Monad

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class Applicative m => Monad m where

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 laws:

• return a >>= k  =  k a

• m >>= return  =  m

• m >>= (x -> k x >>= h)  =  (m >>= k) >>= h

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

• pure = return

• (<*>) = ap

The above laws imply:

• fmap f xs  =  xs >>= return . f

• (>>) = (*>)

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

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

Minimal complete definition

(>>=)

Instances

Monad []

Methods

(>>=) :: [a] -> (a -> [b]) -> [b]

(>>) :: [a] -> [b] -> [b]

return :: a -> [a]

fail :: String -> [a]

Monad Maybe

Methods

(>>=) :: Maybe a -> (a -> Maybe b) -> Maybe b

(>>) :: Maybe a -> Maybe b -> Maybe b

return :: a -> Maybe a

fail :: String -> Maybe a

Monad IO

Methods

(>>=) :: IO a -> (a -> IO b) -> IO b

(>>) :: IO a -> IO b -> IO b

return :: a -> IO a

fail :: String -> IO a

Monad U1

Methods

(>>=) :: U1 a -> (a -> U1 b) -> U1 b

(>>) :: U1 a -> U1 b -> U1 b

return :: a -> U1 a

fail :: String -> U1 a

Monad Par1

Methods

(>>=) :: Par1 a -> (a -> Par1 b) -> Par1 b

(>>) :: Par1 a -> Par1 b -> Par1 b

return :: a -> Par1 a

fail :: String -> Par1 a

Monad Identity

Methods

(>>=) :: Identity a -> (a -> Identity b) -> Identity b

(>>) :: Identity a -> Identity b -> Identity b

return :: a -> Identity a

fail :: String -> Identity a

Monad Min

Methods

(>>=) :: Min a -> (a -> Min b) -> Min b

(>>) :: Min a -> Min b -> Min b

return :: a -> Min a

fail :: String -> Min a

Monad Max

Methods

(>>=) :: Max a -> (a -> Max b) -> Max b

(>>) :: Max a -> Max b -> Max b

return :: a -> Max a

fail :: String -> Max a

Monad First

Methods

(>>=) :: First a -> (a -> First b) -> First b

(>>) :: First a -> First b -> First b

return :: a -> First a

fail :: String -> First a

Monad Last

Methods

(>>=) :: Last a -> (a -> Last b) -> Last b

(>>) :: Last a -> Last b -> Last b

return :: a -> Last a

fail :: String -> Last a

Monad Option

Methods

(>>=) :: Option a -> (a -> Option b) -> Option b

(>>) :: Option a -> Option b -> Option b

return :: a -> Option a

fail :: String -> Option a

Monad NonEmpty

Methods

(>>=) :: NonEmpty a -> (a -> NonEmpty b) -> NonEmpty b

(>>) :: NonEmpty a -> NonEmpty b -> NonEmpty b

return :: a -> NonEmpty a

fail :: String -> NonEmpty a

Monad Complex

Methods

(>>=) :: Complex a -> (a -> Complex b) -> Complex b

(>>) :: Complex a -> Complex b -> Complex b

return :: a -> Complex a

fail :: String -> Complex a

Monad STM

Methods

(>>=) :: STM a -> (a -> STM b) -> STM b

(>>) :: STM a -> STM b -> STM b

return :: a -> STM a

fail :: String -> STM a

Monad Dual

Methods

(>>=) :: Dual a -> (a -> Dual b) -> Dual b

(>>) :: Dual a -> Dual b -> Dual b

return :: a -> Dual a

fail :: String -> Dual a

Monad Sum

Methods

(>>=) :: Sum a -> (a -> Sum b) -> Sum b

(>>) :: Sum a -> Sum b -> Sum b

return :: a -> Sum a

fail :: String -> Sum a

Monad Product

Methods

(>>=) :: Product a -> (a -> Product b) -> Product b

(>>) :: Product a -> Product b -> Product b

return :: a -> Product a

fail :: String -> Product a

Monad First

Methods

(>>=) :: First a -> (a -> First b) -> First b

(>>) :: First a -> First b -> First b

return :: a -> First a

fail :: String -> First a

Monad Last

Methods

(>>=) :: Last a -> (a -> Last b) -> Last b

(>>) :: Last a -> Last b -> Last b

return :: a -> Last a

fail :: String -> Last a

Monad Put

Methods

(>>=) :: Put a -> (a -> Put b) -> Put b

(>>) :: Put a -> Put b -> Put b

return :: a -> Put a

fail :: String -> Put a

Monad Seq

Methods

(>>=) :: Seq a -> (a -> Seq b) -> Seq b

(>>) :: Seq a -> Seq b -> Seq b

return :: a -> Seq a

fail :: String -> Seq a

Monad ((->) r)

Methods

(>>=) :: (r -> a) -> (a -> r -> b) -> r -> b

(>>) :: (r -> a) -> (r -> b) -> r -> b

return :: a -> r -> a

fail :: String -> r -> a

Monad (Either e)

Methods

(>>=) :: Either e a -> (a -> Either e b) -> Either e b

(>>) :: Either e a -> Either e b -> Either e b

return :: a -> Either e a

fail :: String -> Either e a

Monad f => Monad (Rec1 f)

Methods

(>>=) :: Rec1 f a -> (a -> Rec1 f b) -> Rec1 f b

(>>) :: Rec1 f a -> Rec1 f b -> Rec1 f b

return :: a -> Rec1 f a

fail :: String -> Rec1 f a

Monoid a => Monad ((,) a)

Methods

(>>=) :: (a, a) -> (a -> (a, b)) -> (a, b)

(>>) :: (a, a) -> (a, b) -> (a, b)

return :: a -> (a, a)

fail :: String -> (a, a)

Monad m => Monad (WrappedMonad m)

Methods

(>>=) :: WrappedMonad m a -> (a -> WrappedMonad m b) -> WrappedMonad m b

(>>) :: WrappedMonad m a -> WrappedMonad m b -> WrappedMonad m b

return :: a -> WrappedMonad m a

fail :: String -> WrappedMonad m a

ArrowApply a => Monad (ArrowMonad a)

Methods

(>>=) :: ArrowMonad a a -> (a -> ArrowMonad a b) -> ArrowMonad a b

(>>) :: ArrowMonad a a -> ArrowMonad a b -> ArrowMonad a b

return :: a -> ArrowMonad a a

fail :: String -> ArrowMonad a a

Monad (Proxy *)

Methods

(>>=) :: Proxy * a -> (a -> Proxy * b) -> Proxy * b

(>>) :: Proxy * a -> Proxy * b -> Proxy * b

return :: a -> Proxy * a

fail :: String -> Proxy * a

Monad (State s)

Methods

(>>=) :: State s a -> (a -> State s b) -> State s b

(>>) :: State s a -> State s b -> State s b

return :: a -> State s a

fail :: String -> State s a

(Monad f, Monad g) => Monad ((:*:) f g)

Methods

(>>=) :: (f :*: g) a -> (a -> (f :*: g) b) -> (f :*: g) b

(>>) :: (f :*: g) a -> (f :*: g) b -> (f :*: g) b

return :: a -> (f :*: g) a

fail :: String -> (f :*: g) a

Monad f => Monad (Alt * f)

Methods

(>>=) :: Alt * f a -> (a -> Alt * f b) -> Alt * f b

(>>) :: Alt * f a -> Alt * f b -> Alt * f b

return :: a -> Alt * f a

fail :: String -> Alt * f a

(Monad m, Error e) => Monad (ErrorT e m)

Methods

(>>=) :: ErrorT e m a -> (a -> ErrorT e m b) -> ErrorT e m b

(>>) :: ErrorT e m a -> ErrorT e m b -> ErrorT e m b

return :: a -> ErrorT e m a

fail :: String -> ErrorT e m a

Monad f => Monad (M1 i c f)

Methods

(>>=) :: M1 i c f a -> (a -> M1 i c f b) -> M1 i c f b

(>>) :: M1 i c f a -> M1 i c f b -> M1 i c f b

return :: a -> M1 i c f a

fail :: String -> M1 i c f a

class (Alternative m, Monad m) => MonadPlus m where

Monads that also support choice and failure.

Minimal complete definition

Nothing

Instances

MonadPlus []

Methods

mzero :: [a]

mplus :: [a] -> [a] -> [a]

MonadPlus Maybe

Methods

mzero :: Maybe a

mplus :: Maybe a -> Maybe a -> Maybe a

MonadPlus IO

Methods

mzero :: IO a

mplus :: IO a -> IO a -> IO a

MonadPlus U1

Methods

mzero :: U1 a

mplus :: U1 a -> U1 a -> U1 a

MonadPlus Option

Methods

mzero :: Option a

mplus :: Option a -> Option a -> Option a

MonadPlus STM

Methods

mzero :: STM a

mplus :: STM a -> STM a -> STM a

MonadPlus Seq

Methods

mzero :: Seq a

mplus :: Seq a -> Seq a -> Seq a

MonadPlus f => MonadPlus (Rec1 f)

Methods

mzero :: Rec1 f a

mplus :: Rec1 f a -> Rec1 f a -> Rec1 f a

(ArrowApply a, ArrowPlus a) => MonadPlus (ArrowMonad a)

Methods

mzero :: ArrowMonad a a

mplus :: ArrowMonad a a -> ArrowMonad a a -> ArrowMonad a a

MonadPlus (Proxy *)

Methods

mzero :: Proxy * a

mplus :: Proxy * a -> Proxy * a -> Proxy * a

(MonadPlus f, MonadPlus g) => MonadPlus ((:*:) f g)

Methods

mzero :: (f :*: g) a

mplus :: (f :*: g) a -> (f :*: g) a -> (f :*: g) a

MonadPlus f => MonadPlus (Alt * f)

Methods

mzero :: Alt * f a

mplus :: Alt * f a -> Alt * f a -> Alt * f a

(Monad m, Error e) => MonadPlus (ErrorT e m)

Methods

mzero :: ErrorT e m a

mplus :: ErrorT e m a -> ErrorT e m a -> ErrorT e m a

MonadPlus f => MonadPlus (M1 i c f)

Methods

mzero :: M1 i c f a

mplus :: M1 i c f a -> M1 i c f a -> M1 i c f a

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

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

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

Left-to-right Kleisli composition of monads.

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

Right-to-left Kleisli composition of monads. (>=>), 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

(>>) :: Monad m => forall a b. m a -> m b -> m b

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

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

forever act repeats the action infinitely.

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

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.

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

Direct MonadPlus equivalent of filter filter = (mfilter:: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [a] applicable to any MonadPlus, for example mfilter odd (Just 1) == Just 1 mfilter odd (Just 2) == Nothing

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

This generalizes the list-based filter function.

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

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-transforming monad.

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

The zipWithM function generalizes zipWith to arbitrary applicative functors.

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

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

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 ()

Like foldM, but discards the result.

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

replicateM n act performs the action n times, gathering the results.

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

Like replicateM, but discards the result.

concatMapM :: Monad m => (a -> m [b]) -> [a] -> m [b]

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

guard b is pure () if b is True, and empty if b is False.

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

Conditional execution of Applicative expressions. For example,

when debug (putStrLn "Debugging")

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

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

The reverse of when.

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

Promote a function to a monad.

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

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

   liftM2 (+) [0,1] [0,2] = [0,2,1,3]
   liftM2 (+) (Just 1) Nothing = Nothing

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

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

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

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

liftM' :: Monad m => (a -> b) -> m a -> m b

liftM2' :: Monad m => (a -> b -> c) -> m a -> m b -> m c

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

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

      liftMn f x1 x2 ... xn

(<$!>) :: Monad m => (a -> b) -> m a -> m b