Hello,
I get this error when I try to derive an instance of the Show typeclass:
Abc.hs:21:60:
Couldn't match expected type `Vector' with actual type `[Point]'
In the first argument of `show'', namely `xs'
In the second argument of `(++)', namely `show' xs'
In the second argument of `(++)', namely `", " ++ show' xs'
Failed, modules loaded: none.
Here's the faulty code:
newtype Point = Point Int
instance Show Point where
show (Point a) = [chr $ a + 48]
data Vector = Vector [Point]
instance Show Vector where
show (Vector ys) =
let show' (Vector [z]) = show z
show' (Vector (x:xs)) = show x ++ ", " ++ show' xs
show' (Vector []) = []
in "(" ++ show' ys ++ ")"
What I'm trying to do, is to print out a vector like "Vector [Point 1, Point 2, Point 3]" as "(1, 2, 3)".
My question is: what should I change in order to make it work?
Best regards,
William