List.choose<'T,'U> Function (F#)
Applies the given function f to each element x of the list. Returns the list comprised of the results for each element where the function returns Some(f(x)).
Namespace/Module Path: Microsoft.FSharp.Collections.List
Assembly: FSharp.Core (in FSharp.Core.dll)
// Signature:
List.choose : ('T -> 'U option) -> 'T list -> 'U list
// Usage:
List.choose chooser list
Parameters
chooser
Type: 'T -> 'U optionThe function to generate options from the elements.
list
Type: 'T listThe input list.
Return Value
The list comprising the values selected from the chooser function.
Remarks
This function is named Choose in compiled assemblies. If you are accessing the function from a language other than F#, or through reflection, use this name.
Example
The following code demonstrates the use of List.choose to select capitalized words out of a list of words.
let listWords = [ "and"; "Rome"; "Bob"; "apple"; "zebra" ]
let isCapitalized (string1:string) = System.Char.IsUpper string1.[0]
let results = List.choose (fun elem ->
match elem with
| elem when isCapitalized elem -> Some(elem + "'s")
| _ -> None) listWords
printfn "%A" results
Output
["Rome's"; "Bob's"]
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