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include module type of List
Compare the lengths of two lists. compare_lengths l1 l2
is equivalent to compare (length l1) (length l2)
, except that the computation stops after itering on the shortest list.
Compare the length of a list to an integer. compare_length_with l n
is equivalent to compare (length l) n
, except that the computation stops after at most n
iterations on the list.
Return the n
-th element of the given list. The first element (head of the list) is at position 0.
Return the n
-th element of the given list. The first element (head of the list) is at position 0. Return None
if the list is too short.
List.init len f
is [f 0; f 1; ...; f (len-1)]
, evaluated left to right.
Concatenate two lists. Same as the infix operator @
. Not tail-recursive (length of the first argument).
List.rev_append l1 l2
reverses l1
and concatenates it to l2
. This is equivalent to List.rev
l1 @ l2
, but rev_append
is tail-recursive and more efficient.
Concatenate a list of lists. The elements of the argument are all concatenated together (in the same order) to give the result. Not tail-recursive (length of the argument + length of the longest sub-list).
Iterators
Same as List.iter
, but the function is applied to the index of the element as first argument (counting from 0), and the element itself as second argument.
List.concat_map f l
gives the same result as List.concat
(
List.map
f l)
. Tail-recursive.
fold_left_map
is a combination of fold_left
and map
that threads an accumulator through calls to f
List.fold_left f a [b1; ...; bn]
is f (... (f (f a b1) b2) ...) bn
.
List.fold_right f [a1; ...; an] b
is f a1 (f a2 (... (f an b) ...))
. Not tail-recursive.
Iterators on two lists
List.iter2 f [a1; ...; an] [b1; ...; bn]
calls in turn f a1 b1; ...; f an bn
.
List.map2 f [a1; ...; an] [b1; ...; bn]
is [f a1 b1; ...; f an bn]
.
List.fold_left2 f a [b1; ...; bn] [c1; ...; cn]
is f (... (f (f a b1 c1) b2 c2) ...) bn cn
.
List.fold_right2 f [a1; ...; an] [b1; ...; bn] c
is f a1 b1 (f a2 b2 (... (f an bn c) ...))
.
List scanning
exists p [a1; ...; an]
checks if at least one element of the list satisfies the predicate p
. That is, it returns (p a1) || (p a2) || ... || (p an)
for a non-empty list and false
if the list is empty.
Same as List.for_all
, but for a two-argument predicate.
Same as List.exists
, but for a two-argument predicate.
Same as List.mem
, but uses physical equality instead of structural equality to compare list elements.
List searching
find_opt p l
returns the first element of the list l
that satisfies the predicate p
, or None
if there is no value that satisfies p
in the list l
.
find_map f l
applies f
to the elements of l
in order, and returns the first result of the form Some v
, or None
if none exist.
filter p l
returns all the elements of the list l
that satisfy the predicate p
. The order of the elements in the input list is preserved.
find_all
is another name for List.filter
.
Same as List.filter
, but the predicate is applied to the index of the element as first argument (counting from 0), and the element itself as second argument.
partition p l
returns a pair of lists (l1, l2)
, where l1
is the list of all the elements of l
that satisfy the predicate p
, and l2
is the list of all the elements of l
that do not satisfy p
. The order of the elements in the input list is preserved.
Association lists
assoc a l
returns the value associated with key a
in the list of pairs l
. That is, assoc a [ ...; (a,b); ...] = b
if (a,b)
is the leftmost binding of a
in list l
.
assoc_opt a l
returns the value associated with key a
in the list of pairs l
. That is, assoc_opt a [ ...; (a,b); ...] = b
if (a,b)
is the leftmost binding of a
in list l
. Returns None
if there is no value associated with a
in the list l
.
Same as List.assoc
, but uses physical equality instead of structural equality to compare keys.
Same as List.assoc_opt
, but uses physical equality instead of structural equality to compare keys.
Same as List.assoc
, but simply return true if a binding exists, and false if no bindings exist for the given key.
Same as List.mem_assoc
, but uses physical equality instead of structural equality to compare keys.
remove_assoc a l
returns the list of pairs l
without the first pair with key a
, if any. Not tail-recursive.
Same as List.remove_assoc
, but uses physical equality instead of structural equality to compare keys. Not tail-recursive.
Lists of pairs
Transform a list of pairs into a pair of lists: split [(a1,b1); ...; (an,bn)]
is ([a1; ...; an], [b1; ...; bn])
. Not tail-recursive.
Transform a pair of lists into a list of pairs: combine [a1; ...; an] [b1; ...; bn]
is [(a1,b1); ...; (an,bn)]
.
Sorting
Sort a list in increasing order according to a comparison function. The comparison function must return 0 if its arguments compare as equal, a positive integer if the first is greater, and a negative integer if the first is smaller (see Array.sort for a complete specification). For example, Stdlib.compare
is a suitable comparison function. The resulting list is sorted in increasing order. List.sort
is guaranteed to run in constant heap space (in addition to the size of the result list) and logarithmic stack space.
The current implementation uses Merge Sort. It runs in constant heap space and logarithmic stack space.
Same as List.sort
, but the sorting algorithm is guaranteed to be stable (i.e. elements that compare equal are kept in their original order) .
The current implementation uses Merge Sort. It runs in constant heap space and logarithmic stack space.
Same as List.sort
or List.stable_sort
, whichever is faster on typical input.
Same as List.sort
, but also remove duplicates.
Merge two lists: Assuming that l1
and l2
are sorted according to the comparison function cmp
, merge cmp l1 l2
will return a sorted list containing all the elements of l1
and l2
. If several elements compare equal, the elements of l1
will be before the elements of l2
. Not tail-recursive (sum of the lengths of the arguments).
Iterators
val of_seq : 'a Seq.t -> 'a list
Create a list from the iterator
module Seq : sig ... end
This is the lazy evaluated sequence module for OCaml 4.06 compatability. The signatures and comments are based on the standard OCaml library.
val for_all_or_error :
'a list ->
f:('a -> bool) ->
error:('a -> 'b) ->
(unit, 'b) result
Like zip
, but in the case of length mismatch it zips as many elements as possible and then ends.
val to_seq : 'a list -> 'a Seq.t
Turn a list into a lazily evaluated sequence. This is for ocaml 4.06 compatibility.
Create a tuple using the elements of two lists. Requires lists to be of equal length or fail.