| Copyright | (c) The University of Glasgow 2001 |
|---|---|
| License | BSD-style (see the file LICENSE) |
| Maintainer | ross@soi.city.ac.uk |
| Stability | experimental |
| Portability | portable |
| Safe Haskell | Safe-Inferred |
| Language | Haskell98 |
Control.Monad.Trans.Cont
Description
Continuation monads.
- type Cont r = ContT r Identity
- cont :: ((a -> r) -> r) -> Cont r a
- runCont :: Cont r a -> (a -> r) -> r
- mapCont :: (r -> r) -> Cont r a -> Cont r a
- withCont :: ((b -> r) -> a -> r) -> Cont r a -> Cont r b
- newtype ContT r m a = ContT {
- runContT :: (a -> m r) -> m r
- mapContT :: (m r -> m r) -> ContT r m a -> ContT r m a
- withContT :: ((b -> m r) -> a -> m r) -> ContT r m a -> ContT r m b
- callCC :: ((a -> ContT r m b) -> ContT r m a) -> ContT r m a
- liftLocal :: Monad m => m r' -> ((r' -> r') -> m r -> m r) -> (r' -> r') -> ContT r m a -> ContT r m a
The Cont monad
type Cont r = ContT r Identity Source
Continuation monad.
Cont r a is a CPS computation that produces an intermediate result
of type a within a CPS computation whose final result type is r.
The return function simply creates a continuation which passes the value on.
The >>= operator adds the bound function into the continuation chain.
cont :: ((a -> r) -> r) -> Cont r a Source
Construct a continuation-passing computation from a function.
(The inverse of runCont.)
Arguments
| :: Cont r a | continuation computation ( |
| -> (a -> r) | the final continuation, which produces
the final result (often |
| -> r |
Runs a CPS computation, returns its result after applying the final
continuation to it.
(The inverse of cont.)
The ContT monad transformer
The continuation monad transformer. Can be used to add continuation handling to other monads.
callCC :: ((a -> ContT r m b) -> ContT r m a) -> ContT r m a Source
callCC (call-with-current-continuation) calls its argument
function, passing it the current continuation. It provides
an escape continuation mechanism for use with continuation
monads. Escape continuations one allow to abort the current
computation and return a value immediately. They achieve a
similar effect to throwError
and catchError within an
ErrorT monad. The advantage of this
function over calling return is that it makes the continuation
explicit, allowing more flexibility and better control.
The standard idiom used with callCC is to provide a lambda-expression
to name the continuation. Then calling the named continuation anywhere
within its scope will escape from the computation, even if it is many
layers deep within nested computations.