Hey folks!
This is in reference to https://github.com/elm-lang/core/issues/805
I'm looking for a function to convert a String to an internal symbol
(signature `String -> a`). Previously this was in `Text.fromString` but
apparently that has been removed.
The use-case I have in mind is this router:
```
locationUpdate : Navigation.Location -> App.Msg
locationUpdate location =
case (String.dropLeft 2 location.hash) of
"ViewDocList" -> ViewState ViewDocList
"ViewDocument" -> ViewState ViewDocument
_ -> App.NoOp
-- Would rather code this as:
-- case Text.fromString msg of
-- Just value -> ViewState value
-- Nothing -> App.NoOp
```
In Haskell this would be `read`:
```
Prelude> read "4.5" :: Float
4.5
Prelude> :t read "4.5" :: Float
read "4.5" :: Float :: Float
```
Any ideas on when this might come back?
Thanks!
-Josh
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