Is it possible to do function overloading in F#?

Question

Something like

let f x = log(x)

and later I can apply f to matrix, vector or a float.

I guess it is not possible since F# is strictly static typed. Any other patters to overcome this problem?

Thanks!

Answer 1

See my answer to this question:

Functions with generic parameter types

Briefly:

• You can overload members of a class (but not let-bound functions)
• You can use 'inline' and 'hat' types
• You can simulate Haskell type classes and explicitly pass dictionaries-of-methods
• You can use do run-time type tests casting from 'obj'