a] -> [b] -> m [c] Source #

The zipWithM function generalizes zipWith to arbitrary applicative functors.

zipWithM_ :: Applicative m => (a -> b -> m c) -> [a] -> [b] -> m () Source #

zipWithM_ is the extension of zipWithM which ignores the final result.

foldM :: (Foldable t, Monad m) => (b -> a -> m b) -> b -> t a -> m b Source #

The foldM function is analogous to foldl, except that its result is encapsulated in a monad. Note that foldM works from left-to-right over the list arguments. This could be an issue where (>>) and the `folded function' are not commutative.

foldM f a1 [x1, x2, ..., xm]

==

do
  a2 <- f a1 x1
  a3 <- f a2 x2
  ...
  f am xm

If right-to-left evaluation is required, the input list should be reversed.

Note: foldM is the same as foldlM

foldM_ :: (Foldable t, Monad m) => (b -> a -> m b) -> b -> t a -> m () Source #

Like foldM, but discards the result.

replicateM :: Applicative m => Int -> m a -> m [a] Source #

replicateM n act performs the action act n times, and then returns the list of results.

replicateM n (pure x) == replicate n x

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>>> replicateM 3 getLine
hi
heya
hiya
["hi","heya","hiya"]

>>> import Control.Monad.State
>>> runState (replicateM 3 $ state $ \s -> (s, s + 1)) 1
([1,2,3],4)

replicateM_ :: Applicative m => Int -> m a -> m () Source #

Like replicateM, but discards the result.

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>>> replicateM_ 3 (putStr "a")
aaa

Conditional execution of monadic expressions

guard :: Alternative f => Bool -> f () Source #

Conditional failure of Alternative computations. Defined by

guard True  = pure ()
guard False = empty

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Common uses of guard include conditionally signalling an error in an error monad and conditionally rejecting the current choice in an Alternative-based parser.

As an example of signalling an error in the error monad Maybe, consider a safe division function safeDiv x y that returns Nothing when the denominator y is zero and Just (x `div` y) otherwise. For example:

>>> safeDiv 4 0
Nothing

>>> safeDiv 4 2
Just 2

A definition of safeDiv using guards, but not guard:

safeDiv :: Int -> Int -> Maybe Int
safeDiv x y | y /= 0    = Just (x `div` y)
            | otherwise = Nothing

A definition of safeDiv using guard and Monad do-notation:

safeDiv :: Int -> Int -> Maybe Int
safeDiv x y = do
  guard (y /= 0)
  return (x `div` y)

when :: Applicative f => Bool -> f () -> f () Source #

Conditional execution of Applicative expressions. For example,

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when debug (putStrLn "Debugging")

will output the string Debugging if the Boolean value debug is True, and otherwise do nothing.

>>> putStr "pi:" >> when False (print 3.14159)
pi:

unless :: Applicative f => Bool -> f () -> f () Source #

The reverse of when.

Examples

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>>> do x <- getLine
       unless (x == "hi") (putStrLn "hi!")
comingupwithexamplesisdifficult
hi!

>>> unless (pi > exp 1) Nothing
Just ()

Monadic lifting operators

liftM :: Monad m => (a1 -> r) -> m a1 -> m r Source #

Promote a function to a monad. This is equivalent to fmap but specialised to Monads.

liftM2 :: Monad m => (a1 -> a2 -> r) -> m a1 -> m a2 -> m r Source #

Promote a function to a monad, scanning the monadic arguments from left to right.

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>>> liftM2 (+) [0,1] [0,2]
[0,2,1,3]

>>> liftM2 (+) (Just 1) Nothing
Nothing

>>> liftM2 (+) (+ 3) (* 2) 5
18

liftM3 :: Monad m => (a1 -> a2 -> a3 -> r) -> m a1 -> m a2 -> m a3 -> m r Source #

Promote a function to a monad, scanning the monadic arguments from left to right (cf. liftM2).

liftM4 :: Monad m => (a1 -> a2 -> a3 -> a4 -> r) -> m a1 -> m a2 -> m a3 -> m a4 -> m r Source #

Promote a function to a monad, scanning the monadic arguments from left to right (cf. liftM2).

liftM5 :: Monad m => (a1 -> a2 -> a3 -> a4 -> a5 -> r) -> m a1 -> m a2 -> m a3 -> m a4 -> m a5 -> m r Source #

Promote a function to a monad, scanning the monadic arguments from left to right (cf. liftM2).

ap :: Monad m => m (a -> b) -> m a -> m b Source #

In many situations, the liftM operations can be replaced by uses of ap, which promotes function application.

return f `ap` x1 `ap` ... `ap` xn

is equivalent to

liftM<n> f x1 x2 ... xn

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>>> pure (\x y z -> x + y * z) `ap` Just 1 `ap` Just 5 `ap` Just 10
Just 51

Strict monadic functions

(<$!>) :: Monad m => (a -> b) -> m a -> m b infixl 4 Source #

Strict version of <$>.

Since: base-4.8.0.0