[commit: ghc] ghc-8.0: Rewrite Haddocks for GHC.Base.const (e8b482c)
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On branch : ghc-8.0
Link : http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/changeset/e8b482c535e223fcade94550d1b0377995356116/ghc
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commit e8b482c535e223fcade94550d1b0377995356116
Author: Ben Gamari <bgamari.foss at gmail.com>
Date: Mon Jan 4 16:42:08 2016 +0100
Rewrite Haddocks for GHC.Base.const
Test Plan: Read it
Reviewers: austin, hvr, #core_libraries_committee
Subscribers: thomie
Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D1720
GHC Trac Issues: #11314
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e8b482c535e223fcade94550d1b0377995356116
libraries/base/GHC/Base.hs | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/libraries/base/GHC/Base.hs b/libraries/base/GHC/Base.hs
index 92a1ac3..1f989c4 100644
--- a/libraries/base/GHC/Base.hs
+++ b/libraries/base/GHC/Base.hs
@@ -1023,7 +1023,12 @@ breakpointCond _ r = r
data Opaque = forall a. O a
--- | Constant function.
+-- | @const x@ is a unary function which evaluates to @x@ for all inputs.
+--
+-- For instance,
+--
+-- >>> map (const 42) [0..3]
+-- [42,42,42,42]
const :: a -> b -> a
const x _ = x
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