Patterns.Coerce Active Pattern (F#)
Recognizes expressions that represent coercions from one type to another.
Namespace/Module Path: Microsoft.FSharp.Quotations.Patterns
Assembly: FSharp.Core (in FSharp.Core.dll)
// Signature:
( |Coerce|_| ) : (input:Expr) -> (Expr * Type) option
Parameters
input
Type: ExprThe input expression to match against.
Return Value
The formal return type is (Expr * Type) option. The option type indicates whether the input results in a match. In a pattern matching expression, this pattern decomposes the input into the underlying expression and a Type object that represents the type to convert to.
Remarks
This function is named CoercePattern in the .NET Framework assembly. If you are accessing the member from a .NET Framework language other than F#, or through reflection, use this name.
Platforms
Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2
Version Information
F# Core Library Versions
Supported in: 2.0, 4.0, Portable