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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- |
+-- Module : Data.STRef
+-- Copyright : (c) The University of Glasgow 2001
+-- License : BSD-style (see the file libraries/base/LICENSE)
+--
+-- Maintainer : libraries@haskell.org
+-- Stability : experimental
+-- Portability : non-portable (uses Control.Monad.ST)
+--
+-- Mutable references in the (strict) ST monad.
+--
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module Data.STRef (
+ -- * STRefs
+ STRef, -- abstract, instance Eq
+ newSTRef, -- :: a -> ST s (STRef s a)
+ readSTRef, -- :: STRef s a -> ST s a
+ writeSTRef, -- :: STRef s a -> a -> ST s ()
+ modifySTRef -- :: STRef s a -> (a -> a) -> ST s ()
+ ) where
+
+import Prelude
+
+#ifdef __GLASGOW_HASKELL__
+import GHC.ST
+import GHC.STRef
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __HUGS__
+import Hugs.ST
+import Data.Typeable
+
+#include "Typeable.h"
+INSTANCE_TYPEABLE2(STRef,stRefTc,"STRef")
+#endif
+
+-- |Mutate the contents of an 'STRef'
+modifySTRef :: STRef s a -> (a -> a) -> ST s ()
+modifySTRef ref f = writeSTRef ref . f =<< readSTRef ref