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function keyword for pattern matching

Strangely enough, really useful documentation of F#'s "function" keyword used for pattern matching is difficult to find within Microsoft's official documentation. A Google search turns up some helpful illustrations and discussions of the keyword. Here's a simple example that some might find useful.

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type Oddness =
| IsOdd
| IsEven

let getOddness = 
   function 
   | n when (n % 2)= 0 -> IsEven
   | _ -> IsOdd

getOddness 7 |> printfn "%A"
getOddness 12 |> printfn "%A"
union case Oddness.IsOdd: Oddness
union case Oddness.IsEven: Oddness
val getOddness : _arg1:int -> Oddness

Full name: Script.getOddness
val n : int
val printfn : format:Printf.TextWriterFormat<'T> -> 'T

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.ExtraTopLevelOperators.printfn
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Posted:11 years ago
Author:musicologyman
Tags: pattern matching

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