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Subject: RE: [Caml-list] How much optimized is the 'a option type ?

Yotam wrote:
> Of course, once you unbox, all parametric polymorphism is lost

Is it?

You would have to box the tuple before passing it to a polymorphic function
with the type 'a -> 'a. However, if the function has the type 'a * 'b -> 'b
* 'a then you could always unbox, right?

Cheers,
Jon.