#8325: Pattern guards in anonymous functions ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: mcollis | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.6.3 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ------------------------------------+------------------------------------- In the course of a project, I had an idea that would allow less cumbersome use of cases in anonymous functions. Here's a simple example of what I'm proposing: {{{ (\x y | x > y -> x | otherwise -> something else) }}} Currently, the only way to accomplish this is with if() then ... else syntax or the use of the MultiWayIf and LambdaCase extensions. The syntax I've proposed here matches with existing anonymous function syntax and doesn't conflict with any other GHC syntax. This would greatly improve the readability of complex anonymous functions. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8325 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler