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+{-# OPTIONS -fglasgow-exts #-}
+
+-- !!! Existential data tyes
+-- Hugs didn't like this one
+
+module Main (main) where
+
+
+class MyClass a b where
+ foo :: a -> b -> Int
+
+data Special = forall b. (MyClass Int b)=> MkSpecial b
+data General a = forall b. (MyClass a b)=> MkGeneral b
+
+instance MyClass Int Bool where
+ foo x False = -x
+ foo x True = x
+
+xs :: [General Int]
+xs = [MkGeneral True, MkGeneral False]
+
+main = print [foo (3::Int) x | MkGeneral x <- xs]
+ -- Without the (::Int) part we get an
+ -- incomprehensible error message :-(