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+import System.Random
+import Control.Monad.State
+
+type Stack = [Int]  
+  
+popS :: Stack -> (Int,Stack)  
+popS (x:xs) = (x,xs)  
+  
+pushS :: Int -> Stack -> ((),Stack)  
+pushS a xs = ((),a:xs)
+
+stackManipS :: Stack -> (Int, Stack)  
+stackManipS stack = let  
+    ((),newStack1) = pushS 3 stack  
+    (a ,newStack2) = popS newStack1  
+    in popS newStack2
+
+a1 = stackManipS [5,8,2,1]
+
+-- definition of the State Monad
+-- newtype State s a = State { runState :: s -> (a,s) }
+
+-- pop and push redefined using the state monad
+pop :: State Stack Int  
+pop = state $ \(x:xs) -> (x,xs)  
+  
+push :: Int -> State Stack ()  
+push a = state $ \xs -> ((),a:xs)
+
+stackManip :: State Stack Int  
+stackManip = do  
+    push 3  
+    pop  
+    pop
+
+b1 = runState stackManip [5,8,2,1]
+
+-- another example
+stackStuff :: State Stack ()  
+stackStuff = do  
+    a <- pop  
+    if a == 5  
+        then push 5  
+        else do  
+            push 3  
+            push 8
+
+c1 = runState stackStuff [9,0,2,1,0]
+
+-- stick the two functions together
+moreStack :: State Stack ()  
+moreStack = do  
+    a <- stackManip  
+    if a == 100  
+        then stackStuff  
+        else return ()
+
+d1 = runState moreStack [1,6,2,4]
+
+-- definitions of get and put in the state monad
+-- get = State $ \s -> (s,s)
+-- put newState = State $ \s -> ((),newState)
+
+stackyStack :: State Stack ()  
+stackyStack = do  
+    stackNow <- get  
+    if stackNow == [1,2,3]  
+        then put [8,3,1]  
+        else put [9,2,1]
+
+e1 = runState stackyStack [8,2,5,3]
+
+-- randomness with the state monad
+randomSt :: (RandomGen g, Random a) => State g a  
+randomSt = state random
+
+threeCoins :: State StdGen (Bool,Bool,Bool)  
+threeCoins = do  
+    a <- randomSt  
+    b <- randomSt  
+    c <- randomSt  
+    return (a,b,c)
+
+f1 = runState threeCoins (mkStdGen 33)