GHC.STRef

Copyright	(c) The University of Glasgow 1994-2002
License	see libraries/base/LICENSE
Maintainer	[email protected]
Stability	internal
Portability	non-portable (GHC Extensions)
Safe Haskell	Unsafe
Language	Haskell2010

data STRef s a Source

a value of type STRef s a is a mutable variable in state thread s, containing a value of type a

>>> :{
runST (do
    ref <- newSTRef "hello"
    x <- readSTRef ref
    writeSTRef ref (x ++ "world")
    readSTRef ref )
:}
"helloworld"

newSTRef :: a -> ST s (STRef s a) Source

Build a new STRef in the current state thread

readSTRef :: STRef s a -> ST s a Source

Read the value of an STRef

writeSTRef :: STRef s a -> a -> ST s () Source

Write a new value into an STRef