Carajillu
compare function just compares the two lists and return true if they are equal, or false if they are not.
find_match "4*h&a" "4*5&a" 'h' ----> returns '5' (5 matches with the h) find_match "4*n&s" "4dhnn" "k" ----> returns '' (no match at all - lists are different anyway)
Must they be equal the whole way, or just up to the occurrence of the searched-for character? find_match (x:xs) (y:ys) c | x==c = Just y | x/=y = Nothing | True = find_match xs ys c find_match [] [] _ = Nothing Or, to check the whole list: find_match (x:xs) (y:ys) c | x==c && xs == ys = Just y | x/=y = Nothing | True = find_match xs ys c find_match [] [] _ = Nothing -k -- If I haven't seen further, it is by standing in the footprints of giants