Here’s a little example of how to pass a Dart function into another function or method. The solution is basically a three-step process.
First, define a method that takes a function as a parameter, such as this exec method:
As a quick note, here’s an example of how to use the Kotlin sortedWith syntax with an anonymous function (lambda). Given this list of integers:
val list = listOf(7,3,5,9,1,3)
Here’s an example of how to use sortedWith using a Comparator and lambda:
As a quick note, here’s an example of the Kotlin sortedBy syntax. Given this list of strings:
val names = listOf("kim", "julia", "jim", "hala")
the comments after these examples show how the Kotlin sortedBy function works:
Problem: You want to eliminate repetitively passing variables into a Scala function by (a) passing common variables into the function to (b) create a new function that’s pre-loaded with those values, and then (c) use the new function, passing it only the unique variables it needs.
Solution: The classic example of a partially applied function begins with a simple sum function:
Problem: You want to define a Scala method that takes a function as a parameter, and that function may have one or more input parameters, and may also return a value.
Solution: Following the approach described in the previous recipe, define a method that takes a function as a parameter. Specify the function signature you expect to receive, and then execute that function inside the body of the method.
I don’t know if there’s a better way to do this, but I can confirm that this code works as a way to handle/capture keystroke combinations in JavaFX without having to use a menu/menubar:
As a quick note, if you ever need to call the invokeLater of the Java SwingUtilities class in Scala, you can pass it an anonymous function (lambda) like this:
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() => {
// your gui-updating code here, such as:
for (c <- newsControllers) c.updateContent()
})
(I haven’t worked with Java 8 lambdas too much, but I assume that the Java lambda syntax is similar to that.)
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This is a page from my book, Functional Programming, Simplified
“It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from others.”
Once you get into FP, you’ll quickly start hearing the terms “lambda” and “lambda calculus.” The goal of this chapter is to provide background information on where those names come from, and what they mean.