arity
of a function is the number of arguments it requires. Currying
a function means to convert a function of N arity
into N functions of arity
1.
In other words, it restructures a function so it takes one argument, then returns another function that takes the next argument, and so on.
Here's an example:
//Un-curried functionThis is useful in your program if you can't supply all the arguments to a function at one time. You can save each function call into a variable, which will hold the returned function reference that takes the next argument when it's available. Here's an example using the
function unCurried(x, y) {
return x + y;
}
//Curried function
function curried(x) {
return function(y) {
return x + y;
}
}
curried(1)(2) // Returns 3
curried
function in the example above:
// Call a curried function in parts:Similarly,
var funcForY = curried(1);
console.log(funcForY(2)); // Prints 3
partial application
can be described as applying a few arguments to a function at a time and returning another function that is applied to more arguments.
Here's an example:
//Impartial function
function impartial(x, y, z) {
return x + y + z;
}
var partialFn = impartial.bind(this, 1, 2);
partialFn(10); // Returns 13
add
function so it uses currying to add parameters x
, y
, and z
.
add(10)(20)(30)
should return 60
.
testString: 'assert(add(10)(20)(30) === 60, ''add(10)(20)(30)
should return 60
.'');'
- text: add(1)(2)(3)
should return 6
.
testString: 'assert(add(1)(2)(3) === 6, ''add(1)(2)(3)
should return 6
.'');'
- text: add(11)(22)(33)
should return 66
.
testString: 'assert(add(11)(22)(33) === 66, ''add(11)(22)(33)
should return 66
.'');'
- text: Your code should include a final statement that returns x + y + z
.
testString: 'assert(code.match(/[xyz]\s*?\+\s*?[xyz]\s*?\+\s*?[xyz]/g), ''Your code should include a final statement that returns x + y + z
.'');'
```