From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id SAA05426; Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:44:42 +0200 (MET DST) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA05699 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:44:41 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from mail.eecs.harvard.edu (bowser.eecs.harvard.edu [140.247.60.24]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id i8GGieo8028352 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2004 18:44:41 +0200 Received: from localhost (localhost.eecs.harvard.edu [127.0.0.1]) by mail.eecs.harvard.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67CDA54C745 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2004 12:44:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail.eecs.harvard.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (bowser.eecs.harvard.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 04552-02 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2004 12:44:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail.eecs.harvard.edu (Postfix, from userid 32018) id 4191C54C740; Thu, 16 Sep 2004 12:44:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.eecs.harvard.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EEEE54C71E for ; Thu, 16 Sep 2004 12:44:40 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 12:44:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Alexander Stein To: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: [Caml-list] dynamic dispatch Message-ID: <20040916124228.J86497@bowser.eecs.harvard.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at eecs.harvard.edu X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 4149C2F8.001 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Loop: caml-list@inria.fr X-Spam: no; 0.00; stein:01 stein:01 caml:01 alexander:01 syntax:02 eecs:03 obj:03 dynamic:03 dynamic:03 object:03 lex:04 implement:05 doors:93 type:07 magic:09 Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk Hi, Is it possible to use the Caml OO features to implement dynamic dispatch (without using type system back doors such as Obj.Magic or object serialization)? Or are the OO features just syntax. Thank you, Lex ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners