* [Caml-list] Generic generic types.
@ 2003-02-03 15:26 Mike Potanin
2003-02-04 9:49 ` Xavier Leroy
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From: Mike Potanin @ 2003-02-03 15:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: caml-list
Haskell support types like
data Refal_atom agregat = RefalChar Char
| RefalInt Int
| RefalTerm (agregat (Refal_atom agregat))
Do OCaml support similar type?
type 'agregat refal_atom =
Char of char
| Int of int
| Term of (('agregate refal_atom) 'agregat);;
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^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread* Re: [Caml-list] Generic generic types. 2003-02-03 15:26 [Caml-list] Generic generic types Mike Potanin @ 2003-02-04 9:49 ` Xavier Leroy 2003-02-04 10:49 ` Mike Potanin 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: Xavier Leroy @ 2003-02-04 9:49 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Mike Potanin; +Cc: caml-list > Haskell support types like > > data Refal_atom agregat = RefalChar Char > | RefalInt Int > | RefalTerm (agregat (Refal_atom agregat)) These are called higher-order type constructors: Refal_atom is parameterized not by a simple type, but by a type constructor (a function from types to types). > Do OCaml support similar type? Not in the core language, but you can achieve similar effect with functors: module M(A: sig type 'a agregat end) = struct type refal_atom = Char of char | Int of int | Term of refal_atom A.agregat end Hope this answers your question, - Xavier Leroy ------------------- 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: [Caml-list] Generic generic types. 2003-02-04 9:49 ` Xavier Leroy @ 2003-02-04 10:49 ` Mike Potanin 0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: Mike Potanin @ 2003-02-04 10:49 UTC (permalink / raw) To: caml-list On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Xavier Leroy wrote: > > Do OCaml support similar type? > > Not in the core language, but you can achieve similar effect with functors: > > module M(A: sig type 'a agregat end) = > struct > type refal_atom = > Char of char > | Int of int > | Term of refal_atom A.agregat > end > > Hope this answers your question, Thank you! It's what I wanted. > > - Xavier Leroy ------------------- 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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