LanguageExt 0.0.8-beta

.NET Framework
This is a prerelease version of LanguageExt.
There is a newer prerelease version of this package available.
See the version list below for details. 
dotnet add package LanguageExt --version 0.0.8-beta
NuGet\Install-Package LanguageExt -Version 0.0.8-beta
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="LanguageExt" Version="0.0.8-beta" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
paket add LanguageExt --version 0.0.8-beta
#r "nuget: LanguageExt, 0.0.8-beta"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
// Install LanguageExt as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=LanguageExt&version=0.0.8-beta&prerelease

// Install LanguageExt as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=LanguageExt&version=0.0.8-beta&prerelease

Using and abusing the features of C# 6 to provide lots of functions and types, which, if you squint, can look like extensions to the language itself.

This package brings functional helpers for classic C# problems:

Poor tuple support
Null reference problem
Lack of lambda and expression inference
Void isn't a real type
Mutable lists and dictionaries
The awful 'out' parameter

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Version Downloads Last updated
0.1.2-beta 103 4/16/2015
0.1.1-beta 66 2/19/2015
0.0.14-beta 40 2/4/2015
0.0.12-beta 42 1/15/2015
0.0.11-beta 35 1/15/2015
0.0.10-beta 38 1/15/2015
0.0.8-beta 123 11/23/2014
0.0.7-beta 64 11/22/2014
0.0.6-beta 65 11/22/2014
0.0.4-beta 71 11/21/2014
0.0.3-beta 124 11/20/2014
0.0.2-beta 193 11/19/2014
0.0.1-beta 262 11/19/2014

## List matching

Improved list matching.  There are many more overrides for deconstructing the head items from a list (up to six elements). e.g.

   // The fewest number of elements deconstructed
   int Product(IEnumerable<int> list) =>
       match(list,
           ()      => 1,
           (x, xs) => x * Product(xs));

   // The most
   int GetLength(IEnumerable<int> list) =>
       match(
           lst,
           () => 0,
           a => 1,
           (a, b) => 2,
           (a, b, c) => 3,
           (a, b, c, d) => 4,
           (a, b, c, d, e) => 5,
           (a, b, c, d, e, f) => 6,
           (x, xs) => xs.Count() + 1
       );

Also, a `null` list is considered empty.

## range

Additional `range()` variants:

* Ranges with different step sizes - `range(0,100,10)`
* range of ranges - `range( range(0,100), range(200,100) )`
* range of chars - `range('a','z')`

## List

Additional functions:

* `repeat`
* `init` - generate a sequence where each step calls a generator function with the index
* `initInfinite`
* `choose`
* `collect`
* `scan`
* `scanBack`
* `find`
* `distinct`
* `take`
* `takeWhile`
* `unfold`
* `exists`

__Breaking changes__

* `foldr` renamed `foldBack`
* Removed the variants of `map` and `iter` (`mapi` and `iteri`) and just used overloading instead
* Fluent variants now use Pascal Case naming

## Map

Additional function:

* `exists`

__Breaking changes__

* `contains` renamed `containsKey`
* Fluent variants now use Pascal Case naming

## Set

Additional functions:

* `add`
* `compare`
* `length`
* `difference`
* `exists`
* `filter`
* `intersect`
* `map`
* `contains`
* `remove`
* `isSubset`
* `isProperSubset`

## Tuple

__Breaking change__

* Removed `this` from `with`, they shouldn't be extension methods because `With` is already performing that duty.

## Assorted updates

* `convert` returns `Option<T>`
* Added `TryGetValue` for `ImmutableDictionary` and `ImmutableSet`
* Added `AsEnumerable()` extension to `Nullable<T>`
* Functions for converting IEnumerable to immutable collections: `toList`, `toArray`, `toSet`, `toQueue`, `toStack`