Re: [Caml-list] parameterized pattern

[Jon Harrop <jon@ffconsultancy.com>]

On Monday 06 November 2006 21:15, Serge Aleynikov wrote:
> Could anyone point at a suitable resource?

I wasn't even aware that you could add type annotations inside a pattern. Your 
example will not work simply because OCaml's type system will not allow float 
to unify with string. You need some context where type inference will allow 
different possibilities, like a tuple containing both a float and a string:

# let f = function
  | (y : float), _ -> print_float y
  | _, (s : string) -> print_string s;;

or a polymorphic variant containing either a float or a string:

# let f = function
  | `F (y : float) -> print_float y
  | `S (s : string) -> print_string s;;
val f : [< `F of float | `S of string ] -> unit = <fun>

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