Added better Eq implementation for Pattern, taking account of the poor Eq implementation of Constr

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Neil Brown 2007-08-21 18:31:39 +00:00
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@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ data Pattern =
-- | A constructed item. This is special because the sub-items may not be of the right type for the constructor,
-- because they may be special items (such as DontCare)
| Match Constr [Pattern]
deriving (Typeable,Show,Eq)
deriving (Typeable,Show)
--Tests if patterns are identical, NOT if they'll match the same thing:
instance Eq Pattern where
(==) DontCare DontCare = True
(==) (Named s0 p0) (Named s1 p1) = (s0 == s1) && (p0 == p1)
(==) (Match c0 ps0) (Match c1 ps1) = (c0 == c1) && (show c0 == show c1) && (ps0 == ps1)
(==) _ _ = False
--No proper gunfold, as I still can't figure out to implement it (Constr is problematic)
instance Data Pattern where