Seq.find<'T> Function (F#)

Returns the first element for which the given function returns true.

Namespace/Module Path: Microsoft.FSharp.Collections.Seq

Assembly: FSharp.Core (in FSharp.Core.dll)

// Signature:
Seq.find : ('T -> bool) -> seq<'T> -> 'T

// Usage:
Seq.find predicate source

Parameters

  • predicate
    Type: 'T ->bool

    A function to test whether an item in the sequence should be returned.

  • source
    Type: seq<'T>

    The input sequence.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

ArgumentNullException

Thrown when the input sequence is null

KeyNotFoundException

Thrown if no element returns true when evaluated by the predicate

Return Value

Returns the first element for which the given function returns true.

Remarks

This function is named Find in compiled assemblies. If you are accessing the function from a language other than F#, or through reflection, use this name.

Example

The following code example shows how to use Seq.find.

let isDivisibleBy number elem = elem % number = 0
let result = Seq.find (isDivisibleBy 5) [ 1 .. 100 ]
printfn "%d " result

Output

5

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2

Version Information

F# Core Library Versions

Supported in: 2.0, 4.0, Portable

See Also

Reference

Collections.Seq Module (F#)

Microsoft.FSharp.Collections Namespace (F#)