:: Monoid a => [a] -> a package:ghc-lib-parser

Fold a list using the monoid. For most types, the default definition for mconcat will be used, but the function is included in the class definition so that an optimized version can be provided for specific types.

>>> mconcat ["Hello", " ", "Haskell", "!"]
"Hello Haskell!"

Extract the last element of a list, which must be finite and non-empty. WARNING: This function is partial. Consider using unsnoc instead.

Examples

>>> last [1, 2, 3]
3

>>> last [1..]
* Hangs forever *

>>> last []
*** Exception: Prelude.last: empty list

Utility function to go from a singleton list to it's element. Wether or not the argument is a singleton list is only checked in debug builds.