]> On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 10:59:18PM -0700, Ram Bhamidipaty wrote: > I am trying to create a dynamically resizable array. [...] > let resize dyn_array_ref new_size = [...] > The problem I am running into is that I don't know how to create a new > larger array of the same time as the original array. The only two > choices that I can think of are: 1. Somehow store the type of the > array in the record or 2. Somehow get the array element type from the > "buf" array in the record. > > Unfortunately I have no idea about how to do either 1 or 2. You can fill your array with *value* buf.{0}. You don't need its type. This will present some odds for the GC, but if it's for educational purposes then it's OK. The other way is Obj.magic trickery... > I know there is atleast one package/module that provides this > functionality. But I don't want to use someone elses code - I am > trying to learn OCaml and I think this would be a good thing to do > with my own code. ...and for this reason I personally don't think it's best example to learn OCaml on. -- : Michal Moskal :: http://www.kernel.pl/~malekith : GCS {C,UL}++++$ a? !tv : When in doubt, use brute force. -- Ken Thompson : {E-,w}-- {b++,e}>+++ h ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners