Re: Show with Strings

On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 10:01:50 + "Thomas L. Bevan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Is there any reason why > show :: String -> String > is not equivalent to 'id' ? Because I believe the intent (the Report may make some mention of this) is that

Show with Strings

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Is there any reason why show :: String -> String is not equivalent to 'id' ? At the moment, show "one" = "\"one\"" which leads to problems because it often requires String to be treated as a special case, rather than just a member of Show. Tom -