[Haskell] evaluate function as a string

[Tomasz Zielonka]

On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 03:32:54AM +0200, Sebastian Sylvan wrote:
> 
> First you need to parse the expression into a Haskell data type. For 
> this I would recommend Parsec (see Haskell.org). The Haskell data type 
> would be something like
> 
> data Expr = AtomD Double | AtomI Integer | Add Expr Expr | Mul Expr Expr 
> | Sub Expr Expr | ....

There is no need to introduce a datatype - for one parameter functions
you can parse text directly to a (Double -> Double) function. Of course
if you want to do more things with your functions than just evaluation
(like printing, symbolic differentiation), introducing a datatype is a
good idea.

Best regards,
Tom

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