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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/ocaml.html.markdown b/ocaml.html.markdown
index f9db7080..b0027fea 100644
--- a/ocaml.html.markdown
+++ b/ocaml.html.markdown
@@ -144,11 +144,16 @@ x + y ;;
(* Alternatively you can use "let ... and ... in" construct.
This is especially useful for mutually recursive functions,
with ordinary "let .. in" the compiler will complain about
- unbound values.
- It's hard to come up with a meaningful but self-contained
- example of mutually recursive functions, but that syntax
- works for non-recursive definitions too. *)
-let a = 3 and b = 4 in a * b ;;
+ unbound values. *)
+let rec
+ is_even = function
+ | 0 -> true
+ | n -> is_odd (n-1)
+and
+ is_odd = function
+ | 0 -> false
+ | n -> is_even (n-1)
+;;
(* Anonymous functions use the following syntax: *)
let my_lambda = fun x -> x * x ;;
@@ -288,7 +293,7 @@ type int_list_list = int list_of_lists ;;
(* Types can also be recursive. Like in this type analogous to
built-in list of integers. *)
type my_int_list = EmptyList | IntList of int * my_int_list ;;
-let l = Cons (1, EmptyList) ;;
+let l = IntList (1, EmptyList) ;;
(*** Pattern matching ***)