Type Classes and Class Methods.
class Geometry g where
area :: g -> Double
perim :: g -> Double
data Square = Square Double Double deriving Show
data Circle = Circle Double deriving Show
instance Geometry Square where
area (Square w h) = w * h
perim (Square w h) = 2 * w + 2 * h
instance Geometry Circle where
area (Circle r) = pi * r * r
perim (Circle r) = 2 * pi * r
measure :: (Geometry a, Show a) => a -> IO ()
measure g = do
print g
print $ area g
print $ perim g
main = do
let s = Square 3 4
let c = Circle 5
measure s
measure c$ runhaskell interfaces.hs
Square 3.0 4.0
12.0
14.0
Circle 5.0
78.53981633974483
31.41592653589793