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Arg-module: Float-Args also accept integer values

Oliver Bandel
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        Jonathan Roewen

Date:	-- (:)
From:	Jonathan Roewen <jonathan.roewen@g...>
Subject:	Re: [Caml-list] Arg-module: Float-Args also accept integer values

> ===========================================
> first:~ oliver$ ocaml
>         Objective Caml version 3.09.2
> 
> # let floatingpoint_id (x:float) = x;;
> val floatingpoint_id : float -> float = <fun>
> # floatingpoint_id 42;;
> This expression has type int but is here used with type float
> # 
> ===========================================

float_of_string doesn't use the ocaml type system ;-) Don't know about 
impl details, but it's basically like atof (or whatever it's called) in 
standard C libs. The two are completely separate.

Jonathan