Then can i change it to : case timeout of Just str -> do [(t, _)] <- reads str addTimeout t (hPutStrLn stderr "*** TIMEOUT" >> _exit 1) return () _ -> return () Sincerely! Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:
On Feb 27, 2010, at 04:07 , zaxis wrote:
xxxMain = do timeout <- getEnv "xxx_TIMEOUT" case timeout of Just str | [(t, _)] <- reads str -> do addTimeout t (hPutStrLn stderr "*** TIMEOUT" >> _exit 1) return () _ -> return () .......
What does the `|` mean in "Just str | [(t, _)] <- reads str" ? Is it a logical `or` ?
It's a guard. Same as with function definitions (in fact, function definitions of that form are converted to case expressions).
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