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From: mallsop@suna.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Mark Allsop)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.functional
Subject: overloading in SML
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Date: 11 Jun 91 08:13:58 GMT
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Can you overload operators in SML?  I have Ake Wikstrom's SML book on my right
which quite clearly states user defined functions can not be overloaded.  On my
left I have the preliminary SML reference manual which refers to 'abstractions'
which look to me like they implement overloading, along with the use of
signatures.

Can someone tell me for sure if you can or can not overload your own functions
in SML please....

+Mark.

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