Making type r polymorphic works fine:

    type 'a r = {x : 'a}

    let u = {x = `A 3}
    let v = {x = `B "test"}

    Best regards,
    Dmitry Boulytchev,
    St.Petersburg State University.

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to figure out how to define a record with a field whose 
> type is an extensible polymorphic variant.
>
> I can  this:
>
> type f = [ `A of int ]
>
> type r = { x : f } 
> but then I can't do this:
>
> { x = `B "test" }
>
> I'm not even sure if what I'm asking for is possible.
>
> Guessing at the syntax I tried
>
> type  r = {
>    f :  [> #foo]
>  }
>
> which results in:
>
> Warning D: this syntax is deprecated.
>      f :  [> #foo]
>              ^^^^
> Characters 24-28:
>      f :  [> #foo]
>              ^^^^
> The type [< foo ] is not a polymorphic variant type
>
> I hope it is clear what I'm trying to do. Thanks for your help.
>
> -- eliot
>
>
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