Re: [Caml-list] enums in OCaml?

[Chris Quinn <cq@htec.demon.co.uk>]

A recent thread on the subject:
http://caml.inria.fr/archives/200105/msg00168.html

There's mention of an SML extension that solves this problem (ie. retaining the good typing properties).
Are the Caml designers considering this?

Chris Q.

leary@nwlink.com wrote:
> 
> Ok, I see how I can do this with a sum type and a function on it; but
> that's also a lot of repetitive setup.  Seems I could also just make a
> function that acted on strings:
> 
> let message_to = function
>         "accel" -> 1
>         | "stop" -> 0
>         | _ -> -1;;
> 
> ...which is perhaps less typing/editing up front, but a bit of a pain to
> type all the "s in the code.
> 
> So, what's so wrong with just using variables?
> 
> let Accel = 1;;
> let Stop = 0;;
> 
> seems pretty short to write and shortest to use...  Am I missing something
> ( elegant | obvious )?  Is that just ugly?
> 
> thanks
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