Seq.distinctBy<'T,'Key> Function (F#)

Returns a sequence that contains no duplicate entries according to the generic hash and equality comparisons on the keys returned by the given key-generating function. If an element occurs multiple times in the sequence then the later occurrences are discarded.

Namespace/Module Path: Microsoft.FSharp.Collections.Seq

Assembly: FSharp.Core (in FSharp.Core.dll)

// Signature:
Seq.distinctBy : ('T -> 'Key) -> seq<'T> -> seq<'T> (requires equality)

// Usage:
Seq.distinctBy projection source

Parameters

• projection
  Type: 'T -> 'Key

  A function that transforms the sequence items into comparable keys.

• source
  Type: seq<'T>

  The input sequence.

Exceptions

Return Value

The result sequence.

Remarks

This function is named DistinctBy in compiled assemblies. If you are accessing the function from a language other than F#, or through reflection, use this name.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of Seq.distinctBy to keep only the elements in a sequence that have a distinct absolute value. The first element with a given result is retained in the new sequence, so the positive numbers from 1 to 5 are dropped in the sequence from -5 to +10.

let inputSequence = { -5 .. 10 }
let printSeq seq1 = Seq.iter (printf "%A ") seq1; printfn ""
printfn "Original sequence: "
printSeq inputSequence
printfn "\nSequence with distinct absolute values: " 
let seqDistinctAbsoluteValue = Seq.distinctBy (fun elem -> abs elem) inputSequence
seqDistinctAbsoluteValue |> printSeq

Original sequence: 
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

Sequence with distinct absolute values: 
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 6 7 8 9 10 

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2

Version Information

F# Core Library Versions

Supported in: 2.0, 4.0, Portable

See Also

Reference

Collections.Seq Module (F#)

Microsoft.FSharp.Collections Namespace (F#)