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Chain Functions using the pipe/reverse-application Operator in Reason
Concise and readable code is an important aspect of good quality and maintainability. The reverse-application operator aka. pipe operator allows us to chain functions together without the hassle of creating intermediate let bindings or complicated nesting.
Instructor: [00:01] To demonstrate the pipe, also called reverse application operator, we're going to use an example where we apply multiple functions. The goal is to convert an upper case text to a lower case, then capitalized, and finally bound to the name info.
[00:17] We can achieve this using the function capitalize, and inside, lower case. With the reverse application operator, we can do this instead.
[00:30] [pause]
Instructor: [00:39] Especially in combination with partial application of arguments, this syntax can be quite handy. Here we use sort, reverse, and find to find the largest entry smaller than four in a list.
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