]> It could be well that: let hello name = Printf.printf "Hello %s\n" name in let nooverride hello number = Printf.printf "You're only a number %d!!\n" number in hello "samsaga2"; hello 666 And the output will be: Hello samsaga2 You're only a number 666!! nooverride label it's optional Then functions as (+) and (+.) could be: let (+) number1 number2 = number1 + number2 in let nooverride (+) number1 number2 = number1 +. number2 even type vector3 = { x : float; y : float; z : float } let nooverride (+) v1 v2 = { x = v1.x + v2.x; y = v1.y + v2.y; z = v1.z + v2.z } But... it's only a wish :-P ------------------- 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