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Treat Option as Monoid if constructed with type that is a Monoid
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import scalaz._ | |
import Scalaz._ | |
implicit def OptionMonoid[A : Monoid]: Monoid[Option[A]] = new Monoid[Option[A]] { | |
def append(s1: Option[A], s2: => Option[A]) = for (x <- s1; y <- s2) yield implicitly[Monoid[A]].append(x, y) | |
val zero = Some(implicitly[Monoid[A]].zero) | |
} | |
val optionalNums = (1 to 10) map { some(_) } | |
optionalNums.asMA.sum.println | |
optionalNums: scala.collection.immutable.IndexedSeq[Option[Int]] = Vector(Some(1), Some(2), Some(3), Some(4), Some(5), Some(6), Some(7), Some(8), Some(9), Some(10)) | |
Some(55) |
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