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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T14:34:59+00:00 2026-05-22T14:34:59+00:00

Let’s say that I defined my own data-Type like data MyData = A arg|

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Let’s say that I defined my own data-Type like

data MyData = A arg| B arg2| C arg3

How would I write a function (for instance: isMyDataType) that checks wether the given argument is one out of the particular types in MyData and successively returns a boolean (True or False) , e.g. typing in Ghci:
isMyDataType B returns True and isMyDataType Int returns False.

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    2026-05-22T14:35:00+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 2:35 pm

    I believe you want functions to test for particular constructors:

    isA :: MyData -> Bool
    isB :: MyData -> Bool
    

    If so, then you can write these yourself or derive them. The implementation would look like:

    isA (A _) = True
    isA _     = False
    
    isB (B _) = True
    isB _     = False
    

    To derive them automatically, just use the derive library and add, in your source code:

    {-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
    import Data.DeriveTH
    
    data MyData = ...
        deriving (Eq, Ord, Show}
    
    derive makeIs ''MyData
    -- Older GHCs require more syntax: $( derive makeIs ''MyData)
    

    Also note: your data declaration is invalid, the name must be capitalized, MyData instead of myData.

    Finally, this whole answer is based on the assumption you want to test constructors, not data types as you said (which are statically checked at compile time, as Tarrasch said).

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