[Haskell-cafe] ????Pattern match(es) are overlapped???

I am implementing HTTP and I have something like: newtype Method = Method String getMethod = Method "GET" putMethod = Method "PUT" [...] doMeth getMethod = ... doMeth putMethod = ... GHC gives me a patter matches are overlapped warning. And when I run, I discover that pattern matching is not actually happening. getMethod is always executed even though the method passed is putMethod.... What am I doing wrong? -Alex- _________________________________________________________________ S. Alexander Jacobson mailto:me@alexjacobson.com tel:917-770-6565 http://alexjacobson.com