Is there a nice way to map an either through a lambda that might throw and catch/map the exception t...

# arrow

[phldavies]

Is there a nice way to map an either through a lambda that might throw and catch/map the exception to left? At the moment I have

fetch(key).flatMap { Either.catch({ Malformed(key) }) { f(it) } }

[simon.vergauwen]

That is probably the nicest way to do it, although you could also replace flatMap with either block.

either {
  val res = fetch(key).bind()
  Either.catch { Malformed(key) }
    .mapLeft(f).bind()
}