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authorNadrieril2019-03-01 17:28:19 +0100
committerNadrieril2019-03-01 17:28:19 +0100
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+Explanation: You can ❰merge❱ the alternatives of a union using a record with one
+handler per alternative, like this:
+
+
+ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+ │ let union = < Left = +2 | Right : Bool > │
+ │ in let handlers = { Left = Natural/even, Right = λ(x : Bool) → x } │
+ │ in merge handlers union : Bool │
+ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+
+
+... but the second argument to ❰merge❱ must be a union and not some other type.
+
+For example, the following expression is $_NOT valid:
+
+
+ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐
+ │ let handlers = { Foo = λ(x : Bool) → x } │
+ │ in merge handlers True : True │
+ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘
+ ⇧
+ Invalid: ❰True❱ isn't a union
+
+
+You tried to ❰merge❱ this expression:
+
+↳ $txt0
+
+... which is not a union, but is actually a value of type:
+
+↳ $txt1