O'Haskell OOP Polymorphic Functions
Lennart Augustsson
lennart@mail.augustsson.net
Wed, 17 Jan 2001 20:03:14 -0500
Ashley Yakeley wrote:
> This seems to be stretching the concept of 'subtype'.
I don't think so, this is the essence of subtyping.
> Sorry if I sound so bitter and disappointed. I was hoping for a Haskell
> extended with real dynamic subtyping...
You seem to want dynamic type tests. This is another feature, and
sometimes a useful one. But it requires carrying around types at
runtime.
You might want to look at existential types; it is a similar feature.
-- Lennart