import Html exposing (text)
type alias Model =
{ someNum : int }
model : Model
model =
{ someNum = 42 }
main =
toString model |> text
The error I get is:
Detected errors in 1 module.
-- UNBOUND TYPE VARIABLES ------------------------------------------------------
Type alias `Model` must declare its use of type variable int
5|>type alias Model =
6|> { someNum : int }
You probably need to change the declaration like this:
type alias Model int = ...
Here's why. Imagine one `Model` where `int` is an Int and another where it is a
Bool. When we explicitly list the type variables, the type checker can see that
they are actually different types.
Given that I know that the Elm compiler is capable of doing typo checking, I would expect that the compiler sees I'm trying to declare someNum as an int, which is a typo of Int, a type that is known to the compiler.
I would expect something like this:
Detected errors in 1 module.
-- CHANGEME ---------------------------------------------------------------
`int` is not a recognized type.
5| { someNum : int }
^^^
Based on its usage, `someNum` has this type:
{ someNum : Int }
But you are trying to use it as:
{ someNum : int }
Hint: I compared int with known types and found some potential typos.
Int <-> int
Here's a SSCCE that demonstrates the error when pasted into http://elm-lang.org/try
The error I get is:
Given that I know that the Elm compiler is capable of doing typo checking, I would expect that the compiler sees I'm trying to declare
someNum
as anint
, which is a typo ofInt
, a type that is known to the compiler.I would expect something like this: