Re: [Caml-list] adding a function to an already existing module

[Siraaj Khandkar <siraaj@khandkar.net>]

module MyList = struct
    include List

   let foo l = bar l
end


On Jan 11, 2013, at 0:07, Francois Berenger <berenger@riken.jp> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Let's say I want to add a function to the List module
> of the std lib.
> 
> I'd like to do this without having to change list.ml
> in the std lib.
> 
> And, my function need to have access to everything available
> in list.ml (constructors, type names, etc.).
> 
> Is this possible and how to do this?
> 
> For example, I want to create MyList, and this module
> is the exact List module plus some functions of my own.
> Then, some of my code would use MyList instead of List.
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> F.
> 
> PS: a full copy-paste of list.ml is considered cheating ;)
> 
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