Operators.( >> )<'T1,'T2,'T3> Function (F#)
Composes two functions, the function on the left being applied first
Namespace/Module Path: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators
Assembly: FSharp.Core (in FSharp.Core.dll)
// Signature:
( >> ) : ('T1 -> 'T2) -> ('T2 -> 'T3) -> 'T1 -> 'T3
// Usage:
func1 >> func2
Parameters
func1
Type: 'T1 -> 'T2The first function to apply.
func2
Type: 'T2 -> 'T3The second function to apply.
Return Value
The composition of the input functions.
Example
The following example demonstrates the use of the composition operator (>>).
let append1 string1 = string1 + ".append1"
let append2 string1 = string1 + ".append2"
// Composition of two functions.
let appendBoth = append1 >> append2
printfn "%s" (appendBoth "abc")
// Composition of three functions.
let append3 string1 = string1 + ".append3"
printfn "%s" ((append1 >> append2 >> append3) "abc")
// Composition of functions with more than one parameter.
let appendString (string1:string) (string2:string) = string1 + string2
let appendFileExtension extension =
appendString "." >> appendString extension
printfn "%s" (appendFileExtension "myfile" "txt")
abc.append1.append2 abc.append1.append2.append3 myfile.txt
Platforms
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2
Version Information
F# Runtime
Supported in: 2.0, 4.0
Silverlight
Supported in: 3