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General power function with units

The snippet demonstrates how to write a general power function that has correct type involving units-of-measure. The function uses numbers represented using types. The snippet is mainly an example of what can be done (not recommended for the real world).

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[<Measure>] type cm

type Num<[<Measure>] 'M, [<Measure>] 'N> = 
  | O_ of int * float<'N>
  | S_ of int * Num<'M, 'N / 'M>
  
let O : Num<'M, 'M> = O_ (1, 0.0<_>)
let S n = match n with O_(i, _) | S_(i, _) -> S_(i + 1, n)

let pow (x:float<'M>) ((O_(i, _) | S_(i, _)):Num<'M, 'M 'N>) : float<'M 'N> =
  unbox ((float x) ** float i)

let res = pow 2.0<cm> (S (S O))
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type MeasureAttribute =
  inherit Attribute
  new : unit -> MeasureAttribute

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.MeasureAttribute

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new : unit -> MeasureAttribute
[<Measure>]
type cm

Full name: Script.cm
type Num<'M,'N> =
  | O_ of int * float<'N>
  | S_ of int * Num<'M,'N/'M>

Full name: Script.Num<_,_>
union case Num.O_: int * float<'N> -> Num<'M,'N>
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val int : value:'T -> int (requires member op_Explicit)

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators.int

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type int = int32

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.int

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type int<'Measure> = int

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.int<_>
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val float : value:'T -> float (requires member op_Explicit)

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators.float

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type float = System.Double

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.float

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type float<'Measure> = float

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.float<_>
union case Num.S_: int * Num<'M,'N/'M> -> Num<'M,'N>
val O : Num<'M,'M>

Full name: Script.O
val S : n:Num<'u,'v> -> Num<'u,'u 'v>

Full name: Script.S
val n : Num<'u,'v>
val i : int
val pow : x:float<'M> -> Num<'M,'N> -> float<'N>

Full name: Script.pow
val x : float<'M>
val unbox : value:obj -> 'T

Full name: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.Operators.unbox
val res : float<cm ^ 3>

Full name: Script.res
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Link:http://fssnip.net/4H
Posted:12 years ago
Author:Tomas Petricek
Tags: fsharp , types , units , units of measure