My example would be better with this :

class machin = object(self)
  val mutable valeur = (None : truc option)
  method getValeur = valeur
end
and
truc = Machin of (int->int) | Recur of truc;;

The object need the type defined

2011/3/17 Pierre-Alexandre Voye <ontologiae@gmail.com>

> Hi everyone, i'm trying to write a generic hierarchical finite state
> machine, and I have a syntax problem which stop me.
> I want to define an object which use, somewhere a sum type.
> The compiler answer "Syntax Error"
>
> Here a simple example of my problem :
>
> class machin = object(self)
>   val mutable valeur = 0
>   method getValeur = valeur
> end
> and
> truc = Machin of (int->int) | Recur of truc;;
>
> And the answer :
> Error: Syntax error
>  which point  on the "of" after "Machin"
>
> Is there a way to solve this problem ?
>
> In advance, thank you very much
>
> Pierre-Alexandre
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