Hi > > contains :: Eq a => [a]->a->Bool > > contains [] e = False > > contains (x:xs) e = if x==e then True else contains xs e > > contains = flip elem
And even if not using the elem function, the expression: if x==e then True else contains xs e can be written as: x==e || contains xs e Thanks Neil _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe