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From: "Damien Guichard" <alphablock@orange.fr>
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Subject: [Caml-list]  How much optimized is the 'a option type ?

Hello,

Compared to the code :

type 'a option = None | Some of 'a

How do an 'a option value performs ?
Any allocation saved ?
Any indirection removed ?

Is 'a option just like any sum type ?
Or is 'a option more like an ANSI C pointer type ?

Regards,

Damien Guichard