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

# Prelude.force(3kaya)

Evaluate a suspended function.

## NAME

Prelude::force - Evaluate a suspended function.

## SYNOPSIS

**a force(** *a() f* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**f** The suspended function

## DESCRIPTION

Evaluate a suspended function. **force(f)**  is equivalent to **f()**

## 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

The inverse of **Prelude.thunk (3kaya)**