Re: [Haskell-cafe] Rewriting Char.ord

(sending to the whole list this time ...) On 9/29/07, PR Stanley wrote:

Okay, a couple of things what is fromEnum?

fromEnum :: (Enum a) => a -> Int fromEnum 'c' :: Int 'fromEnum' converts any member of the "Enum" typeclass to an 'Int'. It works fine for a Char.

What's the role of % in length 5 takeWhile (

I assume you mean the '$': ($) :: (a -> b) -> a -> b It's the function application operator, but it has extremely low precedence, so it applies everything to it's left to everything to its right. It's mainly a tool for cutting down on writing paranthesis: f (1 + 1) = f $ 1 + 1