12.10 Generalized algebraic datatypes

## ﻿12.10 Generalized algebraic datatypes

Generalized algebraic datatypes, or GADTs, extend usual sum types in two ways: constraints on type parameters may change depending on the value constructor, and some type variables may be existentially quantified. They are described in chapter 7.

(Introduced in OCaml 4.00)

constr-decl | ::= | ...
| ∣ | constr-name :[constr-args ->]typexpr
type-param | ::= | ...
| ∣ | [variance]_

Refutation cases. (Introduced in OCaml 4.03)

matching-case | ::= | pattern[when expr]-> expr
| ∣ | pattern -> .

Explicit naming of existentials. (Introduced in OCaml 4.13.0)

pattern | ::= | ...
| ∣ | constr ( type{typeconstr-name}+ ) ( pattern )