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# flatMapError(_:)

Returns a new result, mapping any failure value using the given
transformation and unwrapping the produced result.

```
consuming func flatMapError<NewFailure>(_ transform: (Failure) -> Result<Success, NewFailure>) -> Result<Success, NewFailure> where NewFailure : Error
```

## Parameters

`transform`

A closure that takes the failure value of the
instance.

## Return Value

A `Result` instance, either from the closure or the previous
`.success`.

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