Elm Language Lists and Iteration Getting elements
Example
> ourList = [1,2,3,4,5]
[1,2,3,4,5] : List number
>
> firstElement = List.head ourList
Just 1 : Maybe Int
>
> allButFirst = List.tail ourList
Just [2,3,4,5] : Maybe (List Int)
This wrapping into Maybe type happens because of the following scenario:
What should List.head return for an empty list? (Remember, Elm doesn't have exceptions or nulls.)
> headOfEmpty = List.head []
Nothing : Maybe Int
>
> tailOfEmpty = List.tail []
Nothing : Maybe (List Int)
>
> tailOfAlmostEmpty = List.tail [1] -- warning ... List is a *linked list* :)
Just [] : Maybe (List Int)
