Scala·Scala essentials

Functions and collections

Functions are values, and collections provide map, filter and fold.

Intermediate 10 min read Lesson 4 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Define functions with def.
  • Pass lambdas with =>.
  • Use map, filter and foldLeft.

In plain English

Functions are values, and collections provide map, filter and fold.

  • Define functions with def.
  • Pass lambdas with =>.
  • Use map, filter and foldLeft.
Collections.scalaSCALA
val lessons = List(("HTML", 12), ("CSS", 18))
val titles = lessons.filter(_._2 >= 15).map(_._1)
val total = lessons.map(_._2).sum
println(titles, total)
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Answer from memory: Which method transforms every element?

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