>>>>> "Lennart" == Lennart Augustsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> I always thought that the Int argument to showsPrec is the precision.
>> So what is it good for? The library report does not explain it.
> It's used to indicate the precedence when you print with operators to avoid
> parenthesis. You can e.g. make something print as
> a * b + c * d
> rather than
> (a * b) + (c * d)
> using the precedence.
Splendid! Lennart, old chap, I think the guy is actually asking _how_.
What do you do with this funny argument?
(I have never known. Sorry to be dense. I guess you put in 7 or
something if some operator has precedence 7. I know, I could read
the code...)
-- Peter
