API / Js / NullUndefined

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Null_undefined

Provide utilities around Js.null_undefined.

t

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type t('a) = Js.null_undefined('a);

Local alias for Js.null_undefined('a).

return

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let return: 'a => t('a);

Constructs a value of Js.null_undefined('a) containing a value of 'a.

test

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let test: t('a) => bool;

isNullable

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let isNullable: t('a) => bool;

Returns true if the given value is null or undefined, false otherwise.

null

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let null: t('a);

The null value of type Js.null_undefined('a).

undefined

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let undefined: t('a);

The undefined value of type Js.null_undefined('a).

bind

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let bind: (t('a), (. 'a) => 'b) => t('b);

Maps the contained value using the given function. If Js.null_undefined('a) contains a value, that value is unwrapped, mapped to a 'b using the given function a' => 'b, then wrapped back up and returned as Js.null_undefined('b).

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let maybeGreetWorld = (maybeGreeting: Js.null_undefined(string)) => Js.Null_undefined.bind(maybeGreeting, [@bs] greeting => greeting ++ " world!");

iter

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let iter: (t('a), (. 'a) => unit) => unit;

Iterates over the contained value with the given function. If Js.null_undefined('a) contains a value, that value is unwrapped and applied to the given function.

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let maybeSay = (maybeMessage: Js.null_undefined(string)) => Js.Null_undefined.iter(maybeMessage, [@bs] message => Js.log(message));

fromOption

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let fromOption: option('a) => t('a);

Maps option('a) to Js.null_undefined('a). Some(a) => a None => undefined

from_opt

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let from_opt: option('a) => t('a);

toOption

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let toOption: t('a) => option('a);

Maps Js.null_undefined('a) to option('a). a => Some(a) undefined => None null => None

to_opt

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let to_opt: t('a) => option('a);