Either

sealed class Either<out A, out B>(source)

In day-to-day programming, it is fairly common to find ourselves writing functions that can fail. For instance, querying a service may result in a connection issue, or some unexpected JSON response.

To communicate these errors, it has become common practice to throw exceptions; however, exceptions are not tracked in any way, shape, or form by the compiler. To see what kind of exceptions (if any) a function may throw, we have to dig through the source code. Then, to handle these exceptions, we have to make sure we catch them at the call site. This all becomes even more unwieldy when we try to compose exception-throwing procedures.

import arrow.core.andThen

//sampleStart
val throwsSomeStuff: (Int) -> Double = {x -> x.toDouble()}
val throwsOtherThings: (Double) -> String = {x -> x.toString()}
val moreThrowing: (String) -> List<String> = {x -> listOf(x)}
val magic = throwsSomeStuff.andThen(throwsOtherThings).andThen(moreThrowing)
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println ("magic = $magic")
}

Assume we happily throw exceptions in our code. Looking at the types of the functions above, any could throw a number of exceptions -- we do not know. When we compose, exceptions from any of the constituent functions can be thrown. Moreover, they may throw the same kind of exception (e.g., IllegalArgumentException) and, thus, it gets tricky tracking exactly where an exception came from.

How then do we communicate an error? By making it explicit in the data type we return.

Either vs Validated

In general, Validated is used to accumulate errors, while Either is used to short-circuit a computation upon the first error. For more information, see the Validated vs Either section of the Validated documentation.

By convention, the right side of an Either is used to hold successful values.

import arrow.core.Either

val right: Either<String, Int> =
//sampleStart
 Either.Right(5)
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println(right)
}

import arrow.core.Either

val left: Either<String, Int> =
//sampleStart
 Either.Left("Something went wrong")
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println(left)
}

Because Either is right-biased, it is possible to define a Monad instance for it.

Since we only ever want the computation to continue in the case of Right (as captured by the right-bias nature), we fix the left type parameter and leave the right one free.

So, the map and flatMap methods are right-biased:

import arrow.core.Either
import arrow.core.flatMap

//sampleStart
val right: Either<String, Int> = Either.Right(5)
val value = right.flatMap{ Either.Right(it + 1) }
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("value = $value")
}

import arrow.core.Either
import arrow.core.flatMap

//sampleStart
val left: Either<String, Int> = Either.Left("Something went wrong")
val value = left.flatMap{ Either.Right(it + 1) }
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("value = $value")
}

Using Either instead of exceptions

As a running example, we will have a series of functions that will:

Parse a string into an integer
Calculate the reciprocal
Convert the reciprocal into a string

Using exception-throwing code, we could write something like this:

import arrow.core.Either
import arrow.core.flatMap

//sampleStart
fun parse(s: String): Int =
  if (s.matches(Regex("-?[0-9]+"))) s.toInt()
  else throw NumberFormatException("$s is not a valid integer.")

fun reciprocal(i: Int): Double =
  if (i == 0) throw IllegalArgumentException("Cannot take reciprocal of 0.")
  else 1.0 / i

fun stringify(d: Double): String = d.toString()
//sampleEnd

Instead, let's make the fact that some of our functions can fail explicit in the return type.

import arrow.core.Either
import arrow.core.flatMap
import arrow.core.left
import arrow.core.right

//sampleStart
// Either Style
fun parse(s: String): Either<NumberFormatException, Int> =
  if (s.matches(Regex("-?[0-9]+"))) Either.Right(s.toInt())
  else Either.Left(NumberFormatException("$s is not a valid integer."))

fun reciprocal(i: Int): Either<IllegalArgumentException, Double> =
  if (i == 0) Either.Left(IllegalArgumentException("Cannot take reciprocal of 0."))
  else Either.Right(1.0 / i)

fun stringify(d: Double): String = d.toString()

fun magic(s: String): Either<Exception, String> =
  parse(s).flatMap { reciprocal(it) }.map { stringify(it) }
//sampleEnd

These calls to parse return a Left and Right value

import arrow.core.Either

fun parse(s: String): Either<NumberFormatException, Int> =
  if (s.matches(Regex("-?[0-9]+"))) Either.Right(s.toInt())
  else Either.Left(NumberFormatException("$s is not a valid integer."))

//sampleStart
val notANumber = parse("Not a number")
val number2 = parse("2")
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("notANumber = $notANumber")
 println("number2 = $number2")
}

Now, using combinators like flatMap and map, we can compose our functions together.

import arrow.core.Either
import arrow.core.flatMap

fun parse(s: String): Either<NumberFormatException, Int> =
  if (s.matches(Regex("-?[0-9]+"))) Either.Right(s.toInt())
  else Either.Left(NumberFormatException("$s is not a valid integer."))

fun reciprocal(i: Int): Either<IllegalArgumentException, Double> =
  if (i == 0) Either.Left(IllegalArgumentException("Cannot take reciprocal of 0."))
  else Either.Right(1.0 / i)

fun stringify(d: Double): String = d.toString()

fun magic(s: String): Either<Exception, String> =
  parse(s).flatMap{ reciprocal(it) }.map{ stringify(it) }

//sampleStart
val magic0 = magic("0")
val magic1 = magic("1")
val magicNotANumber = magic("Not a number")
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("magic0 = $magic0")
 println("magic1 = $magic1")
 println("magicNotANumber = $magicNotANumber")
}

In the following exercise, we pattern-match on every case in which the Either returned by magic can be in. Note the when clause in the Left - the compiler will complain if we leave that out because it knows that, given the type Either[Exception, String], there can be inhabitants of Left that are not NumberFormatException or IllegalArgumentException. You should also notice that we are using SmartCast for accessing Left and Right values.

import arrow.core.Either
import arrow.core.flatMap

fun parse(s: String): Either<NumberFormatException, Int> =
  if (s.matches(Regex("-?[0-9]+"))) Either.Right(s.toInt())
  else Either.Left(NumberFormatException("$s is not a valid integer."))

fun reciprocal(i: Int): Either<IllegalArgumentException, Double> =
  if (i == 0) Either.Left(IllegalArgumentException("Cannot take reciprocal of 0."))
  else Either.Right(1.0 / i)

fun stringify(d: Double): String = d.toString()

fun magic(s: String): Either<Exception, String> =
  parse(s).flatMap{ reciprocal(it) }.map{ stringify(it) }

//sampleStart
val x = magic("2")
val value = when(x) {
  is Either.Left -> when (x.value) {
    is NumberFormatException -> "Not a number!"
    is IllegalArgumentException -> "Can't take reciprocal of 0!"
    else -> "Unknown error"
  }
  is Either.Right -> "Got reciprocal: ${x.value}"
}
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("value = $value")
}

Instead of using exceptions as our error value, let's instead enumerate explicitly the things that can go wrong in our program.

import arrow.core.Either
import arrow.core.flatMap
//sampleStart
// Either with ADT Style

sealed class Error {
  object NotANumber : Error()
  object NoZeroReciprocal : Error()
}

fun parse(s: String): Either<Error, Int> =
  if (s.matches(Regex("-?[0-9]+"))) Either.Right(s.toInt())
  else Either.Left(Error.NotANumber)

fun reciprocal(i: Int): Either<Error, Double> =
  if (i == 0) Either.Left(Error.NoZeroReciprocal)
  else Either.Right(1.0 / i)

fun stringify(d: Double): String = d.toString()

fun magic(s: String): Either<Error, String> =
  parse(s).flatMap{reciprocal(it)}.map{ stringify(it) }
//sampleEnd

For our little module, we enumerate any and all errors that can occur. Then, instead of using exception classes as error values, we use one of the enumerated cases. Now, when we pattern match, we are able to comphrensively handle failure without resulting in an else branch; moreover, since Error is sealed, no outside code can add additional subtypes that we might fail to handle.

import arrow.core.Either
import arrow.core.flatMap

sealed class Error {
 object NotANumber : Error()
 object NoZeroReciprocal : Error()
}

fun parse(s: String): Either<Error, Int> =
  if (s.matches(Regex("-?[0-9]+"))) Either.Right(s.toInt())
  else Either.Left(Error.NotANumber)

fun reciprocal(i: Int): Either<Error, Double> =
  if (i == 0) Either.Left(Error.NoZeroReciprocal)
  else Either.Right(1.0 / i)

fun stringify(d: Double): String = d.toString()

fun magic(s: String): Either<Error, String> =
  parse(s).flatMap{ reciprocal(it) }.map{ stringify(it) }

//sampleStart
val x = magic("2")
val value = when(x) {
  is Either.Left -> when (x.value) {
    is Error.NotANumber -> "Not a number!"
    is Error.NoZeroReciprocal -> "Can't take reciprocal of 0!"
  }
  is Either.Right -> "Got reciprocal: ${x.value}"
}
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("value = $value")
}

Either.catch exceptions

Sometimes you do need to interact with code that can potentially throw exceptions. In such cases, you should mitigate the possibility that an exception can be thrown. You can do so by using the catch function.

Example:

import arrow.core.Either

//sampleStart
fun potentialThrowingCode(): String = throw RuntimeException("Blow up!")

suspend fun makeSureYourLogicDoesNotHaveSideEffects(): Either<Error, String> =
  Either.catch { potentialThrowingCode() }.mapLeft { Error.SpecificError }
//sampleEnd
suspend fun main() {
  println("makeSureYourLogicDoesNotHaveSideEffects().isLeft() = ${makeSureYourLogicDoesNotHaveSideEffects().isLeft()}")
}

sealed class Error {
  object SpecificError : Error()
}

Resolve Either into one type of value

In some cases you can not use Either as a value. For instance, when you need to respond to an HTTP request. To resolve Either into one type of value, you can use the resolve function. In the case of an HTTP endpoint you most often need to return some (framework specific) response object which holds the result of the request. The result can be expected and positive, this is the success flow. Or the result can be expected but negative, this is the error flow. Or the result can be unexpected and negative, in this case an unhandled exception was thrown. In all three cases, you want to use the same kind of response object. But probably you want to respond slightly different in each case. This can be achieved by providing specific functions for the success, error and throwable cases.

Example:

import arrow.core.Either
import arrow.core.flatMap
import arrow.core.left
import arrow.core.right

//sampleStart
suspend fun httpEndpoint(request: String = "Hello?") =
  Either.resolve(
    f = {
      if (request == "Hello?") "HELLO WORLD!".right()
      else Error.SpecificError.left()
    },
    success = { a -> handleSuccess({ a: Any -> log(Level.INFO, "This is a: $a") }, a) },
    error = { e -> handleError({ e: Any -> log(Level.WARN, "This is e: $e") }, e) },
    throwable = { throwable -> handleThrowable({ throwable: Throwable -> log(Level.ERROR, "Log the throwable: $throwable.") }, throwable) },
    unrecoverableState = { _ -> Unit.right() }
  )
//sampleEnd
suspend fun main() {
 println("httpEndpoint().status = ${httpEndpoint().status}")
}

@Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER")
suspend fun <A> handleSuccess(log: suspend (a: A) -> Either<Throwable, Unit>, a: A): Either<Throwable, Response> =
  Either.catch {
    Response.Builder(HttpStatus.OK)
      .header(CONTENT_TYPE, CONTENT_TYPE_APPLICATION_JSON)
      .body(a)
      .build()
  }

@Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER")
suspend fun <E> handleError(log: suspend (e: E) -> Either<Throwable, Unit>, e: E): Either<Throwable, Response> =
  createErrorResponse(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND, ErrorResponse("$ERROR_MESSAGE_PREFIX $e"))

suspend fun handleThrowable(log: suspend (throwable: Throwable) -> Either<Throwable, Unit>, throwable: Throwable): Either<Throwable, Response> =
  log(throwable)
    .flatMap { createErrorResponse(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, ErrorResponse("$THROWABLE_MESSAGE_PREFIX $throwable")) }

suspend fun createErrorResponse(httpStatus: HttpStatus, errorResponse: ErrorResponse): Either<Throwable, Response> =
  Either.catch {
    Response.Builder(httpStatus)
      .header(CONTENT_TYPE, CONTENT_TYPE_APPLICATION_JSON)
      .body(errorResponse)
      .build()
  }

suspend fun log(level: Level, message: String): Either<Throwable, Unit> =
  Unit.right() // Should implement logging.

enum class HttpStatus(val value: Int) { OK(200), NOT_FOUND(404), INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR(500) }

class Response private constructor(
  val status: HttpStatus,
  val headers: Map<String, String>,
  val body: Any?
) {

  data class Builder(
    val status: HttpStatus,
    var headers: Map<String, String> = emptyMap(),
    var body: Any? = null
  ) {
    fun header(key: String, value: String) = apply { this.headers = this.headers + mapOf<String, String>(key to value) }
    fun body(body: Any?) = apply { this.body = body }
    fun build() = Response(status, headers, body)
  }
}

val CONTENT_TYPE = "Content-Type"
val CONTENT_TYPE_APPLICATION_JSON = "application/json"
val ERROR_MESSAGE_PREFIX = "An error has occurred. The error is:"
val THROWABLE_MESSAGE_PREFIX = "An exception was thrown. The exception is:"
sealed class Error {
  object SpecificError : Error()
}
data class ErrorResponse(val errorMessage: String)
enum class Level { INFO, WARN, ERROR }

There are far more use cases for the resolve function, the HTTP endpoint example is just one of them.

Syntax

Either can also map over the Left value with mapLeft, which is similar to map, but applies on left instances.

import arrow.core.Either

//sampleStart
val r : Either<Int, Int> = Either.Right(7)
val rightMapLeft = r.mapLeft {it + 1}
val l: Either<Int, Int> = Either.Left(7)
val leftMapLeft = l.mapLeft {it + 1}
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("rightMapLeft = $rightMapLeft")
 println("leftMapLeft = $leftMapLeft")
}

Either<A, B> can be transformed to Either<B,A> using the swap() method.

import arrow.core.Either.Left
import arrow.core.Either

//sampleStart
val r: Either<String, Int> = Either.Right(7)
val swapped = r.swap()
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("swapped = $swapped")
}

For using Either's syntax on arbitrary data types. This will make possible to use the left(), right(), contains(), getOrElse() methods:

import arrow.core.right

val right7 =
//sampleStart
  7.right()
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println(right7)
}

import arrow.core.left

 val leftHello =
//sampleStart
 "hello".left()
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println(leftHello)
}

import arrow.core.right
import arrow.core.contains

//sampleStart
val x = 7.right()
val contains7 = x.contains(7)
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("contains7 = $contains7")
}

import arrow.core.left
import arrow.core.getOrElse

//sampleStart
val x = "hello".left()
val getOr7 = x.getOrElse { 7 }
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("getOr7 = $getOr7")
}

import arrow.core.left
import arrow.core.getOrHandle

//sampleStart
val x = "hello".left()
val value = x.getOrHandle { "$it world!" }
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("value = $value")
}

For creating Either instance based on a predicate, use Either.conditionally() method. It will evaluate an expression passed as first parameter, in case the expression evaluates to false it will give an Either.Left<L> build from the second parameter. If the expression evaluates to a true it will take the third parameter and give an Either.Right<R>:

import arrow.core.Either

val value =
//sampleStart
 Either.conditionally(true, { "Error" }, { 42 })
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println(value)
}

import arrow.core.Either

val value =
//sampleStart
 Either.conditionally(false, { "Error" }, { 42 })
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println(value)
}

Another operation is fold. This operation will extract the value from the Either, or provide a default if the value is Left

import arrow.core.Either
import arrow.core.right

//sampleStart
val x : Either<Int, Int> = 7.right()
val fold = x.fold({ 1 }, { it + 3 })
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("fold = $fold")
}

import arrow.core.Either
import arrow.core.left

//sampleStart
val y : Either<Int, Int> = 7.left()
val fold = y.fold({ 1 }, { it + 3 })
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("fold = $fold")
}

The getOrHandle() operation allows the transformation of an Either.Left value to a Either.Right using the value of Left. This can be useful when mapping to a single result type is required like fold(), but without the need to handle Either.Right case.

As an example, we want to map an Either<Throwable, Int> to a proper HTTP status code:

import arrow.core.Either
import arrow.core.getOrHandle

//sampleStart
val r: Either<Throwable, Int> = Either.Left(NumberFormatException())
val httpStatusCode = r.getOrHandle {
  when(it) {
    is NumberFormatException -> 400
    else -> 500
  }
}
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println("httpStatusCode = $httpStatusCode")
}

The ``leftIfNull`` operation transforms a null Either.Right value to the specified ``Either.Left`` value. If the value is non-null, the value wrapped into a non-nullable ``Either.Right`` is returned (very useful to skip null-check further down the call chain). If the operation is called on an ``Either.Left``, the same ``Either.Left`` is returned.

See the examples below:

import arrow.core.Either.Right
import arrow.core.leftIfNull

fun main() {
  val value =
  //sampleStart
    Right(12).leftIfNull({ -1 })
  //sampleEnd
  println(value)
}

import arrow.core.Either.Right
import arrow.core.leftIfNull

val value =
//sampleStart
 Right(null).leftIfNull({ -1 })
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println(value)
}

import arrow.core.Either.Left
import arrow.core.leftIfNull

val value =
//sampleStart
 Left(12).leftIfNull({ -1 })
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println(value)
}

Another useful operation when working with null is rightIfNotNull. If the value is null, it will be transformed to the specified Either.Left and, if it's not null, the type will be wrapped to Either.Right.

Example:

import arrow.core.rightIfNotNull

val value =
//sampleStart
 "value".rightIfNotNull { "left" }
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println(value)
}

import arrow.core.rightIfNotNull

val value =
//sampleStart
 null.rightIfNotNull { "left" }
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println(value)
}

The inverse of rightIfNotNull, rightIfNull. If the value is null it will be transformed to the specified Either.right and the type will be Nothing?. If the value is not null than it will be transformed to the specified Either.Left.

Example:

import arrow.core.rightIfNull

val value =
//sampleStart
 "value".rightIfNull { "left" }
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println(value)
}

import arrow.core.rightIfNull

val value =
//sampleStart
 null.rightIfNull { "left" }
//sampleEnd
fun main() {
 println(value)
}

Arrow contains Either instances for many useful typeclasses that allows you to use and transform right values. Option does not require a type parameter with the following functions, but it is specifically used for Either.Left

Types

Companion

object Companion

Left

data class Left<out A>(val value: A) : Either<A, Nothing>

The left side of the disjoint union, as opposed to the Right side.

Right

data class Right<out B>(val value: B) : Either<Nothing, B>

The right side of the disjoint union, as opposed to the Left side.

Functions

fold

inline fun <C> fold(ifLeft: (left: A) -> C, ifRight: (right: B) -> C): C

Transform an Either into a value of C. Alternative to using when to fold an Either into a value C.

getOrNone

fun getOrNone(): Option

Transforms Either into Option, where the encapsulated value B is wrapped in Some when this instance represents Either.Right, or None if it is Either.Left.

getOrNull

fun getOrNull(): B?

Returns the encapsulated value B if this instance represents Either.Right or null if it is Either.Left.

isLeft

fun isLeft(): Boolean

isRight

fun isRight(): Boolean

map

inline fun <C> map(f: (right: B) -> C): Either<A, C>

Map, or transform, the right value B of this Either to a new value C.

mapLeft

inline fun <C> mapLeft(f: (A) -> C): Either<C, B>

Map, or transform, the left value A of this Either to a new value C.

onLeft

inline fun onLeft(action: (left: A) -> Unit): Either<A, B>

Performs the given action on the encapsulated A if this instance represents Either.Left. Returns the original Either unchanged.

onRight

inline fun onRight(action: (right: B) -> Unit): Either<A, B>

Performs the given action on the encapsulated B value if this instance represents Either.Right. Returns the original Either unchanged.

orNone

fun orNone(): Option

swap

fun swap(): Either<B, A>

Swap the generic parameters A and B of this Either.

toString

open override fun toString(): String

toValidated

fun toValidated(): Validated<A, B>

toValidatedNel

fun toValidatedNel(): ValidatedNel<A, B>

traverse

inline fun <AA, C> traverse(fa: (B) -> Validated<AA, C>): Validated<AA, Either<A, C>>

Inheritors

Left

Right

Extensions

bisequence

fun <A, B> Either<Iterable<A>, Iterable>.bisequence(): List<Either<A, B>>

bisequenceNullable

fun <A, B> Either<A?, B?>.bisequenceNullable(): Either<A, B>?

bisequenceOption

fun <A, B> Either<Option<A>, Option>.bisequenceOption(): Option<Either<A, B>>

bisequenceValidated

fun <A, B, C> Either<Validated<A, B>, Validated<A, C>>.bisequenceValidated(): Validated<A, Either<B, C>>

combine

fun <A, B> Either<A, B>.combine(SGA: Semigroup<A>, SGB: Semigroup, b: Either<A, B>): Either<A, B>

combineK

fun <A, B> Either<A, B>.combineK(y: Either<A, B>): Either<A, B>

compareTo

operator fun <A : Comparable<A>, B : Comparable> Either<A, B>.compareTo(other: Either<A, B>): Int

flatMap

inline fun <A, B, C> Either<A, B>.flatMap(f: (right: B) -> Either<A, C>): Either<A, C>

Map, or transform, the right value B of this Either into a new Either with a right value of type C. Returns a new Either with either the original left value of type A or the newly transformed right value of type C.

flatten

fun <A, B> Either<A, Either<A, B>>.flatten(): Either<A, B>

getOrElse

inline fun <A, B> Either<A, B>.getOrElse(default: (A) -> B): B

Get the right value B of this Either, or compute a default value with the left value A.

handleError

inline fun <A, B> Either<A, B>.handleError(f: (A) -> B): Either<A, B>

handleErrorWith

inline fun <A, B, C> Either<A, B>.handleErrorWith(f: (A) -> Either<C, B>): Either<C, B>

leftWiden

fun <AA, A : AA, B> Either<A, B>.leftWiden(): Either<AA, B>

merge

inline fun <A> Either<A, A>.merge(): A

Returns the value from this Right or Left.

redeem

inline fun <A, B, C> Either<A, B>.redeem(fe: (A) -> C, fa: (B) -> C): Either<A, C>

redeemWith

inline fun <A, B, C, D> Either<A, B>.redeemWith(fa: (A) -> Either<C, D>, fb: (B) -> Either<C, D>): Either<C, D>

sequence

fun <A, B, C> Either<A, Validated<B, C>>.sequence(): Validated<B, Either<A, C>>

widen

fun <A, C, B : C> Either<A, B>.widen(): Either<A, C>

Given B is a sub type of C, re-type this value from Either to Either

zip

fun <A, B, C, D> Either<A, B>.zip(fb: Either<A, C>, f: (B, C) -> D): Either<A, D>

fun <A, B, C> Either<A, B>.zip(fb: Either<A, C>): Either<A, Pair<B, C>>

inline fun <A, B, C, D, E> Either<A, B>.zip(c: Either<A, C>, d: Either<A, D>, map: (B, C, D) -> E): Either<A, E>

inline fun <A, B, C, D, E, F> Either<A, B>.zip(c: Either<A, C>, d: Either<A, D>, e: Either<A, E>, map: (B, C, D, E) -> F): Either<A, F>

inline fun <A, B, C, D, E, F, G> Either<A, B>.zip(c: Either<A, C>, d: Either<A, D>, e: Either<A, E>, f: Either<A, F>, map: (B, C, D, E, F) -> G): Either<A, G>

inline fun <A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H> Either<A, B>.zip(c: Either<A, C>, d: Either<A, D>, e: Either<A, E>, f: Either<A, F>, g: Either<A, G>, map: (B, C, D, E, F, G) -> H): Either<A, H>

inline fun <A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I> Either<A, B>.zip(c: Either<A, C>, d: Either<A, D>, e: Either<A, E>, f: Either<A, F>, g: Either<A, G>, h: Either<A, H>, map: (B, C, D, E, F, G, H) -> I): Either<A, I>

inline fun <A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J> Either<A, B>.zip(c: Either<A, C>, d: Either<A, D>, e: Either<A, E>, f: Either<A, F>, g: Either<A, G>, h: Either<A, H>, i: Either<A, I>, map: (B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I) -> J): Either<A, J>

inline fun <A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K> Either<A, B>.zip(c: Either<A, C>, d: Either<A, D>, e: Either<A, E>, f: Either<A, F>, g: Either<A, G>, h: Either<A, H>, i: Either<A, I>, j: Either<A, J>, map: (B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J) -> K): Either<A, K>

inline fun <A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L> Either<A, B>.zip(c: Either<A, C>, d: Either<A, D>, e: Either<A, E>, f: Either<A, F>, g: Either<A, G>, h: Either<A, H>, i: Either<A, I>, j: Either<A, J>, k: Either<A, K>, map: (B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K) -> L): Either<A, L>