.TH "Stdlib.Result" 3o 2023-09-18 OCamldoc "OCaml library"
.SH NAME
Stdlib.Result \- no description
.SH Module
Module   Stdlib.Result
.SH Documentation
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Module
.BI "Result"
 : 
.B (module Stdlib__Result)

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.PP
.SS Results

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.I type 
.B ('a, 'e)
.I t 
= 
.B ('a, 'e) result
=
 | Ok
.B of 
.B 'a
 | Error
.B of 
.B 'e
 
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The type for result values\&. Either a value 
.ft B
Ok v
.ft R
or an error 
.ft B
Error e
.ft R
\&.

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.I val ok 
: 
.B 'a -> ('a, 'e) result
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.ft B
ok v
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok v
.ft R
\&.

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.I val error 
: 
.B 'e -> ('a, 'e) result
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.ft B
error e
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Error e
.ft R
\&.

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.I val value 
: 
.B ('a, 'e) result -> default:'a -> 'a
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.ft B
value r ~default
.ft R
is 
.ft B
v
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok v
.ft R
and 
.ft B
default
.ft R
otherwise\&.

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.I val get_ok 
: 
.B ('a, 'e) result -> 'a
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.ft B
get_ok r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
v
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok v
.ft R
and raise otherwise\&.

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.B "Raises Invalid_argument"
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Error _
.ft R
\&.

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.I val get_error 
: 
.B ('a, 'e) result -> 'e
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.ft B
get_error r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
e
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Error e
.ft R
and raise otherwise\&.

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.B "Raises Invalid_argument"
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok _
.ft R
\&.

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.I val bind 
: 
.B ('a, 'e) result ->
.B   ('a -> ('b, 'e) result) -> ('b, 'e) result
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.ft B
bind r f
.ft R
is 
.ft B
f v
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok v
.ft R
and 
.ft B
r
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Error _
.ft R
\&.

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.I val join 
: 
.B (('a, 'e) result, 'e) result -> ('a, 'e) result
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.ft B
join rr
.ft R
is 
.ft B
r
.ft R
if 
.ft B
rr
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok r
.ft R
and 
.ft B
rr
.ft R
if 
.ft B
rr
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Error _
.ft R
\&.

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.I val map 
: 
.B ('a -> 'b) -> ('a, 'e) result -> ('b, 'e) result
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.ft B
map f r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok (f v)
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok v
.ft R
and 
.ft B
r
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Error _
.ft R
\&.

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.I val map_error 
: 
.B ('e -> 'f) -> ('a, 'e) result -> ('a, 'f) result
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.ft B
map_error f r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Error (f e)
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Error e
.ft R
and 
.ft B
r
.ft R
if
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok _
.ft R
\&.

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.I val fold 
: 
.B ok:('a -> 'c) -> error:('e -> 'c) -> ('a, 'e) result -> 'c
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.ft B
fold ~ok ~error r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
ok v
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok v
.ft R
and 
.ft B
error e
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Error e
.ft R
\&.

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.I val iter 
: 
.B ('a -> unit) -> ('a, 'e) result -> unit
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.ft B
iter f r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
f v
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok v
.ft R
and 
.ft B
()
.ft R
otherwise\&.

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.I val iter_error 
: 
.B ('e -> unit) -> ('a, 'e) result -> unit
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.ft B
iter_error f r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
f e
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Error e
.ft R
and 
.ft B
()
.ft R
otherwise\&.

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.SS Predicates and comparisons

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.I val is_ok 
: 
.B ('a, 'e) result -> bool
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.ft B
is_ok r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
true
.ft R
if and only if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok _
.ft R
\&.

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.I val is_error 
: 
.B ('a, 'e) result -> bool
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.ft B
is_error r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
true
.ft R
if and only if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Error _
.ft R
\&.

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.I val equal 
: 
.B ok:('a -> 'a -> bool) ->
.B   error:('e -> 'e -> bool) ->
.B   ('a, 'e) result -> ('a, 'e) result -> bool
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.ft B
equal ~ok ~error r0 r1
.ft R
tests equality of 
.ft B
r0
.ft R
and 
.ft B
r1
.ft R
using 
.ft B
ok
.ft R
and 
.ft B
error
.ft R
to respectively compare values wrapped by 
.ft B
Ok _
.ft R
and
.ft B
Error _
.ft R
\&.

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.I val compare 
: 
.B ok:('a -> 'a -> int) ->
.B   error:('e -> 'e -> int) ->
.B   ('a, 'e) result -> ('a, 'e) result -> int
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.ft B
compare ~ok ~error r0 r1
.ft R
totally orders 
.ft B
r0
.ft R
and 
.ft B
r1
.ft R
using 
.ft B
ok
.ft R
and
.ft B
error
.ft R
to respectively compare values wrapped by 
.ft B
Ok _ 
.ft R
and 
.ft B
Error _
.ft R
\&.
.ft B
Ok _
.ft R
values are smaller than 
.ft B
Error _
.ft R
values\&.

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.SS Converting

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.I val to_option 
: 
.B ('a, 'e) result -> 'a option
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.ft B
to_option r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
r
.ft R
as an option, mapping 
.ft B
Ok v
.ft R
to 
.ft B
Some v
.ft R
and
.ft B
Error _
.ft R
to 
.ft B
None
.ft R
\&.

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.I val to_list 
: 
.B ('a, 'e) result -> 'a list
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.ft B
to_list r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
[v]
.ft R
if 
.ft B
r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
Ok v
.ft R
and 
.ft B
[]
.ft R
otherwise\&.

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.I val to_seq 
: 
.B ('a, 'e) result -> 'a Seq.t
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.ft B
to_seq r
.ft R
is 
.ft B
r
.ft R
as a sequence\&. 
.ft B
Ok v
.ft R
is the singleton sequence
containing 
.ft B
v
.ft R
and 
.ft B
Error _
.ft R
is the empty sequence\&.

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