[#foldl]
[section foldl]

[h1 Synopsis]

  template <class P, class State, class ForwardOp>
  struct foldl;

This is a [link parser_combinator parser combinator].

[table Arguments
  [[Name]        [Type]]
  [[`P`]         [[link parser parser]]]
  [[`State`]     [[link metaprogramming_value template metaprogramming value]]]
  [[`ForwardOp`] [[link metafunction_class template metafunction class] taking two arguments]]
]

[h1 Description]

`foldl` applies `P` on the input string repeatedly as long as `P` accepts the
input. The result of parsing is equivalent to
`boost::mpl::fold<Sequence, State, ForwardOp>`, where `Sequence` is the sequence
of the results of the applications of `P`.

When `P` rejects the input for the first time, `foldl` still accepts the input
and the result of parsing is `State`.

Here is a diagram showing how `foldl` works by example:

  using int_token = token<int_>;
  using sum_op = mpl::lambda<mpl::plus<mpl::_1, mpl::_2>>::type;

[$images/metaparse/foldl_diag2.png [width 70%]]

Further details can be found in the [link introducing-foldl Introducing foldl]
section of the [link manual User Manual].

[h1 Header]

  #include <boost/metaparse/foldl.hpp>

[h1 Expression semantics]

For any `p` parser, `t` class, `f` metafunction class taking two arguments,
`s` compile-time string and `pos` source position

  foldl<p, t, f>::apply<s, pos>

is equivalent to

  return_<t>::apply<s, pos>

when `p::apply<s, pos>` returns an error. It is

  foldl<p, f::apply<t, get_result<p::apply<s, pos>>::type>::type, f>::apply<
    get_remaining<p::apply<s, pos>>,
    get_position<p::apply<s, pos>>
  >  

otherwise.

[h1 Example]

  #include <boost/metaparse/foldl.hpp>
  #include <boost/metaparse/token.hpp>
  #include <boost/metaparse/int_.hpp>
  #include <boost/metaparse/string.hpp>
  #include <boost/metaparse/start.hpp>
  #include <boost/metaparse/get_result.hpp>
  
  #include <boost/mpl/lambda.hpp>
  #include <boost/mpl/plus.hpp>
  
  using namespace boost::metaparse;
  
  using int_token = token<int_>;
  using sum_op =
    boost::mpl::lambda<boost::mpl::plus<boost::mpl::_1, boost::mpl::_2>>::type;
  
  using ints = foldl<int_token, boost::mpl::int_<0>, sum_op>;
  
  static_assert(
    get_result<
      ints::apply<BOOST_METAPARSE_STRING("11 13 3 21"), start>
    >::type::value == 48,
    "ints should sum the numbers"
  );
  
  static_assert(
    get_result<
      ints::apply<BOOST_METAPARSE_STRING(""), start>
    >::type::value == 0,
    "the sum of no elements is 0"
  );

[endsect]

