/Prelude-v16.0.0/List/iterate

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Examples

  iterate 10 Natural (λ(x : Natural) → x * 2) 1
≡ [ 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 ]
iterate 0 Natural (λ(x : Natural) → x * 2) 1 ≡ ([] : List Natural)

Source

{-
Generate a list of the specified length given a seed value and transition
function
-}
let iterate
: Natural → ∀(a : Type) → (a → a) → a → List a
= λ(n : Natural)
→ λ(a : Type)
→ λ(f : aa)
→ λ(x : a)
→ List/build
a
( λ(list : Type)
→ λ(cons : alistlist)
→ List/fold
{ index : Natural, value : {} }
( List/indexed
{}
( List/build
{}
( λ(list : Type)
→ λ(cons : {} → listlist)
→ Natural/fold n list (cons {=})
)
)
)
list
( λ(y : { index : Natural, value : {} })
cons (Natural/fold y.index a f x)
)
)

let example0 =
assert
: iterate 10 Natural (λ(x : Natural) → x * 2) 1
≡ [ 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 ]

let example1 =
assert
: iterate 0 Natural (λ(x : Natural) → x * 2) 1 ≡ ([] : List Natural)

in iterate