| License | BSD-style (see the LICENSE file in the distribution) |
|---|---|
| Maintainer | libraries@haskell.org |
| Stability | experimental |
| Portability | not portable |
| Safe Haskell | None |
| Language | Haskell2010 |
Data.Type.Equality
Contents
Description
Definition of propositional equality (:~:). Pattern-matching on a variable
of type (a :~: b) produces a proof that a ~ b.
Since: 4.7.0.0
- data a :~: b where
- class (~#) j k a b => (j ~~ k) a b
- sym :: (a :~: b) -> b :~: a
- trans :: (a :~: b) -> (b :~: c) -> a :~: c
- castWith :: (a :~: b) -> a -> b
- gcastWith :: (a :~: b) -> (a ~ b => r) -> r
- apply :: (f :~: g) -> (a :~: b) -> f a :~: g b
- inner :: (f a :~: g b) -> a :~: b
- outer :: (f a :~: g b) -> f :~: g
- class TestEquality f where
- type family a == b :: Bool
The equality types
data a :~: b where infix 4 Source
Propositional equality. If a :~: b is inhabited by some terminating
value, then the type a is the same as the type b. To use this equality
in practice, pattern-match on the a :~: b to get out the Refl constructor;
in the body of the pattern-match, the compiler knows that a ~ b.
Since: 4.7.0.0
Instances
class (~#) j k a b => (j ~~ k) a b Source
Lifted, heterogeneous equality. By lifted, we mean that it
can be bogus (deferred type error). By heterogeneous, the two
types a and b might have different kinds.
Working with equality
gcastWith :: (a :~: b) -> (a ~ b => r) -> r Source
Generalized form of type-safe cast using propositional equality
inner :: (f a :~: g b) -> a :~: b Source
Extract equality of the arguments from an equality of a applied types
outer :: (f a :~: g b) -> f :~: g Source
Extract equality of type constructors from an equality of applied types
Inferring equality from other types
class TestEquality f where Source
This class contains types where you can learn the equality of two types from information contained in terms. Typically, only singleton types should inhabit this class.
Minimal complete definition
Methods
testEquality :: f a -> f b -> Maybe (a :~: b) Source
Conditionally prove the equality of a and b.
Instances
| TestEquality k ((:~:) k a) | |
Boolean type-level equality
type family a == b :: Bool infix 4 Source
A type family to compute Boolean equality. Instances are provided
only for open kinds, such as * and function kinds. Instances are
also provided for datatypes exported from base. A poly-kinded instance
is not provided, as a recursive definition for algebraic kinds is
generally more useful.
Instances
| type (==) Bool a b | |
| type (==) Ordering a b | |
| type (==) * a b | |
| type (==) Nat a b | |
| type (==) Symbol a b | |
| type (==) () a b | |
| type (==) [k] a b | |
| type (==) (Maybe k) a b | |
| type (==) (k1 -> k2) a b | |
| type (==) (Either k k1) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2, k3) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2, k3, k4) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2, k3, k4, k5) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7, k8) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7, k8, k9) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7, k8, k9, k10) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7, k8, k9, k10, k11) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7, k8, k9, k10, k11, k12) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7, k8, k9, k10, k11, k12, k13) a b | |
| type (==) (k, k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7, k8, k9, k10, k11, k12, k13, k14) a b |