Is it possible to display the results of applying a Haskell type family function?

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For example, if I have these weird types:

{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
type family WeirdFamily a
type instance WeirdFamily () = Int
type instance WeirdFamily (a, b) = (a, WeirdFamily b)

Can I display (e.g. in GHCi) the result of WeirdFamily (Bool, (Char, ())) by typing something like:

:t WeirdFamily (Bool, (Char, ()))

into GHCi?

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2 Answers

Use kind!.

:kind! WeirdFamily (Bool, (Char, ()))
WeirdFamily (Bool, (Char, ())) :: *
= (Bool, (Char, Int))
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So I have figured out an answer. Type this into GHCi:

f :: WeirdFamily (Bool, (Char, ())); f = undefined
:t f

gives f :: (Bool, (Char, Int))

But it feels like there should be a "cleaner" way. Is there?

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