Hi, I know that there are names for specific functions, like a function with an argument that return...

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[Ayfri]

Hi, I know that there are names for specific functions, like a function with an argument that returns a Boolean is a Predicate, but is there a name for a function that has an argument of type T and returns the same type ?

Like this typealias IDK<T> = (value: T) -> T

[Ruckus]

It's not really named based on the types, but more on the expected use. For example, it's not a predicate because it returns a Boolean, it's a predicate because it's a statement about the information passed in. A predicate could take multiple arguments (and depending on the domain could theoretically return something other than a Boolean, though that's more rare and domain specific), and a function that returns a Boolean may not nesessarily be a predicate.

So, to answer your question, how to name your alias depends on it's expected use. As @Landry Norris said, transform[ation] and mutator make sense when you're respectively transforming or mutating the value, but if you have no information about the use, your best bet would probably just be "function" or a synonym (operation, action, etc.).

[Vampire]

ThingDoer 🙂

[nwh]

In Java, this is called a UnaryOperator : https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/function/UnaryOperator.html

[Ludovik]

A monad

[Youssef Shoaib [MOD]]

@Ludovik b-but but it's not a monoid in the category of endofunctors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Vampire]

Better Monad than Maenad

[Ayfri]

Thanks for the help everyone !

[Ayfri]

Also I've found a good article on this http://tutorials.jenkov.com/java-functional-programming/functional-interfaces.html#supplier