---
name: "Prelude.List"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Prelude.List"
---

# Prelude.List(3kaya)

Linked list type.

## NAME

Prelude::List - Linked list type.

## SYNOPSIS

**Prelude::List\<** *a* **\>**

-

  \=  **nil(****)**

-

  \|  **cons(***a head,Prelude::List\<a\>  tail***)**

## DESCRIPTION

**nil**  creates an empty list, **cons**  creates a non empty list. Linked lists may be iterated over using a **for**  loop.

-

   list = cons(2,cons(5,cons(3,nil)));

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**Prelude.array (3kaya)**

**Prelude.reverse (3kaya)**