The Const functor.
Examples
fmap (++ "World") (Const "Hello")Const "Hello"
Because we ignore the second type parameter to Const,
the Applicative instance, which has
essentially turns into (<*>) :: Monoid m => Const m (a -> b) -> Const m a -> Const m bMonoid m => m -> m -> m, which is (<>)
Const [1, 2, 3] <*> Const [4, 5, 6]Const [1,2,3,4,5,6]
Instances42Generic1, Bifoldable, Bifoldable1, Bifunctor, Bitraversable, Eq2, …
Generic1 (Const a)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstBifoldable ConstDefined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.BifoldableBifoldable1 ConstDefined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.Bifoldable1Bifunctor ConstDefined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.BifunctorBitraversable ConstDefined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.BitraversableEq2 ConstDefined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.Functor.ClassesOrd2 ConstDefined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.Functor.ClassesRead2 ConstDefined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.Functor.ClassesShow2 ConstDefined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.Functor.ClassesFunctor (Const m)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstMonoid m => Applicative (Const m)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstFoldable (Const m)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstTraversable (Const m)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.TraversableEq a => Eq1 (Const a)Defined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.Functor.ClassesOrd a => Ord1 (Const a)Defined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.Functor.ClassesRead a => Read1 (Const a)Defined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.Functor.ClassesShow a => Show1 (Const a)Defined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.Functor.ClassesContravariant (Const a)Defined in base-4.20.2.0 · Data.Functor.ContravariantBounded a => Bounded (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstEnum a => Enum (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstEq a => Eq (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstFloating a => Floating (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstFractional a => Fractional (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstIntegral a => Integral (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Const(Typeable k, Data a, Typeable b) => Data (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.DataNum a => Num (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstOrd a => Ord (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstRead a => Read (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstReal a => Real (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstRealFloat a => RealFloat (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstRealFrac a => RealFrac (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstShow a => Show (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstIx a => Ix (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstIsString a => IsString (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.StringGeneric (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstSemigroup a => Semigroup (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstMonoid a => Monoid (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstBits a => Bits (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstFiniteBits a => FiniteBits (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.ConstStorable a => Storable (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Consttype Rep (Const a b) = D1 ('MetaDataDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Const"Const"
"GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Const"
"ghc-internal"
'True) (C1 ('MetaCons"Const"
'PrefixI 'True) (S1 ('MetaSel ('Just"getConst"
) 'NoSourceUnpackedness 'NoSourceStrictness 'DecidedLazy) (Rec0 a)))type Rep1 (Const a) = D1 ('MetaDataDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Const"Const"
"GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Const"
"ghc-internal"
'True) (C1 ('MetaCons"Const"
'PrefixI 'True) (S1 ('MetaSel ('Just"getConst"
) 'NoSourceUnpackedness 'NoSourceStrictness 'DecidedLazy) (Rec0 a)))