Map/Select, Reduce/Aggregate Functionality

[bertpritchard]

My apologies if I've missed it in the documentation. I couldn't find any references to either map or reduce functionality. Is that something that is supported?

I tried using the C# approach:

Code: Select all

nums = List<of int>({1,2,3})
sum = nums.aggregate( do(a as int, b as int) = a + b)
print sum


However, I think that this would require an additional standard library extension method. Is that correct?

I'm very new to Cobra. So if I am missing something basic please be sure to let me know.

Thanks,
bp

[hopscc]

It should be supported through whatever C#/.Net do.

It's my impression that this would be done using LINQ capabilities and cobra currently has some issues with finding/recognising/exposing all the (static extension ?) methods that LINQ is built on

see LINQ Query expression
I dont know if there are work arounds for this yet or not...

[Charles]

It's two lines to sum:

# set up
nums = [1, 2, 3]  # inferred as List<of int>

# compute sum
sum = 0
for num in nums, sum += num

# output
trace sum, nums

Though I wouldn't mind if we had a single expression. Preferably one that worked with other aggregate functions (min, max, sum, avg).

Also, your subject references "Map/Select". We do that through for-expressions:

customers = for cust in customers where cust.hasBalance
squares = for n in nums get n**2

See ForExpression for details.

[bertpritchard]

Thanks! That's what I get for just skimming the for expression doc earlier. I was in the "once you've seen one for loop you've seen them all" mindset.

That functionality is what I was looking for. With the ability to call a function after the where and get, they are essentially filter and map.

I started thinking about reduce and I couldn't easily think of a case where I couldn't handle it neatly with a few lines of a for expression.

Thanks again!