Hi all, I have a question on ocaml, is there a way to write a empty element say a which can make a::ax=ax ? I tried to find out in library, yet I didn't get the right way out, and it doesn't work if I make a=[], so do you know whether there is a technique can realize this function? I've got stuck on this point for a very long time. thanks -- Su Zhang PHD Student Computer Information and Science Kansas State University