Wolfgang Jeltsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Also, toEnum and fromEnum would make more sense mapping from and to
> > Integer.
>
> Why do we need toEnum and fromEnum at all? As far as I know, they are merely
> there to help people implement things like enumFrom.
They are often useful for writing serialisation routines, and they see
occasional use for other kinds of safe type coercion as well
(toEnum . fromEnum)
Regards,
Malcolm
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