On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 23:39:23 +0100
Brent Yorgey
Also, did you know there is already code to do this in the 'split' package on Hackage? (Just 'cabal install split' and look at the 'Data.List.Split' module.)
thx brent. i've looked at various goodies from cabal and am trying to understand the code. for instance, there is a split function in Useful that i was trying to figure out as well as a replace (which is what this is eventually going to develop into). i'm just trying to see if i can get a better understanding by coming up with my own versions as well. unfortunately, i had no clue about the issue with mayBe and how to deal with findIndex. though this Just Int and Nothing business is an inconvenience presently, it feels somehow more honest that what some languages do where if something isn't found the function returns 0. thank you for your explanation too as well as those by deech and jurgen. they've cleared up several things. -- In friendship, prad ... with you on your journey Towards Freedom http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's