Safe Haskell | None |
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Language | Haskell2010 |
- class Convertible a b where
- convert :: Convertible a b => a -> b
Documentation
class Convertible a b where #
A typeclass that represents something that can be converted.
A Convertible a b
instance represents an a
that can be converted to a b
.
safeConvert :: a -> ConvertResult b #
Convert a
to b
, returning Right on success and Left on error.
For a simpler interface, see convert
.
(Storable p1, Storable p2, Convertible p1 p2) => Convertible (Delayed p1) (Manifest p2) # | |
(Storable p1, Storable p2, Convertible p1 p2) => Convertible (Delayed p1) (Delayed p2) # | |
(Storable p1, Storable p2, Convertible p1 p2) => Convertible (Manifest p1) (Delayed p2) # | |
(Storable p1, Storable p2, Convertible p1 p2) => Convertible (Manifest p1) (Manifest p2) # | |
convert :: Convertible a b => a -> b #
Convert from one type of data to another. Raises an exception if there is
an error with the conversion. For a function that does not raise an exception
in that case, see safeConvert
.