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polymorphic variants

Learn polymorphic variants in OCaml with a construct-specific explanation, unique example, engineering boundary, and mastery check.

10 min read • Beginner

polymorphic variants is a focused OCaml topic inside Core Values. This lesson explains the construct itself, the state or value it operates on, and the observable result it produces.

Read the example as a small executable experiment. Identify the exact syntax that belongs to polymorphic variants, then change one input and predict the result before running it.

Topic-specific example

ocaml-01-08-polymorphic-variants.ml
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let color : [ `Red | `Blue ] = `Blue
Edge case / engineering note

polymorphic variants has rules that are easy to miss when the example is copied mechanically. Check the feature-specific boundary shown by this construct: scope, mutability, evaluation order, type constraints, lifetime, error behavior, compile-time restrictions, or resource cleanup where applicable.

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