access .Net field from F# when the field name is a reserved keyword

Question

I have a struct that has a field called type

How do i access it in F#?

c#

struct A {
   int type;
}

f#

let a = A()
let myThing = a.type  //error because type is a reserved keyword

How do i access the type field of A?

Answer 1

You're accessing type like a static field. First, you need an instance of A:

let a = A()
let x = a.``type``

Answer 2

You can use a double backtick to qualify it A.``type``.