I'm trying to understand the function of "fold" in programming or computer operations. I want to know how it works and what it's typically used for.
7 answers
DigitalLord
Mon Nov 11 2024
Functional programming employs a concept known as fold.
Alessandra
Mon Nov 11 2024
Fold is also referred to by various other names such as reduce, accumulate, aggregate, compress, or inject.
CryptoMystic
Mon Nov 11 2024
It belongs to a family of higher-order functions within functional programming.
Ilaria
Sun Nov 10 2024
These functions analyze recursive data structures.
ShintoSanctum
Sun Nov 10 2024
By utilizing a specific combining operation, they recombine the outcomes of recursively processing the structure's constituent parts.