Copyright	(c) The University of Glasgow 2001
License	BSD-style (see the file libraries/base/LICENSE)
Maintainer	libraries@haskell.org
Stability	provisional
Portability	portable
Safe Haskell	Safe
Language	Haskell2010

Data.Functor

Description

A type f is a Functor if it provides a function fmap which, given any types a and b, lets you apply any function of type (a -> b) to turn an f a into an f b, preserving the structure of f.

Examples

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>>> fmap show (Just 1)  --  (a   -> b)      -> f a       -> f b
Just "1"                --  (Int -> String) -> Maybe Int -> Maybe String

>>> fmap show Nothing   --  (a   -> b)      -> f a       -> f b
Nothing                 --  (Int -> String) -> Maybe Int -> Maybe String

>>> fmap show [1,2,3]   --  (a   -> b)      -> f a       -> f b
["1","2","3"]           --  (Int -> String) -> [Int]     -> [String]

>>> fmap show []        --  (a   -> b)      -> f a       -> f b
[]                      --  (Int -> String) -> [Int]     -> [String]

The fmap function is also available as the infix operator <$>:

>>> fmap show (Just 1) --  (Int -> String) -> Maybe Int -> Maybe String
Just "1"

>>> show <$> (Just 1)  --  (Int -> String) -> Maybe Int -> Maybe String
Just "1"

Synopsis

class Functor (f :: Type -> Type) where
- fmap :: (a -> b) -> f a -> f b
- (<$) :: a -> f b -> f a
($>) :: Functor f => f a -> b -> f b
(<$>) :: Functor f => (a -> b) -> f a -> f b
(<&>) :: Functor f => f a -> (a -> b) -> f b
unzip :: Functor f => f (a, b) -> (f a, f b)
void :: Functor f => f a -> f ()

Documentation

class Functor (f :: Type -> Type) where Source #

A type f is a Functor if it provides a function fmap which, given any types a and b lets you apply any function from (a -> b) to turn an f a into an f b, preserving the structure of f. Furthermore f needs to adhere to the following:

Identity: fmap id == id
Composition: fmap (f . g) == fmap f . fmap g

Note, that the second law follows from the free theorem of the type fmap and the first law, so you need only check that the former condition holds. See these articles by School of Haskell or David Luposchainsky for an explanation.

Minimal complete definition

fmap

Methods

fmap :: (a -> b) -> f a -> f b Source #

fmap is used to apply a function of type (a -> b) to a value of type f a, where f is a functor, to produce a value of type f b. Note that for any type constructor with more than one parameter (e.g., Either), only the last type parameter can be modified with fmap (e.g., b in `Either a b`).

Some type constructors with two parameters or more have a Bifunctor instance that allows both the last and the penultimate parameters to be mapped over.

Examples

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Convert from a Maybe Int to a Maybe String using show:

>>> fmap show Nothing
Nothing
>>> fmap show (Just 3)
Just "3"

Convert from an Either Int Int to an Either Int String using show:

>>> fmap show (Left 17)
Left 17
>>> fmap show (Right 17)
Right "17"

Double each element of a list:

>>> fmap (*2) [1,2,3]
[2,4,6]

Apply even to the second element of a pair:

>>> fmap even (2,2)
(2,True)

It may seem surprising that the function is only applied to the last element of the tuple compared to the list example above which applies it to every element in the list. To understand, remember that tuples are type constructors with multiple type parameters: a tuple of 3 elements (a,b,c) can also be written (,,) a b c and its Functor instance is defined for Functor ((,,) a b) (i.e., only the third parameter is free to be mapped over with fmap).

It explains why fmap can be used with tuples containing values of different types as in the following example:

>>> fmap even ("hello", 1.0, 4)
("hello",1.0,True)

(<$) :: a -> f b -> f a infixl 4 Source #

Replace all locations in the input with the same value. The default definition is fmap . const, but this may be overridden with a more efficient version.

Examples

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Perform a computation with Maybe and replace the result with a constant value if it is Just:

>>> 'a' <$ Just 2
Just 'a'
>>> 'a' <$ Nothing
Nothing

Instances

Instances details

Functor Complex Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Complex Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Complex a -> Complex b Source # (<$) :: a -> Complex b -> Complex a Source #
Functor First Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> First a -> First b Source # (<$) :: a -> First b -> First a Source #
Functor Last Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Last a -> Last b Source # (<$) :: a -> Last b -> Last a Source #
Functor Max Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Max a -> Max b Source # (<$) :: a -> Max b -> Max a Source #
Functor Min Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Min a -> Min b Source # (<$) :: a -> Min b -> Min a Source #
Functor ArgDescr Source #	Since: base-4.7.0.0
Instance details Defined in System.Console.GetOpt Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ArgDescr a -> ArgDescr b Source # (<$) :: a -> ArgDescr b -> ArgDescr a Source #
Functor ArgOrder Source #	Since: base-4.7.0.0
Instance details Defined in System.Console.GetOpt Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ArgOrder a -> ArgOrder b Source # (<$) :: a -> ArgOrder b -> ArgOrder a Source #
Functor OptDescr Source #	Since: base-4.7.0.0
Instance details Defined in System.Console.GetOpt Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> OptDescr a -> OptDescr b Source # (<$) :: a -> OptDescr b -> OptDescr a Source #
Functor NonEmpty	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> NonEmpty a -> NonEmpty b Source # (<$) :: a -> NonEmpty b -> NonEmpty a Source #
Functor STM	@since base-4.3.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Conc.Sync Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> STM a -> STM b Source # (<$) :: a -> STM b -> STM a Source #
Functor Handler	@since base-4.6.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Exception Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Handler a -> Handler b Source # (<$) :: a -> Handler b -> Handler a Source #
Functor Identity	@since base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Identity Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Identity a -> Identity b Source # (<$) :: a -> Identity b -> Identity a Source #
Functor First	@since base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Monoid Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> First a -> First b Source # (<$) :: a -> First b -> First a Source #
Functor Last	@since base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Monoid Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Last a -> Last b Source # (<$) :: a -> Last b -> Last a Source #
Functor Down	@since base-4.11.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Ord Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Down a -> Down b Source # (<$) :: a -> Down b -> Down a Source #
Functor Dual	@since base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Dual a -> Dual b Source # (<$) :: a -> Dual b -> Dual a Source #
Functor Product	@since base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Product a -> Product b Source # (<$) :: a -> Product b -> Product a Source #
Functor Sum	@since base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Sum a -> Sum b Source # (<$) :: a -> Sum b -> Sum a Source #
Functor ZipList	@since base-2.01
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Functor.ZipList Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ZipList a -> ZipList b Source # (<$) :: a -> ZipList b -> ZipList a Source #
Functor NoIO	@since base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.GHCi Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> NoIO a -> NoIO b Source # (<$) :: a -> NoIO b -> NoIO a Source #
Functor Par1	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Par1 a -> Par1 b Source # (<$) :: a -> Par1 b -> Par1 a Source #
Functor P	@since base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> P a -> P b Source # (<$) :: a -> P b -> P a Source #
Functor ReadP	@since base-2.01
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadP Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ReadP a -> ReadP b Source # (<$) :: a -> ReadP b -> ReadP a Source #
Functor ReadPrec	@since base-2.01
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Text.ParserCombinators.ReadPrec Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ReadPrec a -> ReadPrec b Source # (<$) :: a -> ReadPrec b -> ReadPrec a Source #
Functor IO	@since base-2.01
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> IO a -> IO b Source # (<$) :: a -> IO b -> IO a Source #
Functor Maybe	@since base-2.01
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Maybe a -> Maybe b Source # (<$) :: a -> Maybe b -> Maybe a Source #
Functor Solo	@since base-4.15
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Solo a -> Solo b Source # (<$) :: a -> Solo b -> Solo a Source #
Functor []	@since base-2.01
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b] Source # (<$) :: a -> [b] -> [a] Source #
Monad m => Functor (WrappedMonad m) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in Control.Applicative Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> WrappedMonad m a -> WrappedMonad m b Source # (<$) :: a -> WrappedMonad m b -> WrappedMonad m a Source #
Functor (Arg a) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Semigroup Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b) -> Arg a a0 -> Arg a b Source # (<$) :: a0 -> Arg a b -> Arg a a0 Source #
Functor (Array i)	@since base-2.01
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Arr Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Array i a -> Array i b Source # (<$) :: a -> Array i b -> Array i a Source #
Arrow a => Functor (ArrowMonad a)	@since base-4.6.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Arrow Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b) -> ArrowMonad a a0 -> ArrowMonad a b Source # (<$) :: a0 -> ArrowMonad a b -> ArrowMonad a a0 Source #
Functor (ST s)	@since base-2.01
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Monad.ST.Lazy.Imp Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ST s a -> ST s b Source # (<$) :: a -> ST s b -> ST s a Source #
Functor (Either a)	@since base-3.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Either Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b) -> Either a a0 -> Either a b Source # (<$) :: a0 -> Either a b -> Either a a0 Source #
Functor (StateL s)	@since base-4.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Utils Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> StateL s a -> StateL s b Source # (<$) :: a -> StateL s b -> StateL s a Source #
Functor (StateR s)	@since base-4.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Utils Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> StateR s a -> StateR s b Source # (<$) :: a -> StateR s b -> StateR s a Source #
Functor (Proxy :: Type -> Type)	@since base-4.7.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Proxy Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Proxy a -> Proxy b Source # (<$) :: a -> Proxy b -> Proxy a Source #
Functor (U1 :: Type -> Type)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> U1 a -> U1 b Source # (<$) :: a -> U1 b -> U1 a Source #
Functor (V1 :: Type -> Type)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> V1 a -> V1 b Source # (<$) :: a -> V1 b -> V1 a Source #
Functor (ST s)	@since base-2.01
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.ST Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> ST s a -> ST s b Source # (<$) :: a -> ST s b -> ST s a Source #
Functor ((,) a)	@since base-2.01
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b) -> (a, a0) -> (a, b) Source # (<$) :: a0 -> (a, b) -> (a, a0) Source #
Arrow a => Functor (WrappedArrow a b) Source #	Since: base-2.1
Instance details Defined in Control.Applicative Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b0) -> WrappedArrow a b a0 -> WrappedArrow a b b0 Source # (<$) :: a0 -> WrappedArrow a b b0 -> WrappedArrow a b a0 Source #
Functor m => Functor (Kleisli m a)	@since base-4.14.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Control.Arrow Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b) -> Kleisli m a a0 -> Kleisli m a b Source # (<$) :: a0 -> Kleisli m a b -> Kleisli m a a0 Source #
Functor (Const m :: Type -> Type)	@since base-2.01
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Const Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Const m a -> Const m b Source # (<$) :: a -> Const m b -> Const m a Source #
Monad m => Functor (StateT s m)	@since base-4.18.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Utils Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> StateT s m a -> StateT s m b Source # (<$) :: a -> StateT s m b -> StateT s m a Source #
Functor f => Functor (Ap f)	@since base-4.12.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Monoid Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Ap f a -> Ap f b Source # (<$) :: a -> Ap f b -> Ap f a Source #
Functor f => Functor (Alt f)	@since base-4.8.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.Internal Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Alt f a -> Alt f b Source # (<$) :: a -> Alt f b -> Alt f a Source #
(Generic1 f, Functor (Rep1 f)) => Functor (Generically1 f)	@since base-4.17.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Generically1 f a -> Generically1 f b Source # (<$) :: a -> Generically1 f b -> Generically1 f a Source #
Functor f => Functor (Rec1 f)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Rec1 f a -> Rec1 f b Source # (<$) :: a -> Rec1 f b -> Rec1 f a Source #
Functor (URec (Ptr ()) :: Type -> Type)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> URec (Ptr ()) a -> URec (Ptr ()) b Source # (<$) :: a -> URec (Ptr ()) b -> URec (Ptr ()) a Source #
Functor (URec Char :: Type -> Type)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> URec Char a -> URec Char b Source # (<$) :: a -> URec Char b -> URec Char a Source #
Functor (URec Double :: Type -> Type)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> URec Double a -> URec Double b Source # (<$) :: a -> URec Double b -> URec Double a Source #
Functor (URec Float :: Type -> Type)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> URec Float a -> URec Float b Source # (<$) :: a -> URec Float b -> URec Float a Source #
Functor (URec Int :: Type -> Type)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> URec Int a -> URec Int b Source # (<$) :: a -> URec Int b -> URec Int a Source #
Functor (URec Word :: Type -> Type)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> URec Word a -> URec Word b Source # (<$) :: a -> URec Word b -> URec Word a Source #
Functor ((,,) a b)	@since base-4.14.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b0) -> (a, b, a0) -> (a, b, b0) Source # (<$) :: a0 -> (a, b, b0) -> (a, b, a0) Source #
(Functor f, Functor g) => Functor (Product f g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Functor.Product Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Product f g a -> Product f g b Source # (<$) :: a -> Product f g b -> Product f g a Source #
(Functor f, Functor g) => Functor (Sum f g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Functor.Sum Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Sum f g a -> Sum f g b Source # (<$) :: a -> Sum f g b -> Sum f g a Source #
(Functor f, Functor g) => Functor (f :*: g)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> (f :: g) a -> (f :: g) b Source # (<$) :: a -> (f :: g) b -> (f :: g) a Source #
(Functor f, Functor g) => Functor (f :+: g)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> (f :+: g) a -> (f :+: g) b Source # (<$) :: a -> (f :+: g) b -> (f :+: g) a Source #
Functor (K1 i c :: Type -> Type)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> K1 i c a -> K1 i c b Source # (<$) :: a -> K1 i c b -> K1 i c a Source #
Functor ((,,,) a b c)	@since base-4.14.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b0) -> (a, b, c, a0) -> (a, b, c, b0) Source # (<$) :: a0 -> (a, b, c, b0) -> (a, b, c, a0) Source #
Functor ((->) r)	@since base-2.01
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> (r -> a) -> r -> b Source # (<$) :: a -> (r -> b) -> r -> a Source #
(Functor f, Functor g) => Functor (Compose f g) Source #	Since: base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in Data.Functor.Compose Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> Compose f g a -> Compose f g b Source # (<$) :: a -> Compose f g b -> Compose f g a Source #
(Functor f, Functor g) => Functor (f :.: g)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> (f :.: g) a -> (f :.: g) b Source # (<$) :: a -> (f :.: g) b -> (f :.: g) a Source #
Functor f => Functor (M1 i c f)	@since base-4.9.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Generics Methods fmap :: (a -> b) -> M1 i c f a -> M1 i c f b Source # (<$) :: a -> M1 i c f b -> M1 i c f a Source #
Functor ((,,,,) a b c d)	@since base-4.18.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b0) -> (a, b, c, d, a0) -> (a, b, c, d, b0) Source # (<$) :: a0 -> (a, b, c, d, b0) -> (a, b, c, d, a0) Source #
Functor ((,,,,,) a b c d e)	@since base-4.18.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b0) -> (a, b, c, d, e, a0) -> (a, b, c, d, e, b0) Source # (<$) :: a0 -> (a, b, c, d, e, b0) -> (a, b, c, d, e, a0) Source #
Functor ((,,,,,,) a b c d e f)	@since base-4.18.0.0
Instance details Defined in GHC.Internal.Base Methods fmap :: (a0 -> b0) -> (a, b, c, d, e, f, a0) -> (a, b, c, d, e, f, b0) Source # (<$) :: a0 -> (a, b, c, d, e, f, b0) -> (a, b, c, d, e, f, a0) Source #

($>) :: Functor f => f a -> b -> f b infixl 4 Source #

Flipped version of <$.

@since base-4.7.0.0

Examples

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Replace the contents of a Maybe Int with a constant String:

>>> Nothing $> "foo"
Nothing

>>> Just 90210 $> "foo"
Just "foo"

Replace the contents of an Either Int Int with a constant String, resulting in an Either Int String:

>>> Left 8675309 $> "foo"
Left 8675309

>>> Right 8675309 $> "foo"
Right "foo"

Replace each element of a list with a constant String:

>>> [1,2,3] $> "foo"
["foo","foo","foo"]

Replace the second element of a pair with a constant String:

>>> (1,2) $> "foo"
(1,"foo")

(<$>) :: Functor f => (a -> b) -> f a -> f b infixl 4 Source #

An infix synonym for fmap.

The name of this operator is an allusion to $. Note the similarities between their types:

 ($)  ::              (a -> b) ->   a ->   b
(<$>) :: Functor f => (a -> b) -> f a -> f b

Whereas $ is function application, <$> is function application lifted over a Functor.

Examples

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Convert from a Maybe Int to a Maybe String using show:

>>> show <$> Nothing
Nothing

>>> show <$> Just 3
Just "3"

Convert from an Either Int Int to an Either Int String using show:

>>> show <$> Left 17
Left 17

>>> show <$> Right 17
Right "17"

Double each element of a list:

>>> (*2) <$> [1,2,3]
[2,4,6]

Apply even to the second element of a pair:

>>> even <$> (2,2)
(2,True)

(<&>) :: Functor f => f a -> (a -> b) -> f b infixl 1 Source #

Flipped version of <$>.

(<&>) = flip fmap

@since base-4.11.0.0

Examples

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Apply (+1) to a list, a Just and a Right:

>>> Just 2 <&> (+1)
Just 3

>>> [1,2,3] <&> (+1)
[2,3,4]

>>> Right 3 <&> (+1)
Right 4

unzip :: Functor f => f (a, b) -> (f a, f b) Source #

Generalization of Data.List.unzip.

Examples

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>>> unzip (Just ("Hello", "World"))
(Just "Hello",Just "World")

>>> unzip [("I", "love"), ("really", "haskell")]
(["I","really"],["love","haskell"])

@since base-4.19.0.0

void :: Functor f => f a -> f () Source #

void value discards or ignores the result of evaluation, such as the return value of an IO action.

Examples

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Replace the contents of a Maybe Int with unit:

>>> void Nothing
Nothing

>>> void (Just 3)
Just ()

Replace the contents of an Either Int Int with unit, resulting in an Either Int ():

>>> void (Left 8675309)
Left 8675309

>>> void (Right 8675309)
Right ()

Replace every element of a list with unit:

>>> void [1,2,3]
[(),(),()]

Replace the second element of a pair with unit:

>>> void (1,2)
(1,())

Discard the result of an IO action:

>>> mapM print [1,2]
1
2
[(),()]

>>> void $ mapM print [1,2]
1
2