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identity()

identity<A>(x): A

Mathematic identity function. A function that always returns the value that was used as its argument, unchanged.

Type Parameters​

• A

Parameters​

x​

A

The value to return.

Returns​

A

Remark​

I combinator

Remark​

identity :: a → a

Remark​

λa.a

Remark​

pure function

Example​

identity(4);
// 4