I have a music note datatype defined like so:
data Note = Ab | A | Bb | B | C | Db | D | Eb | E | F | Gb | G deriving (Eq, Ord)
How can i make it an instace of Enum so that succ G returns Ab ?
>Solution :
You have to define the Enum instance yourself:
instance Enum Note where
fromEnum note = case note of
Ab -> 0
A -> 1
...
toEnum n = case n `mod` 12 of
0 -> Ab
1 -> A
...
The "modulo 12" part in toEnum will cycle your notes.