base-4.8.0.0: Basic libraries

LicenseBSD-style (see the LICENSE file in the distribution)
Maintainerlibraries@haskell.org
Stabilityexperimental
Portabilitynot portable
Safe HaskellNone
LanguageHaskell2010

Data.Type.Coercion

Description

Definition of representational equality (Coercion).

Since: 4.7.0.0

Synopsis

Documentation

data Coercion a b where Source

Representational equality. If Coercion a b is inhabited by some terminating value, then the type a has the same underlying representation as the type b.

To use this equality in practice, pattern-match on the Coercion a b to get out the Coercible a b instance, and then use coerce to apply it.

Since: 4.7.0.0

Constructors

Coercion :: Coercible a b => Coercion a b 

Instances

Category k (Coercion k) 
TestCoercion k (Coercion k a) 
Coercible k a b => Bounded (Coercion k a b) 
Coercible k a b => Enum (Coercion k a b) 
Eq (Coercion k a b) 
(Coercible * a b, Data a, Data b) => Data (Coercion * a b) 
Ord (Coercion k a b) 
Coercible k a b => Read (Coercion k a b) 
Show (Coercion k a b) 

coerceWith :: Coercion a b -> a -> b Source

Type-safe cast, using representational equality

sym :: forall a b. Coercion a b -> Coercion b a Source

Symmetry of representational equality

trans :: Coercion a b -> Coercion b c -> Coercion a c Source

Transitivity of representational equality

repr :: (a :~: b) -> Coercion a b Source

Convert propositional (nominal) equality to representational equality

class TestCoercion 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.

Methods

testCoercion :: f a -> f b -> Maybe (Coercion a b) Source

Conditionally prove the representational equality of a and b.

Instances