Hello michael, Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 9:27:17 PM, you wrote:
f :: Int -> Int i.e. it's used when you define function types > So it's a type constructor, not a type? Could you please provide a simple > example of its usage? > Michael > --- On Tue, 8/31/10, Vo Minh Thu <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Vo Minh Thu <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Haskell-cafe] On to applicative > To: "michael rice" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 1:17 PM > 2010/8/31 michael rice <[email protected]> >> >> "Learn You a Haskell ..." says that (->) is a type just like Either. Where >> can I find its type definition? > You can't define it *in* Haskell as user code. It is a built-in infix > type constructor (Either or Maybe are type constructors too, not just > types). In fact, if you want to implement a simple, typed functional > language, you'll find it is the only built-in type constructor you > have to implement (as the implementor of the language). > Also, > Show a => a > is a type too, but you won't find a definition for 'a' or for '=>'. > All those things are defined by the language. > Cheers, > Thu > -- Best regards, Bulat mailto:[email protected] _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
