rust/src/libcore/either.rs

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/*
Module: either
A type that represents one of two alternatives
*/
/*
Tag: t
The either type
*/
tag t<T, U> {
/* Variant: left */
left(T);
/* Variant: right */
right(U);
}
/* Section: Operations */
/*
Function: either
Applies a function based on the given either value
If `value` is left(T) then `f_left` is applied to its contents, if
`value` is right(U) then `f_right` is applied to its contents, and
the result is returned.
*/
fn either<T, U,
V>(f_left: block(T) -> V, f_right: block(U) -> V, value: t<T, U>) ->
V {
alt value { left(l) { f_left(l) } right(r) { f_right(r) } }
}
/*
Function: lefts
Extracts from a vector of either all the left values.
*/
fn lefts<copy T, U>(eithers: [t<T, U>]) -> [T] {
let result: [T] = [];
for elt: t<T, U> in eithers {
alt elt { left(l) { result += [l]; } _ {/* fallthrough */ } }
}
ret result;
}
/*
Function: rights
Extracts from a vector of either all the right values
*/
fn rights<T, copy U>(eithers: [t<T, U>]) -> [U] {
let result: [U] = [];
for elt: t<T, U> in eithers {
alt elt { right(r) { result += [r]; } _ {/* fallthrough */ } }
}
ret result;
}
/*
Function: partition
Extracts from a vector of either all the left values and right values
Returns a structure containing a vector of left values and a vector of
right values.
*/
fn partition<copy T, copy U>(eithers: [t<T, U>])
-> {lefts: [T], rights: [U]} {
let lefts: [T] = [];
let rights: [U] = [];
for elt: t<T, U> in eithers {
alt elt { left(l) { lefts += [l]; } right(r) { rights += [r]; } }
}
ret {lefts: lefts, rights: rights};
}
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