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Module: Prelude
Function: shows
Type: Show a => a -> ShowS
Description: it concatenates the first argument to the second one
Related: lex, read, reads, show
Bibliography: The Read and Show Classes [ A Gentle Introduction to Haskell ]

Example 1

Input: shows 12 "-14-16"

Output: "12-14-16"

Example 2

Input: shows "A" "SSS"

Output: "\"A\"SSS"

Example 3

Input: shows 'A' "SSS"

Output: "'A'SSS"