Value of the last element of a list

Question

how to get the value of the last element of a List? I\'ve noted that List.hd (or .Head) return an item, while List.tl (or .Tail) returns a List.

Is rev the List and

Answer 1

A more concise version based on Mitch's answer:

let lastItem = myList |> List.rev |> List.head

The myList list is sent to List.rev function. The result is then processed by List.head