apply(Thing,Function) -- apply a function to an object with an iterator

Synopsis

• Function: apply

• Usage:

  apply(x, f)

• Inputs:
  • x, a thing, an instance of a class with the iterator method installed;
  • f, a function,
• Outputs:
  • an iterator,

Description

i1 : applyiter = apply(iterator "foo", toUpper)

o1 = iterator iterator "foo"

o1 : Iterator

i2 : next applyiter

o2 = F

i3 : next applyiter

o3 = O

i4 : next applyiter

o4 = O

i5 : next applyiter

o5 = StopIteration

o5 : Symbol

See also

• iterator -- get an iterator
• Iterator -- class for iterators
• next -- get the next object from an iterator
• StopIteration -- stop iteration
• select(Thing,Function) -- select elements from an object with an iterator