Re: [Haskell-cafe] Binding of an integer variable

It hasn't been evaluated yet. It is just a thunk.

let x = 23 :show bindings x :: Integer = _ x 23 :show bindings x :: Integer = 23

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Paul Reiners wrote:

I have a question about the following GHCi interaction:

Prelude> let x = 23 Prelude> :show bindings x :: Integer = _

What is the meaning of the underscore in the third line?  Why doesn't it say this, instead?

x :: Integer = 23

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