on run -- PASSING FUNCTIONS AS ARGUMENTS TO -- MAP, FOLD/REDUCE, AND FILTER, ACROSS A LIST set lstRange to {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} map(squared, lstRange) --> {0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100} foldl(summed, 0, map(squared, lstRange)) --> 385 filter(isEven, lstRange) --> {0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10} -- OR MAPPING OVER A LIST OF FUNCTIONS map(testFunction, {doubled, squared, isEven}) --> {{0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20}, -- {0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100}, -- {true, false, true, false, true, false, true, false, true, false, true}} end run -- testFunction :: (a -> b) -> [b] on testFunction(f) map(f, {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}) end testFunction -- MAP, REDUCE, FILTER -- Returns a new list consisting of the results of applying the -- provided function to each element of the first list -- map :: (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b] on map(f, xs) tell mReturn(f) set lng to length of xs set lst to {} repeat with i from 1 to lng set end of lst to |λ|(item i of xs, i, xs) end repeat return lst end tell end map -- Applies a function against an accumulator and -- each list element (from left-to-right) to reduce it -- to a single return value -- In some languages, like JavaScript, this is called reduce() -- Arguments: function, initial value of accumulator, list -- foldl :: (a -> b -> a) -> a -> [b] -> a on foldl(f, startValue, xs) tell mReturn(f) set v to startValue set lng to length of xs repeat with i from 1 to lng set v to |λ|(v, item i of xs, i, xs) end repeat return v end tell end foldl -- Sublist of those elements for which the predicate -- function returns true -- filter :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [a] on filter(f, xs) tell mReturn(f) set lst to {} set lng to length of xs repeat with i from 1 to lng set v to item i of xs if |λ|(v, i, xs) then set end of lst to v end repeat return lst end tell end filter -- Lift 2nd class handler function into 1st class script wrapper -- mReturn :: Handler -> Script on mReturn(f) if class of f is script then f else script property |λ| : f end script end if end mReturn -- HANDLER FUNCTIONS TO BE PASSED AS ARGUMENTS -- squared :: Number -> Number on squared(x) x * x end squared -- doubled :: Number -> Number on doubled(x) x * 2 end doubled -- summed :: Number -> Number -> Number on summed(a, b) a + b end summed -- isEven :: Int -> Bool on isEven(x) x mod 2 = 0 end isEven