Re: [Haskell-cafe] Ambiguous type variable

On 16 October 2010 00:47, Jacek Generowicz wrote:

-- why does "show 2" compile, while "view 2" gives an -- 'Ambiguous type variable' error

fine                  = view (2::Int) noProblem             = show 2 ambiguousTypeVariable = view 2

Don't integral literals default to Integer, of which there is a Show instance but no View instance?