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foldl(op, itr)

..  foldl(op, itr)

Like ``foldl(op, v0, itr)``, but using the first element of ``itr``
as ``v0``. In general, this cannot be used with empty collections
(see ``reduce(op, itr)``).

Examples

1. Sum all elements in an array:

   julia> arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
   julia> foldl(+, 0, arr)
   15

   This example uses the foldl function to sum all elements in the array arr.

2. Concatenate strings in an array:

   julia> words = ["Hello", ", ", "Julia!"];
   julia> foldl(*, "", words)
   "Hello, Julia!"

   It concatenates the strings in the words array using foldl with the multiplication operator *.

3. Find the minimum value in an array:

   julia> nums = [10, 5, 8, 3, 12];
   julia> foldl(min, Inf, nums)
   3

   Using foldl with the min function and Inf as the initial value, it finds the minimum value in the nums array.

Common mistake example:

julia> arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
julia> foldl(-, arr)
ERROR: MethodError: no method matching foldl(::typeof(-), ::Array{Int64,1})

In this example, the foldl function is called without specifying the initial value. It is important to provide the initial value as the second argument to foldl to avoid such errors.

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