Haskell 98 Prelude Index

The Haskell 98 Report
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### Index of the Haskell 98 Prelude

#### Types and Synonyms

Instances which are not defined by Haskell code the Prelude (a ... is used) are not hyperlinked.

    data () = ()  deriving (Eq, Ord, Enum, Bounded) (see 6.1.5)
          Instances: Read Show
    data [a] = [] | a : [a]  deriving (Eq, Ord) (see 6.1.3)
          Instances: Read Show Functor Monad
    data (a,b) = (a,b) deriving (Eq, Ord, Bounded) (see 6.1.4)
          Instances: Read Show
    data a->b (see 6.1.6)
    data Bool = False | True deriving (Eq, Ord, Enum, Read, Show, Bounded) (see 6.1.1)
    data Char (see 6.1.2)
           Instances: Eq Ord Enum Read Show
    data Double (see 6.4)
           Instances: Eq Ord Enum Read Show Num Real Fractional RealFrac Floating RealFloat
    data Either a b  e=  Left a | Right b deriving (Eq, Ord, Read, Show) (see 6.1.8)
    type FilePath =  String (see 7.1)
    data Float (see 6.4)
           Instances: Eq Ord Enum Read Show Num Real Fractional RealFrac Floating RealFloat
    data Int (see 6.4)
           Instances: Eq Ord Enum Read Show Num Real Integral Bounded
    data Integer (see 6.4)
           Instances: Eq Ord Enum Read Show Num Real Integral
    data IO a (see 6.1.7)
           Instances: Functor Monad
    data IOError (see 6.1.7)
           Instances: Show Eq
    data Maybe a  =  Nothing | Just a deriving (Eq, Ord, Read, Show) (see 6.1.8)
            Instances: Functor Monad
    data Ordering = LT | EQ | GT  deriving (Eq, Ord, Enum, Read, Show, Bounded) (see 6.1.8)
    type ReadS a = String -> [(a,String)] (see 6.3.3)
    type ShowS = String -> String (see 6.3.3)
    type String = [Char] (see 6.1.2)

#### Constructors

    []
    :
    (,)
    EQ
    False
    GT
    Just
    Left
    LT
    Nothing
    Right
    True

#### Classes

    class                             Bounded a    (see 6.3.7)
    class                             Enum a       (see 6.3.4)
    class                             Eq a         (see 6.3.1)
    class           (Fractional a) => Floating a   (see 6.4)
    class                  (Num a) => Fractional a (see 6.4)
    class                             Functor f    (see 6.3.5)
    class         (Real a, Enum a) => Integral a   (see 6.4)
    class                             Monad m      (see 6.3.6)
    class           (Eq a, Show a) => Num a        (see 6.4)
    class                   (Eq a) => Ord a        (see 6.3.2)
    class                             Read a       (see 6.3.3)
    class           (Num a, Ord a) => Real a       (see 6.4)
    class (RealFrac a, Floating a) => RealFloat a  (see 6.4)
    class   (Real a, Fractional a) => RealFrac a   (see 6.4)
    class                             Show a       (see 6.3.3)

#### Functions and Methods

`(!!) :: [a] -> Int -> a` | `[0,1,2] !! 1 = 1`
`($) :: (a -> b) -> a -> b` | `f x $ g y = f x (g y)`
`($!) :: (a -> b) -> (a -> b)` | `(see 6.2)`
`(&&) :: Bool -> Bool -> Bool` | `Boolean `and'`
`(||) :: Bool -> Bool -> Bool` | `Boolean `or'`
`(*) :: Num a => a -> a -> a`
`(**) :: Floating a => a -> a -> a`
`(+) :: Num a => a -> a -> a`
`(++) :: [a] -> [a] -> [a]` | `"abc" ++ "def" = "abcdef"`
`(-) :: Num a => a -> a -> a`
`(.) :: (b -> c) -> (a -> b) -> a -> c` | `Function composition`
`(/) :: Fractional a => a -> a -> a`
`(/=) :: Eq a => a -> a -> Bool` | `not equal`
`(<) :: Ord a => a -> a -> Bool`
`(<=) :: Ord a => a -> a -> Bool`
`(==) :: Eq a => a -> a -> Bool`
`(=<<) :: Monad a => (a -> m b) -> m a -> m b` | `Monadic binding (see 6.3.6)`
`(>) :: Ord a => a -> a -> Bool`
`(>=) :: Ord a => a -> a -> Bool`
`(>>) :: Monad m => m a -> m b -> m b` | `Monadic binding (see 6.3.6)`
`(>>=) :: Monad m => m a -> (a -> m b) -> m b` | `Monadic binding (see 6.3.6)`
`(^) :: (Num a, Integral b) => a -> b -> a`
`(^^) :: (Fractional a, Integral b) => a -> b -> a` | `negative exponent allowed`
`abs :: Num a => a -> a`
`acos :: Floating a => a -> a`
`acosh :: Floating a => a -> a`
`all :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> Bool` | `all (/= 'a') "cba" = False`
`and :: [Bool] -> Bool` | `and [True, True, True] = True`
`any :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> Bool` | `any (== 'c') "abc" = True`
`appendFile :: FilePath -> String -> IO ()`
`applyM :: Monad m => (a -> m b) -> m a -> m b`
`asTypeOf :: a -> a -> a` | `Sort of a type cast`
`asin :: Floating a => a -> a`
`asinh :: Floating a => a -> a`
`atan :: Floating a => a -> a`
`atan2 :: RealFrac a => a -> a`
`atanh :: Floating a => a -> a`
`break :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> ([a], [a])` | `break (<2) [1,2,3] = ([1],[2,3])`
`catch :: IO a -> (IOError -> IO a) -> IO a`
`ceiling :: (RealFrac a, Integral b) => a -> b`
`compare :: Ord a => a -> a -> Ordering`
`concat :: MonadPlus m => [m a] -> m a` | `concat ["a","bc","d"] = "abcd"`
`concatMap :: (a -> [b]) -> [a] -> [b]`
`const :: a -> b -> a`
`cos :: Floating a => a -> a`
`cosh :: Floating a => a -> a`
`curry :: ((a, b) -> c) -> a -> b -> c`
`cycle :: [a] -> [a]` | `cycle "abc" = "abcabcabc ..."`
`decodeFloat :: RealFloat a => a -> (Integer, Int)`
`div :: Integral a => a -> a -> a`
`divMod :: Integral a => a -> a -> (a, a)`
`drop :: Int -> [a] -> [a]` | `drop 2 "abcd" = "cd"`
`dropWhile :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [a]` | `dropWhile (>3) [5,3,5] = [3,5]`
`elem :: Eq a => a -> [a] -> Bool` | `'a' `elem` "abc" = True`
`encodeFloat :: RealFloat a => Integer -> Int -> a`
`enumFrom :: Enum a => a -> [a]` | `[n..]`
`enumFromThen :: Enum a => a -> a -> [a]` | `[m,n..]`
`enumFromThenTo :: Enum a => a -> a -> a -> [a]` | `[m,n..o]`
`enumFromTo :: Enum a => a -> a -> [a]` | `[m..n]`
`error :: String -> a` | `(see 3.1)`
`even :: Integral a => a -> Bool`
`exp :: Floating a => a -> a`
`exponent :: RealFloat a => a -> Int`
`fail :: Monad m => String -> m a`
`filter :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [a]`
`flip :: (a -> b -> c) -> (b -> a -> c)`
`floatDigits :: RealFloat a => a -> Int`
`floatRadix :: RealFloat a => a -> Integer`
`floatRange :: RealFloat a => a -> (Int, Int)`
`floor :: (RealFrac a, Integral b) => a -> b`
`fmap :: Functor f => (a -> b) -> f a -> f b`
`foldl :: (a -> b -> a) -> a -> [b] -> a` | `foldl (+) 0 [a,b,c] = ((0+a)+b)+c`
`foldl1 :: (a -> a -> a) -> [a] -> a` | `foldl1 (+) [a,b,c] = (a+b)+c`
`foldr :: (a -> b -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b` | `foldr (+) 0 [a,b,c] = a+(b+(c+0))`
`foldr1 :: (a -> a -> a) -> [a] -> a` | `foldr1 (+) [a,b,c] = a+(b+c)`
`fromEnum :: Enum a => a -> Int`
`fromInteger :: Num a => Integer -> a` | `(see 3.2)`
`fromIntegral :: (Integral a, Num b) => a -> b`
`fromRational :: Fractional a => Rational -> a` | `(see 3.2)`
`fst :: (a, b) -> a`
`gcd :: (Integral a) => a -> a -> a`
`getChar :: IO Char` | `eof generates an IOError`
`getContents :: IO String`
`getLine :: IO String` | `eof generates an IOError`
`head :: [a] -> a`
`id :: a -> a`
`init :: [a] -> [a]` | `init "abcd" = "abc"`
`interact :: (String -> String) -> IO ()`
`ioError :: IOError -> IO a`
`isDenormalized :: RealFloat a => a -> Bool`
`isIEEE :: RealFloat a => a -> Bool`
`isInfinite :: RealFloat a => a -> Bool`
`isNaN :: RealFloat a => a -> Bool`
`isNegativeZero :: RealFloat a => a -> Bool`
`iterate :: (a -> a) -> a -> [a]` | `iterate (++ " ") "" = ["", " ", " ",...]`
`last :: [a] -> a` | `last "abcde" = "e"`
`lcm :: Integral a => a -> a -> a`
`length :: [a] -> Int` | `length "Abc" = 3`
`lex :: ReadS String` | `lex "abc def" = [("abc"," def")]`
`lines :: String -> [String]`
`log :: Floating a => a -> a`
`logBase :: Floating a => a -> a -> a`
`lookup :: Eq a => a -> [(a, b)] -> Maybe b`
`map :: (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]`
`mapM :: Monad m => (a -> m b) -> [a] -> m [b]`
`mapM_ :: Monad m => (a -> m b) -> [a] -> m ()`
`max :: Ord a => a -> a -> a`
`maxBound :: Bounded a => a`
`maximum :: Ord a => [a] -> a`
`maybe :: b -> (a -> b) -> Maybe a -> b` | `maybe 0 (+1) (Just 1) = 2`
`min :: Ord a => a -> a -> a`
`minBound :: Bounded a => a`
`minimum :: Ord a => [a] -> a`
`mod :: Integral a => a -> a -> a`
`negate :: Num a => a -> a`
`not :: Bool -> Bool`
`notElem :: Eq a => a -> [a] -> Bool`
`null :: [a] -> Bool`
`odd :: Integral a => a -> Bool`
`or :: [Bool] -> Bool`
`otherwise :: Bool`
`pi :: Floating a => a`
`pred :: Enum a => a -> a` | `pred True = False`
`print :: Show a => IO ()` | `adds a newline`
`product :: Num a => [a] -> a`
`properFraction :: (RealFrac a, Integral b) => a -> (b, a)`
`putChar :: Char -> IO ()`
`putStr :: String -> IO ()`
`putStrLn :: String -> IO ()` | `adds a newline`
`quot :: Integral a => a -> a -> a`
`quotRem :: Integral a => a -> a -> (a, a)`
`read :: Read a => String -> a`
`readFile :: FilePath -> IO String`
`readIO :: Read a => String -> IO a` | `fails with IOError`
`readList :: Read a => ReadS [a]`
`readLn :: Read a => IO a`
`readParen :: Bool -> ReadS a -> ReadS a`
`reads :: Read a => ReadS a` | `reads "1 2" :: [(Int,String)] = [(1," 2")]`
`readsPrec :: Read a => Int -> ReadS a`
`realToFrac :: (Real a, Fractional b) => a -> b`
`recip :: Fractional a => a -> a`
`rem :: Integral a => a -> a -> a`
`repeat :: a -> [a]` | `repeat 'a' = "aaaaaaaaa..."`
`replicate :: Int -> a -> [a]` | `replicate 4 'a' = "aaaa"`
`return :: Monad m => a -> m a`
`reverse :: [a] -> [a]` | `reverse "abc" = "cba"`
`round :: (RealFrac a, Integral b) => a -> b`
`scaleFloat :: RealFloat a => Int -> a -> a`
`scanl :: (a -> b -> a) -> a -> [b] -> [a]` | `scanl (+) 0 [1,2,3] = [0,1,3,6]`
`scanl1 :: (a -> a -> a) -> [a] -> [a]` | `scanl1 (+) [1,2,3] = [1,3,6]`
`scanr :: (a -> b -> b) -> b -> [a] -> [b]` | `scanr (+) 0 [1,2,3] = [6,5,3,0]`
`scanr1 :: (a -> a -> a) -> [a] -> [a]` | `scanr1 (+) [1,2,3] = [6,5,3]`
`seq :: a -> b -> b` | `(see 6.2)`
`sequence :: Monad m => [m a] -> m [a]`
`sequence_ :: Monad m => [m a] -> m ()` | `do operations in sequence`
`show :: Show a => a -> String` | `(see 6.3.3)`
`showChar :: Char -> ShowS`
`showList :: Show a => [a] -> ShowS`
`showParen :: Bool -> ShowS -> ShowS`
`showString :: String -> ShowS`
`shows :: Show a => a -> ShowS` | `(see 6.3.3)`
`showsPrec :: Show a => Int -> a -> ShowS` | `(see 6.3.3)`
`significand :: RealFloat a => a -> a`
`signum :: Num a => a -> a`
`sin :: Floating a => a -> a`
`sinh :: Floating a => a -> a`
`snd :: (a, b) -> b`
`span :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> ([a], [a])` | `span isAlpha "ab cd" = ("ab"," cd")`
`splitAt :: Int -> [a] -> ([a], [a])` | `splitAt 2 "abcdef" = ("ab","cdef")`
`sqrt :: Floating a => a -> a`
`subtract :: Num a => a -> a -> a`
`succ :: Enum a => a -> a` | `succ False = True`
`sum :: Num a => [a] -> a` | `sum [1,2,3] = 6`
`tail :: [a] -> [a]` | `tail "abc" = "bc"`
`take :: Int -> [a] -> [a]` | `take 3 "abcde" = "abc"`
`takeWhile :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [a]` | `takeWhile (> 2) [3,2,1] = [3]`
`tan :: Floating a => a -> a`
`tanh :: Floating a => a -> a`
`toEnum :: Enum a => Int -> a` | `toEnum 0 :: Bool = False`
`toInteger :: Integral a => a -> Integer`
`toRational :: Real a => a -> Rational`
`truncate :: (RealFrac a, Integral b) => a -> b`
`uncurry :: (a -> b -> c) -> ((a, b) -> c)`
`undefined :: a` | `(see 3.1)`
`unlines :: [String] -> String`
`until :: (a -> Bool) -> (a -> a) -> a -> a` | `until (> 3) (+ 2) 0 = 4`
`unwords :: [String] -> String`
`unzip :: [(a, b)] -> ([a], [b])` | `unzip [('a','b'),('c','d')] = ("ac",bd")`
`unzip3 :: [(a, b, c)] -> ([a], [b], [c])`
`userError :: String -> IOError`
`words :: String -> [String]` | `words "ab d as+3" = ["ab","d","as+3"]`
`writeFile :: FilePath -> String -> IO ()`
`zip :: [a] -> [b] -> [(a, b)]` | `zip "abc" "de" = [('a','d'), ('b',e')]`
`zip3 :: [a] -> [b] -> [c] -> [(a, b, c)]`
`zipWith :: (a -> b -> c) -> [a] -> [b] -> [c]` | `zipWith (+) [1,2] [3,4] = [4,6]`
`zipWith3 :: (a -> b -> c -> d) -> [a] -> [b] -> [c] -> [d]`