Angela Zhu wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> I want to define an OCaml type with constraints.
> For example:
> 
> type item = Item of int * float;;
> 
> If here this float type is for price of some item, and I want to make sure
> it is positive. In other words, if x = (xi, xf) of type item, 
> I want to enforce, xf must >= 0.
> 
> Is there a way to define OCaml type like this?

No, because Ocaml type checker always check all the types at compile
time. It is an undecidable problem whether a given expression of type
float evaluates to a non-negative number.

Best regards,

Andrej