< 99 Elm Problems < Problem 2
Solution 1: Recursive search for the next to last element
penultimate list =
case list of
[] -> Nothing
next :: [_] -> Just next
_ :: tail -> penultimate tail
Solution 2: Functional composition
import List exposing (reverse, drop, head)
penultimate =
(reverse >> drop 1 >> head)
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