If I import the Set module and then use the Set type in a function definition I get an error that the type is not recognized. import Set checkSet : Set Char -> Char -> (Bool, Set Char) checkSet s c = (False, s) gives the error I cannot find a `Set` type: 13| checkSet : Set Char -> Char -> (Bo…

By doing import Set you have imported the Set module but not the Set type. You will need to import the type or used it as qualified. e.g. import Set exposing (Set) checkSet : Set Char or (qualified) import Set checkSet : Set.Set Char

Thank you. Perhaps the compiler message could be improved when there is an import of a module with the same name as the type in question.

Type annotation for function does not recognize imported type

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Type annotation for function does not recognize imported type

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