Fsharp tutorial

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AbouttheTutorial
F# helps you in the daily development of the mainstream commercial business software.
This tutorial provides a brief knowledge about F# and its features, and also provides the
various structures and syntaxes of its methods and functions.
Audience
This tutorial has been designed for beginners in F#, providing the basic to advanced
concepts of the subject.
Prerequisites
Before starting this tutorial you should be aware of the basic understanding of Functional
Programming, C# and .Net.
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TableofContents
About the Tutorial.....................................................................................................................................
Audience..................................................................................................................................................i
Prerequisites............................................................................................................................................i
Copyright & Disclaimer.............................................................................................................................i
Table of Contents....................................................................................................................................ii
1. F# – OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................1
About F#..................................................................................................................................................1
Features of F#..........................................................................................................................................1
Uses of F#................................................................................................................................................1
2. F# – ENVIRONMENT SETUP .................................................................................................3
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for F# .................................................................................3
Writing F# Programs on Linux .................................................................................................................3
3. F# – PROGRAM STRUCTURE................................................................................................4
4. F# – BASIC SYNTAX ..............................................................................................................5
Tokens in F# ............................................................................................................................................5
Comments in F# ....................................................................................................................................10
A Basic Program and Application Entry Point in F#................................................................................11
5. F# – DATA TYPES ...............................................................................................................12
Integral Data Types ...............................................................................................................................12
Floating Point Data Types......................................................................................................................14
Text Data Types.....................................................................................................................................16
Other Data Types ..................................................................................................................................16
6. F# – VARIABLES .................................................................................................................18
Variable Declaration in F# .....................................................................................................................18

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Variable Definition with Type Declaration.............................................................................................19
Mutable Variables.................................................................................................................................20
7. F# – OPERATORS ...............................................................................................................22
Arithmetic Operators ............................................................................................................................22
Comparison Operators..........................................................................................................................23
Boolean Operators................................................................................................................................25
Bitwise Operators .................................................................................................................................26
Operators Precedence...........................................................................................................................28
8. F# – DECISION MAKING.....................................................................................................30
F# - if /then Statement..........................................................................................................................31
F# - if /then/else Statement ..................................................................................................................32
F# - if /then/elif/else Statement ...........................................................................................................33
F# - Nested if Statements ......................................................................................................................34
9. F# – LOOPS........................................................................................................................35
F# - for...to and for... downto Expressions.............................................................................................36
F# - for… in Expressions.........................................................................................................................38
F# - While…do Expressions....................................................................................................................39
F# - Nested Loops..................................................................................................................................39
10. F# – FUNCTIONS................................................................................................................41
Defining a Function ...............................................................................................................................41
Parameters of a Function ......................................................................................................................41
Recursive Functions ..............................................................................................................................43
Arrow Notations in F# ...........................................................................................................................44
Lambda Expressions..............................................................................................................................45
Function Composition and Pipelining ....................................................................................................45
11. F# – STRINGS.....................................................................................................................47

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String Literals ........................................................................................................................................47
Ways of Ignoring the Escape Sequence .................................................................................................47
Basic Operations on Strings...................................................................................................................48
12. F# – OPTIONS ....................................................................................................................51
Using Options........................................................................................................................................51
Option Properties and Methods............................................................................................................52
13. F# – TUPLES.......................................................................................................................54
Accessing Individual Tuple Members.....................................................................................................55
14. F# – RECORDS....................................................................................................................56
Defining a Record..................................................................................................................................56
Creating a Record..................................................................................................................................56
15. F# – LISTS..........................................................................................................................59
Creating and Initializing a List................................................................................................................59
Properties of List Data Type ..................................................................................................................61
Basic Operations on List ........................................................................................................................62
16. F# – SEQUENCES ...............................................................................................................70
Defining Sequences...............................................................................................................................70
Creating Sequences and Sequence Expressions.....................................................................................70
Basic Operations on Sequence ..............................................................................................................72
17. F# – SETS...........................................................................................................................80
Creating Sets .........................................................................................................................................80
Basic Operations on Sets.......................................................................................................................80
18. F# – MAPS .........................................................................................................................84
Creating Maps.......................................................................................................................................84
Basic Operations on Maps.....................................................................................................................85

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19. F# – DISCRIMINATED UNIONS ...........................................................................................88
20. F# – MUTABLE DATA .........................................................................................................91
Mutable Variables.................................................................................................................................91
Uses of Mutable Data............................................................................................................................93
21. F# – ARRAYS ......................................................................................................................95
Creating Arrays .....................................................................................................................................95
Basic Operations on Arrays ...................................................................................................................96
Creating Arrays Using Functions..........................................................................................................101
Searching Arrays .................................................................................................................................104
22. F# – MUTABLE LISTS........................................................................................................106
Creating a Mutable List .......................................................................................................................106
The List(T) Class...................................................................................................................................106
23. F# – MUTABLE DICTIONARY.............................................................................................114
Creating of a Mutable Dictionary ........................................................................................................114
The Dictionary(TKey, TValue) Class .....................................................................................................114
24. F# – BASIC IO...................................................................................................................118
Core.Printf Module .............................................................................................................................118
Format Specifications..........................................................................................................................119
The Console Class................................................................................................................................121
The System.IO Namespace..................................................................................................................126
25. F# – GENERICS.................................................................................................................131
Generic Class.......................................................................................................................................132
26. F# – DELEGATES .............................................................................................................133
Declaring Delegates.............................................................................................................................133

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27. F# – ENUMERATIONS ......................................................................................................136
Declaring Enumerations ......................................................................................................................136
28. F# – PATTERN MATCHING ...............................................................................................138
Pattern Matching Functions ................................................................................................................140
Adding Filters or Guards to Patterns ...................................................................................................140
Pattern Matching with Tuples.............................................................................................................141
Pattern Matching with Records...........................................................................................................142
29. F# – EXCEPTION HANDLING.............................................................................................143
Examples of Exception Handling..........................................................................................................145
30. F# – CLASSES ...................................................................................................................149
Constructor of a Class..........................................................................................................................150
Let Bindings.........................................................................................................................................151
31. F# – STRUCTURES...........................................................................................................152
32. F# – OPERATOR OVERLOADING.......................................................................................154
Implementation of Operator Overloading...........................................................................................154
33. F# – INHERITANCE...........................................................................................................156
Base Class and Sub Class .....................................................................................................................156
Overriding Methods............................................................................................................................158
Abstract Classes ..................................................................................................................................159
34. F# – INTERFACES ............................................................................................................162
Calling Interface Methods ...................................................................................................................163
Interface Inheritance...........................................................................................................................164
35. F# – EVENTS ....................................................................................................................166
The Event Class and Event Module......................................................................................................166

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Creating Events ...................................................................................................................................167
36. F# – MODULES ................................................................................................................171
37. F# – NAMESPACES...........................................................................................................174
Declaring a Namespace .......................................................................................................................174

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F# is a functional programming language. To understand F# constructs, you need to read a
couple of lines about the programming paradigm named Functional Programming.
Functional programming treats computer programs as mathematical functions. In functional
programming, the focus would be on constants and functions, instead of variables and states.
Because functions and constants are things that don’t change.
In functional programming, you will write modular programs, i.e., the programs would consist
of functions that will take other functions as input.
Programs written in functional programming language tend to be concise.
AboutF#
Following are the basic information about F#:
 It was developed in 2005 at Microsoft Research.
 It is a part of Microsoft’s family of .Net language.
 It is a functional programming language.
 It is based on the functional programming language OCaml.
FeaturesofF#
 It is .Net implementation of OCaml.
 It compiles .Net CLI (Common Language Interface) byte code or MSIL (Microsoft
Intermediate Language) that runs on CLR (Common Language Runtime).
 It provides type inference.
 It provides rich pattern matching constructs.
 It has interactive scripting and debugging capabilities.
 It allows writing higher order functions.
 It provides well developed object model.
UsesofF#
F# is normally used in the following areas:
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 Making scientific model
 Mathematical problem solving
 Artificial intelligence research work
 Financial modelling
 Graphic design
 CPU design
 Compiler programming
 Telecommunications
It is also used in CRUD apps, web pages, GUI games and other general purpose programs.

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The tools required for F# programming are discussed in this chapter.
IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironment(IDE)forF#
Microsoft provides Visual Studio 2013 for F# programming.
The free Visual Studio 2013 Community Edition is available from Microsoft’s official website.
Visual Studio 2013 Community and above comes with the Visual F# Tools. The Visual F#
Tools include the command-line compiler (fsc.exe) and F# Interactive (fsi.exe).
Using these tools, you can write all kinds of F# programs from simple command-line
applications to more complex applications. You can also write F# source code files using a
basic text editor, like Notepad, and compile the code into assemblies using the command-line
compiler.
You can download it from Microsoft Visual Studio. It gets automatically installed in your
machine.
WritingF#ProgramsonLinux
Please visit the F# official website for the latest instructions on getting the tools as a Debian
package or compiling them directly from the source: http://fsharp.org/use/linux/.
TryitOptionOnline
We have set up the F# Programming environment online. You can easily compile and execute
all the available examples online along with doing your theory work. It gives you confidence
in what you are reading and to check the result with different options. Feel free to modify any
example and execute it online.
Try the following example using the Try it option or use the url:
http://www.compileonline.com/.
(* This is a comment *)
(* Sample Hello World program using F# *)
printfn "Hello World!"
For most of the examples given in this tutorial, you will find a Try it option in our website code
sections at the top right corner that will take you to the online compiler. So just make use of
it and enjoy your learning.
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F# is a Functional Programming language.
In F#, functions work like data types. You can declare and use a function in the same way
like any other variable.
In general, an F# application does not have any specific entry point. The compiler executes
all top-level statements in the file from top to bottom.
However, to follow procedural programming style, many applications keep a single top level
statement that calls the main loop.
The following code shows a simple F# program:
open System
(* This is a
multi-line comment *)
// This is a single-line comment
let sign num =
if num > 0 then "positive"
elif num < 0 then "negative"
else "zero"
let main() =
Console.WriteLine("sign 5: {0}", (sign 5))
main()
When you compile and execute the program, it yields the following output:
sign 5: positive
Please note that:
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 An F# code file might begin with a number of open statements that is used to import
namespaces.
 The body of the files includes other functions that implement the business logic of the
application.
 The main loop contains the top executable statements.

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You have seen the basic structure of an F# program, so it will be easy to understand other
basic building blocks of the F# programming language.
TokensinF#
An F# program consists of various tokens. A token could be a keyword, an identifier, a
constant, a string literal, or a symbol. We can categorize F# tokens into two types:
 Keywords
 Symbol and Operators
F#Keywords
The following table shows the keywords and brief descriptions of the keywords. We will discuss
the use of these keywords in subsequent chapters.
Keyword Description
abstract
Indicates a method that either has no implementation in the type in
which it is declared or that is virtual and has a default
implementation.
and
Used in mutually recursive bindings, in property declarations, and
with multiple constraints on generic parameters.
as
Used to give the current class object an object name. Also used to
give a name to a whole pattern within a pattern match.
assert Used to verify code during debugging.
base Used as the name of the base class object.
begin In verbose syntax, indicates the start of a code block.
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class In verbose syntax, indicates the start of a class definition.
default
Indicates an implementation of an abstract method; used together
with an abstract method declaration to create a virtual method.
delegate Used to declare a delegate.
do Used in looping constructs or to execute imperative code.
done
In verbose syntax, indicates the end of a block of code in a looping
expression.
downcast Used to convert to a type that is lower in the inheritance chain.
downto In a for expression, used when counting in reverse.
elif Used in conditional branching. A short form of else if.
else Used in conditional branching.
end
In type definitions and type extensions, indicates the end of a section
of member definitions.
In verbose syntax, used to specify the end of a code block that starts
with the begin keyword.
exception Used to declare an exception type.
extern
Indicates that a declared program element is defined in another
binary or assembly.
false Used as a Boolean literal.

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finally
Used together with try to introduce a block of code that executes
regardless of whether an exception occurs.
for Used in looping constructs.
fun Used in lambda expressions, also known as anonymous functions.
function
Used as a shorter alternative to the fun keyword and
a match expression in a lambda expression that has pattern
matching on a single argument.
global Used to reference the top-level .NET namespace.
if Used in conditional branching constructs.
in
Used for sequence expressions and, in verbose syntax, to separate
expressions from bindings.
inherit Used to specify a base class or base interface.
inline
Used to indicate a function that should be integrated directly into the
caller's code.
interface Used to declare and implement interfaces.
internal
Used to specify that a member is visible inside an assembly but not
outside it.
lazy
Used to specify a computation that is to be performed only when a
result is needed.
let Used to associate, or bind, a name to a value or function.

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let!
Used in asynchronous workflows to bind a name to the result of an
asynchronous computation, or, in other computation expressions,
used to bind a name to a result, which is of the computation type.
match Used to branch by comparing a value to a pattern.
member Used to declare a property or method in an object type.
module
Used to associate a name with a group of related types, values, and
functions, to logically separate it from other code.
mutable Used to declare a variable, that is, a value that can be changed.
namespace
Used to associate a name with a group of related types and modules,
to logically separate it from other code.
new
Used to declare, define, or invoke a constructor that creates or that
can create an object.
Also used in generic parameter constraints to indicate that a type
must have a certain constructor.
not
Not actually a keyword. However, not struct in combination is used
as a generic parameter constraint.
null
Indicates the absence of an object.
Also used in generic parameter constraints.
of
Used in discriminated unions to indicate the type of categories of
values, and in delegate and exception declarations.
open
Used to make the contents of a namespace or module available
without qualification.

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or
Used with Boolean conditions as a Boolean or operator. Equivalent
to ||.
Also used in member constraints.
override
Used to implement a version of an abstract or virtual method that
differs from the base version.
private Restricts access to a member to code in the same type or module.
public Allows access to a member from outside the type.
rec Used to indicate that a function is recursive.
return
Used to indicate a value to provide as the result of a computation
expression.
return!
Used to indicate a computation expression that, when evaluated,
provides the result of the containing computation expression.
select
Used in query expressions to specify what fields or columns to
extract. Note that this is a contextual keyword, which means that it
is not actually a reserved word and it only acts like a keyword in
appropriate context.
static
Used to indicate a method or property that can be called without an
instance of a type, or a value member that is shared among all
instances of a type.
struct
Used to declare a structure type.
Also used in generic parameter constraints.
Used for OCaml compatibility in module definitions.
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Also used to perform side effects after object construction.
to Used in for loops to indicate a range.
true Used as a Boolean literal.
try
Used to introduce a block of code that might generate an exception.
Used together with with or finally.
type
Used to declare a class, record, structure, discriminated union,
enumeration type, unit of measure, or type abbreviation.
upcast Used to convert to a type that is higher in the inheritance chain.
use
Used instead of let for values that require Dispose to be called to
free resources.
use!
Used instead of let! in asynchronous workflows and other
computation expressions for values that require Dispose to be called
to free resources.
val
Used in a signature to indicate a value, or in a type to declare a
member, in limited situations.
void
Indicates the .NET void type. Used when interoperating with other
.NET languages.
when
Used for Boolean conditions (when guards) on pattern matches and
to introduce a constraint clause for a generic type parameter.
while Introduces a looping construct.
with Used together with the match keyword in pattern matching
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expressions, and type extensions to introduce member definitions,
and to introduce exception handlers.
yield Used in a sequence expression to produce a value for a sequence.
yield!
Used in a computation expression to append the result of a given
computation expression to a collection of results for the containing
computation expression.
Some reserved keywords came from the OCaml language:
asr land lor lsl lsr lxor mod sig
Some other reserved keywords are kept for future expansion of F#.
atomic break checked component const constraint constructor
continue eager event external fixed functor include
method mixin object parallel process protected pure
sealed tailcall trait virtual volatile
CommentsinF#
F# provides two types of comments:
 One line comment starts with // symbol.
 Multi line comment starts with (* and ends with *).

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ABasicProgramandApplicationEntryPointinF#
Generally, you don’t have any explicit entry point for F# programs. When you compile an F#
application, the last file provided to the compiler becomes the entry point and all top level
statements in that file are executed from top to bottom.
A well-written program should have a single top-level statement that would call the main loop
of the program.
A very minimalistic F# program that would display ‘Hello World’ on the screen:
(* This is a comment *)
(* Sample Hello World program using F# *)
printfn "Hello World!"
Hello World!

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The data types in F# can be classified as follows:
 Integral types
 Floating point types
 Text types
 Other types
IntegralDataTypes
The following table provides the integral data types of F#. These are basically integer data
types.
F# Type Size Range Example Remarks
sbyte 1 byte -128 to 127
42y
-11y
8-bit
signed
integer
byte 1 byte 0 to 255
42uy
200uy
8-bit
unsigned
integer
int16
2
bytes
-32768 to 32767
42s
-11s
16-bit
signed
integer
uint16
2
bytes
0 to 65,535
42us
200us
16-bit
unsigned
integer
int/ int3
2
4
bytes
-2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647
42
-11
32-bit
signed
integer
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uint32
4
bytes
0 to 4,294,967,295
42u
200u
32-bit
unsigned
integer
int64
8
bytes
-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to
9,223,372,036,854,775,807
42L
-11L
64-bit
signed
integer
uint64
8
bytes
0 to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615
42UL
200UL
64-bit
unsigned
integer
bigint
At
least 4
bytes
any integer
42I
1499999
9999999
9999999
9999999
9999I
arbitrary
precision
integer
Example
(* single byte integer *)
let x = 268.97f
let y = 312.58f
let z = x + y
printfn "x: %f” x
printfn "y: %f” y
printfn "z: %f” z
(* unsigned 8-bit natural number *)
let p = 2uy
let q = 4uy
let r = p + q

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printfn "p: %i" p
printfn "q: %i" q
printfn "r: %i" r
(* signed 16-bit integer *)
let a = 12s
let b = 24s
let c = a + b
printfn "a: %i" a
printfn "b: %i" b
printfn "c: %i" c
(* signed 32-bit integer *)
let d = 212l
let e = 504l
let f = d + e
printfn "d: %i" d
printfn "e: %i" e
printfn "f: %i" f
x: 1
y: 2
z: 3
p: 2
q: 4
r: 6
a: 12
b: 24

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c: 36
d: 212
e: 504
f: 716
FloatingPointDataTypes
The following table provides the floating point data types of F#.
F# Type Size Range Example Remarks
float32 4 bytes
±1.5e-45 to
±3.4e38
42.0F
-11.0F
32-bit signed floating
point number (7
significant digits)
float 8 bytes
±5.0e-324 to
±1.7e308
42.0
-11.0
point number (15-16
significant digits)
decimal
16
bytes
±1.0e-28 to
±7.9e28
42.0M
-11.0M
point number (28-29
significant digits)
BigRational
At least
4 bytes
Any rational
number.
42N
-11N
Arbitrary precision
rational number. Using
this type requires a
reference to
FSharp.PowerPack.dll.
Example
(* 32-bit signed floating point number *)
(* 7 significant digits *)
let d = 212.098f
let e = 504.768f
let f = d + e
printfn "d: %f" d
printfn "e: %f" e
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(* 64-bit signed floating point number *)
(* 15-16 significant digits *)
let x = 21290.098
let y = 50446.768
let z = x + y
printfn "x: %g" x
printfn "y: %g" y
printfn "z: %g" z
d: 212.098000
e: 504.768000
f: 716.866000
x: 21290.1
y: 50446.8
z: 71736.9
TextDataTypes
The following table provides the text data types of F#.
F#
Type
Size Range Example Remarks
char 2 bytes U+0000 to U+ffff
'x'
't'
Single unicode
characters
string
20 + (2 * string's
length) bytes
0 to about 2 billion
characters
"Hello"
"World"
Unicode text
Example
let choice = 'y'

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let name = "Zara Ali"
let org = "Tutorials Point"
printfn "Choice: %c" choice
printfn "Name: %s" name
printfn "Organisation: %s" org
Choice: y
Name: Zara Ali
Organisation: Tutorials Point
OtherDataTypes
The following table provides some other data types of F#.
F#
Type
Size Range Example Remarks
bool 1 byte
Only two possible values,
true or false
true
false
Stores boolean
values
Example
let trueVal = true
let falseVal = false
printfn "True Value: %b" (trueVal)
printfn "False Value: %b" (falseVal)
True Value: true
False Value: false

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A variable is a name given to a storage area that our programs can manipulate. Each variable
has a specific type, which determines the size and layout of the variable's memory; the range
of values that can be stored within that memory; and the set of operations that can be applied
to the variable.
VariableDeclarationinF#
The let keyword is used for variable declaration:
For example,
let x = 10
It declares a variable x and assigns the value 10 to it.
You can also assign an expression to a variable:
let x = 10
let y = 20
let z = x + y
The following example illustrates the concept:
Example
let x = 10
let y = 20
let z = x + y
printfn "x: %i" x
printfn "y: %i" y
printfn "z: %i" z
x: 10
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y: 20
z: 30
Variables in F# are immutable, which means once a variable is bound to a value, it can’t be
changed. They are actually compiled as static read-only properties.
The following example demonstrates this.
Example
let x = 10
let y = 20
let z = x + y
printfn "x: %i" x
printfn "y: %i" y
printfn "z: %i" z
let x = 15
let y = 20
let z = x + y
printfn "x: %i" x
printfn "y: %i" y
printfn "z: %i" z
When you compile and execute the program, it shows the following error message:
Duplicate definition of value 'x'
Duplicate definition of value 'y'
Duplicate definition of value 'z'

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VariableDefinitionwithTypeDeclaration
A variable definition tells the compiler where and how much storage for the variable should
be created. A variable definition may specify a data type and contains a list of one or more
variables of that type as shown in the following example.
Example
let x:int32 = 10
let y:int32 = 20
let z:int32 = x + y
printfn "x: %d" x
printfn "y: %d" y
printfn "z: %d" z
let p:float = 15.99
let q:float = 20.78
let r:float = p + q
printfn "p: %g" p
printfn "q: %g" q
printfn "r: %g" r
When you compile and execute the program, it shows the following error message:
x: 10
y: 20
z: 30
p: 15.99
q: 20.78
r: 36.77

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MutableVariables
At times you need to change the values stored in a variable. To specify that there could be a
change in the value of a declared and assigned variable, in later part of a program, F#
provides the mutable keyword. You can declare and assign mutable variables using this
keyword, whose values you will change.
The mutable keyword allows you to declare and assign values in a mutable variable.
You can assign some initial value to a mutable variable using the let keyword. However, to
assign new subsequent value to it, you need to use the <- operator.
For example,
let mutable x = 10
x <- 15
The following example will clear the concept:
Example
let mutable x = 10
let y = 20
let mutable z = x + y
printfn "Original Values:"
printfn "x: %i" x
printfn "y: %i" y
printfn "z: %i" z
printfn "Let us change the value of x"
printfn "Value of z will change too."
x <- 15
z <- x + y
printfn "New Values:"
printfn "x: %i" x
printfn "y: %i" y
printfn "z: %i" z

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Original Values:
x: 10
y: 20
z: 30
Let us change the value of x
Value of z will change too.
New Values:
x: 15
y: 20
z: 35

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An operator is a symbol that tells the compiler to perform specific mathematical or logical
manipulations. F# is rich in built-in operators and provides the following types of operators:
 Arithmetic Operators
 Comparison Operators
 Boolean Operators
 Bitwise Operators
ArithmeticOperators
The following table shows all the arithmetic operators supported by F# language. Assume
variable A holds 10 and variable B holds 20 then:
Operator Description Example
+ Adds two operands A + B will give 30
- Subtracts second operand from the first A - B will give -10
* Multiplies both operands A * B will give 200
/ Divides numerator by de-numerator B / A will give 2
%
Modulus Operator and remainder of after an
integer division
B % A will give 0
**
Exponentiation Operator, raises an operand
to the power of another
B**A will give 2010
Example
let a : int32 = 21
let b : int32 = 10
let mutable c = a + b
printfn "Line 1 - Value of c is %d" c
c <- a - b;
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c <- a * b;
c <- a / b;
c <- a % b;
Line 1 - Value of c is 31
ComparisonOperators
The following table shows all the comparison operators supported by F# language. These
binary comparison operators are available for integral and floating-point types. These
operators return values of type bool.
Assume variable A holds 10 and variable B holds 20, then:
=
Checks if the values of two operands are equal or
not, if yes then condition becomes true.
(A == B) is not
true.
<>
Checks if the values of two operands are equal or
not, if values are not equal then condition becomes
true.
(A <> B) is true.
>
Checks if the value of left operand is greater than the
value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes
true.
(A > B) is not true.
<
Checks if the value of left operand is less than the
value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes
true.
(A < B) is true.

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>=
Checks if the value of left operand is greater than or
equal to the value of right operand, if yes then
condition becomes true.
(A >= B) is not
true.
<=
Checks if the value of left operand is less than or
equal to the value of right operand, if yes then
condition becomes true.
(A <= B) is true.
Example
let mutable a : int32 = 21
let mutable b : int32 = 10
if (a = b) then
printfn "Line 1 - a is equal to b"
else
printfn "Line 1 - a is not equal to b"
if (a < b) then
printfn "Line 2 - a is less than b"
else
printfn "Line 2 - a is not less than b"
if (a > b) then
printfn "Line 3 - a is greater than b"
else
printfn "Line 3 - a is not greater than b"
(* Lets change value of a and b *)
a <- 5
b <- 20
if (a <= b) then
printfn "Line 4 - a is either less than or equal to b"
else
printfn "Line4 - a is a is greater than b"

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Line 1 - a is not equal to b
Line 2 - a is not less than b
Line 3 - a is greater than b
Line 4 - a is either less than or equal to b
BooleanOperators
The following table shows all the Boolean operators supported by F# language. Assume
variable A holds true and variable B holds false, then:
&&
Called Boolean AND operator. If both the operands
are non-zero, then condition becomes true.
(A && B) is false.
||
Called Boolean OR Operator. If any of the two
operands is non-zero, then condition becomes true.
(A || B) is true.
not
Called Boolean NOT Operator. Use to reverses the
logical state of its operand. If a condition is true then
Logical NOT operator will make false.
not (A && B) is
true.
Example
let mutable a : bool = true;
let mutable b : bool = true;
if ( a && b ) then
printfn "Line 1 - Condition is true"
else
printfn "Line 1 - Condition is not true"
if ( a || b ) then
else

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(* lets change the value of a *)
a <- false
if ( a && b ) then
else
if ( a || b ) then
else
Line 1 - Condition is true
Line 3 - Condition is not true
BitwiseOperators
Bitwise operators work on bits and perform bit-by-bit operation. The truth tables for &&&
(bitwise AND), ||| (bitwise OR), and ^^^ (bitwise exclusive OR) are as follows:
p q p &&& q p ||| q p ^^^ q
0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 1
1 1 1 1 0
1 0 0 1 1
Assume if A = 60; and B = 13; now in binary format they will be as follows:
A = 0011 1100
B = 0000 1101
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A&&&B = 0000 1100
A|||B = 0011 1101
A^^^B = 0011 0001
~~~A = 1100 0011
The Bitwise operators supported by F# language are listed in the following table. Assume
variable A holds 60 and variable B holds 13, then:
&&&
Binary AND Operator copies a bit to
the result if it exists in both operands.
(A &&& B) will give 12, which is
0000 1100
|||
Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it
exists in either operand.
(A ||| B) will give 61, which is
0011 1101
^^^
Binary XOR Operator copies the bit if it
is set in one operand but not both.
(A ^^^ B) will give 49, which
is 0011 0001
~~~
Binary Ones Complement Operator is
unary and has the effect of 'flipping'
bits.
(~~~A) will give -61, which is
1100 0011 in 2's complement
form.
<<<
Binary Left Shift Operator. The left
operands value is moved left by the
number of bits specified by the right
operand.
A <<< 2 will give 240 which is
1111 0000
>>>
Binary Right Shift Operator. The left
operands value is moved right by the
number of bits specified by the right
operand.
A >>> 2 will give 15 which is
0000 1111
Example
let a : int32 = 60 // 60 = 0011 1100
let b : int32 = 13 // 13 = 0000 1101
let mutable c : int32 = 0
c <- a &&& b // 12 = 0000 1100

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c <- a ||| b // 61 = 0011 1101
c <- a ^^^ b // 49 = 0011 0001
c <- ~~~a // -61 = 1100 0011
c <- a <<< 2 // 240 = 1111 0000
c <- a >>> 2 // 15 = 0000 1111

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