Re: [elm-discuss] New to Elm, need help understanding type Node msg = Node in source code

1. In node, the msg parameter is for the types of messages the node can emit. So if you have a text-box that emits messages when its value changes, it could have type "Node String". 2. The "type Node msg = Node" is really just some hackery to get things working with Native. It's just declaring to

Re: [elm-discuss] New to Elm, need help understanding type Node msg = Node in source code

On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 11:31 AM, Will Tian wrote: > type Node msg = Node > > what is the purpose of the above line? > I think it's a placeholder type that is not handled in Elm proper, but by the compiler itself. See

[elm-discuss] New to Elm, need help understanding type Node msg = Node in source code

Hi, I'm trying to understand how the Html module works. I see many methods with return type Html msg, which is a type alias for Node msg. After tracking down the source code and reading into it, I am confused by the following line: type Node msg = Node what is the purpose of the above