From: josh <josh@trdlnk.com>
To: caml-list@inria.fr
Subject: Specifying abstract type in a record
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:11:51 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4194E0C7.4060102@trdlnk.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20041111104849.29e7e506@mpiat2314>
OK, Here's what I'm trying to do:
# type doer = { file_name:string ; actor: ('a -> unit) };;
But when I do this, it tells me that I've got "Unbound type parameter 'a ".
However, if I change the 'a to int like this:
# type doer = { file_name:string; actor: (int -> unit) };;
It works as expected, but is not polymorphic (which is what I was trying
to do).
If I create an abstract type like:
# type t
# type doer = { file_name:string; actor (t -> unit) };;
It works until I try to use a created record:
# let b = {file_name = "one"; actor = (fun x -> () ) };;
# b.actor 10;;
The expression has type int but is used with type t
even if I try to do this
# type t = int;;
it doesn't work. So, how _can_ I specify a record with an abstract
field? Or is this
the Wrong Way to Do Things? Thank you for your help.
-jbs
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-11-12 16:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-11-11 8:35 module type Pietro Abate
2004-11-11 8:56 ` [Caml-list] " skaller
2004-11-11 9:09 ` Pietro Abate
2004-11-11 9:48 ` Virgile Prevosto
2004-11-12 16:11 ` josh [this message]
2004-11-12 16:33 ` [Caml-list] Specifying abstract type in a record Luc Maranget
2004-11-12 16:37 ` Aleksey Nogin
2004-11-12 16:37 ` Richard Jones
2004-11-12 16:40 ` Andrew Bagdanov
2004-11-12 16:44 ` Matt Gushee
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