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<span style='font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold'>Type system extensions in GHC</span> | <span style='font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold'>Type system extensions in GHC</span> | ||
GHC comes with a rather large collection of type-system extensions (beyond Haskell 98). | GHC comes with a rather large collection of type-system extensions (beyond Haskell 98). {{GHCUsersGuide|exts||a section on Language Extensions}} But this page is a place to record user-oriented observations, notes, and suggestions on how to use them. | ||
* '''[[GHC/Indexed_types|Indexed data types]]''' | * '''[[GHC/Indexed_types|Indexed data types]]''' | ||
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* '''[[GHC/Stand-alone deriving declarations|"Stand-alone deriving" declarations]]''' | * '''[[GHC/Stand-alone deriving declarations|"Stand-alone deriving" declarations]]''' | ||
* '''[[GHC/TypeSigsAndAmbiguity|Type signatures and ambiguity]]''' | * '''[[GHC/TypeSigsAndAmbiguity|Type signatures and ambiguity]]''' | ||
* '''Overlapping instances'''. GHC supports overlapping instances, with carefully specified rules. Make sure you read the [http:// | * '''Overlapping instances'''. GHC supports overlapping instances, with carefully specified rules. Make sure you read the [http://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/latest/docs/html/users_guide/exts/instances.html#overlapping-instances relevant sections of the user manual]. Here is an application note about [[GHC/AdvancedOverlap|advanced use of overlapping instances]], combined with functional dependencies. | ||
* '''[[GHC/SuperClass|Super-Class Constraints: Type Families, Type Equalities, FunDep, Overlaps]]''' | |||
* '''[[GHC/Coercible|Safe coercions using Coercible]]''' | |||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 23 July 2021
Type system extensions in GHC
GHC comes with a rather large collection of type-system extensions (beyond Haskell 98). The GHC Users Guide has a section on Language Extensions. But this page is a place to record user-oriented observations, notes, and suggestions on how to use them.
- Indexed data types
- Agda-like "holes" in GHC
- "Stand-alone deriving" declarations
- Type signatures and ambiguity
- Overlapping instances. GHC supports overlapping instances, with carefully specified rules. Make sure you read the relevant sections of the user manual. Here is an application note about advanced use of overlapping instances, combined with functional dependencies.
- Super-Class Constraints: Type Families, Type Equalities, FunDep, Overlaps
- Safe coercions using Coercible