Builtins.identity (3kaya)

Returns a new reference to the original value.

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SYNOPSIS

a identity( a val )

DESCRIPTION

Returns a new reference to the original value - i.e. the 'identity transformation'.

  • a = (1,2,3); b = identity(a); // identical(a,b) == true

Sometimes useful where a function is needed as a parameter.

AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others ([email protected]). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.