[Haskell-cafe] <**> for nested applicative functors?

[Ryan Ingram]

fmap (<*>) :: m (n (a -> b)) -> m (n a -> n b)

so

f <**> x = (fmap (<*>) f) <*> x


On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Kim-Ee Yeoh <a.biurvOir4 at asuhan.com> wrote:

>
> Does anyone know if it's possible to write the following:
>
> <**> :: (Applicative m, Applicative n) =>
> m (n (a->b)) -> m (n a) -> m (n b)
>
> Clearly, if m and n were monads, it would be trivial.
>
> Rereading the original paper, I didn't see much discussion
> about such nested app. functors.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
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