(* TEST expect; *) type empty = Empty and filled = Filled type ('a,'fout,'fin) opt = | N : ('a, 'f, 'f) opt | Y : 'a -> ('a, filled, empty) opt type 'fill either = | Either : (string, 'fill, 'f) opt * (int, 'f, empty) opt -> 'fill either;; [%%expect{| type empty = Empty and filled = Filled type ('a, 'fout, 'fin) opt = N : ('a, 'f, 'f) opt | Y : 'a -> ('a, filled, empty) opt type 'fill either = Either : (string, 'fill, 'f) opt * (int, 'f, empty) opt -> 'fill either |}] let f (* : filled either -> string *) = fun (Either (Y a, N)) -> a;; [%%expect{| Line 2, characters 6-23: 2 | fun (Either (Y a, N)) -> a;; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Warning 8 [partial-match]: this pattern-matching is not exhaustive. Here is an example of a case that is not matched: "Either (N, Y _)" val f : filled either -> string = |}]