How do I create a new instance of a Structure in F#?

Question

I feel really dumb about this one, but I am having a real hard time finding documentation on this.

If I declare a struct like so:

type BuildNumber = 
    struct
        val major : int
        val minor : int
        val build : int
        val revision : int
    end

Then how do I make a new instance of the BuildNumber type?

Answer 1

You use the new keyword and define a constructor for it.

For example:

type simple = 
    struct
        val A : int
        val B : int
        new (a: int, b: int) = { A = a; B = b; }
    end

let s = new simple(1, 2)