Re: Proposal: Add Data.String, containing IsString(fromString), to base

The Num class does not contain toInteger. The IsString class is only intended for string literals, and the fromString is what you need. -- Lennart On Jan 30, 2007, at 22:18 , Neil Mitchell wrote:

Hi

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+class IsString a where + fromString :: String -> a

Any reason there isn't a corresponding toString? Seems like the logical counterpart.

Thanks

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