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<head><title>=> -- produce an Option</title>
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<div><h1>=> -- produce an Option</h1>
<div class="single"><h2>Description</h2>
<div><tt>x => y</tt> a binary operator that produces a type of list called an <a href="___Option.html" title="the class of all pairs x => y">Option</a>.</div>
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<div class="waystouse"><h2>Ways to use <tt>=></tt> :</h2>
<ul><li>Thing => Thing</li>
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<div class="waystouse"><h2>For the programmer</h2>
<p>The object <a href="__eq_gt.html" title="produce an Option">=></a> is <span>a <a href="___Keyword.html">keyword</a></span>.</p>
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