On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 3:07 AM, Boris Lykah <lyk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think it would be convenient to allow adding variables and
> functions, which are not members of the class, to a class instance so
> that they are visible only in the instance scope. It will help if the
> same functions are used by several class functions.
> ....
>> newtype Wrapped = Wrapped Integer deriving (Show, Eq)
>
>> instance Num Wrapped where
>> (+) = lift2 (+)
>> (-) = lift2 (-)
>> (*) = lift2 (*)
>> abs = lift abs
>> signum = lift signum
>> fromInteger = Wrapped
>> lift2 f (Wrapped a) (Wrapped b) = Wrapped (f a b)
>> lift f (Wrapped a) = Wrapped (f a)
Is this meant to mean anything different than
>instance Num Wrapped where
> (+) = lift2 (+)
> (-) = lift2 (-)
> (*) = lift2 (*)
> abs = lift abs
> signum = lift signum
> fromInteger = Wrapped
>
>lift2 f (Wrapped a) (Wrapped b) = Wrapped (f a b)
>lift f (Wrapped a) = Wrapped (f a)
where lift2 and lift are not exported? I think the following syntax
would make more sense.
>instance Num Wrapped where
> (+) = lift2 (+)
> (-) = lift2 (-)
> (*) = lift2 (*)
> abs = lift abs
> signum = lift signum
> fromInteger = Wrapped
> where
> lift2 f (Wrapped a) (Wrapped b) = Wrapped (f a b)
> lift f (Wrapped a) = Wrapped (f a)
so 'where' indroduces the local instance scope.
John
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