[Haskell-cafe] getPtrSize works, but is annoying

Ugh, I figured out how to write code to do what I wanted, but it seems like an ugly solution: getPtrSize :: Ptr a - Int getPtrSize = getFrom dummy where getFrom :: a - Ptr a - Int getFrom dummy _ = sizeOf dummy Any thoughts on a less

Re: [Haskell-cafe] getPtrSize works, but is annoying

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Gregory Crosswhite gcr...@phys.washington.edu wrote: Ugh, I figured out how to write code to do what I wanted, but it seems like an ugly solution:        getPtrSize :: Ptr a - Int        getPtrSize = getFrom dummy          where                getFrom :: a