Struct Embedding in Elm
In Elm, we don’t have struct embedding as in some other languages, but we can achieve similar composition using record types and type aliases.
We define a Base
type alias with a num
field, and a describe
function that works with Base
values.
The Container
type alias includes a base
field of type Base
, along with an additional str
field. This is similar to embedding in other languages.
In the main
function, we create a Container
value. We can access the num
field through co.base.num
.
Elm doesn’t have method-like syntax, so we call the describe
function by passing co.base
as an argument.
Elm uses a more functional approach to polymorphism, so we don’t need to explicitly define interfaces. The describe
function can work with any record that has a num
field.
To run this Elm program, you would typically compile it to JavaScript and run it in a web browser. The output would be displayed on the web page.