<A>(self: Chunk<A>): Option<A>Returns the first element of this chunk safely if it exists.
Example (Getting the first element)
import { Chunk } from "effect"
console.log(Chunk.head(Chunk.empty())) // { _tag: "None" }
console.log(Chunk.head(Chunk.make(1, 2, 3))) // { _tag: "Some", value: 1 }elements
Source effect/Chunk.ts:14061 lines
export const const head: <A>(
self: Chunk<A>
) => Option<A>
Returns the first element of this chunk safely if it exists.
Example (Getting the first element)
import { Chunk } from "effect"
console.log(Chunk.head(Chunk.empty())) // { _tag: "None" }
console.log(Chunk.head(Chunk.make(1, 2, 3))) // { _tag: "Some", value: 1 }
head: <function (type parameter) A in <A>(self: Chunk<A>): Option<A>A>(self: Chunk<A>(parameter) self: {
length: number;
right: Chunk<A>;
left: Chunk<A>;
backing: Backing<A>;
depth: number;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
interface Chunk<out A>A Chunk is an immutable, ordered collection optimized for efficient concatenation and access patterns.
Example (Inspecting chunk values)
import { Chunk } from "effect"
const chunk: Chunk.Chunk<number> = Chunk.make(1, 2, 3)
console.log(chunk.length) // 3
console.log(Chunk.toArray(chunk)) // [1, 2, 3]
A namespace containing utility types for Chunk operations.
Example (Working with Chunk utility types)
import type { Chunk } from "effect"
// Extract the element type from a Chunk
declare const chunk: Chunk.Chunk<string>
type ElementType = Chunk.Chunk.Infer<typeof chunk> // string
// Create a preserving non-emptiness
declare const nonEmptyChunk: Chunk.NonEmptyChunk<number>
type WithString = Chunk.Chunk.With<typeof nonEmptyChunk, string> // Chunk.NonEmptyChunk<string>
Chunk<function (type parameter) A in <A>(self: Chunk<A>): Option<A>A>) => type Option<A> = O.None<A> | O.Some<A>The Option data type represents optional values. An Option<A> is either
Some<A>, containing a value of type A, or None, representing absence.
When to use
Use to represent initial values that may not yet exist
- Returning from partial functions (not defined for all inputs)
- Managing optional fields in data structures
Namespace containing utility types for Option.
When to use
Use to access type-level helpers associated with Option.
Option<function (type parameter) A in <A>(self: Chunk<A>): Option<A>A> = const get: {
(index: number): <A>(
self: Chunk<A>
) => Option<A>
<A>(self: Chunk<A>, index: number): Option<A>
}
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