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diff --git a/libraries/base/Data/Array/MArray.hs b/libraries/base/Data/Array/MArray.hs
index 4178e0c6ee..2a31882a89 100644
--- a/libraries/base/Data/Array/MArray.hs
+++ b/libraries/base/Data/Array/MArray.hs
@@ -9,30 +9,42 @@
-- Stability : experimental
-- Portability : non-portable
--
--- Class of mutable arrays, and operations on them.
+-- An overloaded interface to mutable arrays. For array types which can be
+-- used with this interface, see "Data.Array.IO", "Data.Array.ST",
+-- and "Data.Array.Storable".
--
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
module Data.Array.MArray (
- module Data.Ix,
-
- -- Class of mutable array types
+ -- * Class of mutable array types
MArray, -- :: (* -> * -> *) -> * -> (* -> *) -> class
- -- Class of array types with immutable bounds
+
+ -- * Class of array types with bounds
HasBounds, -- :: (* -> * -> *) -> class
+ -- * The @Ix@ class and operations
+ module Data.Ix,
+
+ -- * Constructing mutable arrays
newArray, -- :: (MArray a e m, Ix i) => (i,i) -> e -> m (a i e)
newArray_, -- :: (MArray a e m, Ix i) => (i,i) -> m (a i e)
newListArray, -- :: (MArray a e m, Ix i) => (i,i) -> [e] -> m (a i e)
+
+ -- * Reading and writing mutable arrays
readArray, -- :: (MArray a e m, Ix i) => a i e -> i -> m e
writeArray, -- :: (MArray a e m, Ix i) => a i e -> i -> e -> m ()
+
+ -- * Derived arrays
+ mapArray, -- :: (MArray a e' m, MArray a e m, Ix i) => (e' -> e) -> a i e' -> m (a i e)
+ mapIndices, -- :: (MArray a e m, Ix i, Ix j) => (i,i) -> (i -> j) -> a j e -> m (a i e)
+
+ -- * Deconstructing mutable arrays
bounds, -- :: (HasBounds a, Ix i) => a i e -> (i,i)
indices, -- :: (HasBounds a, Ix i) => a i e -> [i]
getElems, -- :: (MArray a e m, Ix i) => a i e -> m [e]
getAssocs, -- :: (MArray a e m, Ix i) => a i e -> m [(i, e)]
- mapArray, -- :: (MArray a e' m, MArray a e m, Ix i) => (e' -> e) -> a i e' -> m (a i e)
- mapIndices, -- :: (MArray a e m, Ix i, Ix j) => (i,i) -> (i -> j) -> a j e -> m (a i e)
+ -- * Conversions between mutable and immutable arrays
freeze, -- :: (Ix i, MArray a e m, IArray b e) => a i e -> m (b i e)
unsafeFreeze, -- :: (Ix i, MArray a e m, IArray b e) => a i e -> m (b i e)
thaw, -- :: (Ix i, IArray a e, MArray b e m) => a i e -> m (b i e)