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Diffstat (limited to 'compiler/utils/FastString.lhs')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/utils/FastString.lhs b/compiler/utils/FastString.lhs index a4908b58c1..5a78c0b59b 100644 --- a/compiler/utils/FastString.lhs +++ b/compiler/utils/FastString.lhs @@ -10,18 +10,20 @@ -- | -- There are two principal string types used internally by GHC: -- --- 'FastString': --- * A compact, hash-consed, representation of character strings. --- * Comparison is O(1), and you can get a 'Unique.Unique' from them. --- * Generated by 'fsLit'. --- * Turn into 'Outputable.SDoc' with 'Outputable.ftext'. +-- ['FastString'] -- --- 'LitString': --- * Just a wrapper for the @Addr#@ of a C string (@Ptr CChar@). --- * Practically no operations. --- * Outputing them is fast. --- * Generated by 'sLit'. --- * Turn into 'Outputable.SDoc' with 'Outputable.ptext' +-- * A compact, hash-consed, representation of character strings. +-- * Comparison is O(1), and you can get a 'Unique.Unique' from them. +-- * Generated by 'fsLit'. +-- * Turn into 'Outputable.SDoc' with 'Outputable.ftext'. +-- +-- ['LitString'] +-- +-- * Just a wrapper for the @Addr#@ of a C string (@Ptr CChar@). +-- * Practically no operations. +-- * Outputing them is fast. +-- * Generated by 'sLit'. +-- * Turn into 'Outputable.SDoc' with 'Outputable.ptext' -- -- Use 'LitString' unless you want the facilities of 'FastString'. module FastString |