Operators.( >> )<'T1,'T2,'T3> Function (F#)

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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 -> 'T2

    The first function to apply.

  • func2
    Type: 'T2 -> 'T3

    The 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 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2

Version Information

F# Core Library Versions

Supported in: 2.0, 4.0, Portable

See Also

Reference

Core.Operators Module (F#)

Microsoft.FSharp.Core Namespace (F#)