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

# Prelude.thunk(3kaya)

Turn a value into a function.

## NAME

Prelude::thunk - Turn a value into a function.

## SYNOPSIS

**a() thunk(** *a val* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**val** The value to convert

## DESCRIPTION

For a given value, create a function that returns that value.

## 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.force (3kaya)**