--- title: Get started with Functions & Pattern Matching in OCaml description: Learn about defining functions, currying, and pattern matching in OCaml. Explore how to solve problems using functional programming principles. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/get-started-with-functions-pattern-matching-in-ocaml-2t6m5f3zi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Get started with Functions & Pattern Matching in OCaml | daily.dev og:description: Learn about defining functions, currying, and pattern matching in OCaml. Explore how to solve problems using functional programming principles. og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/get-started-with-functions-pattern-matching-in-ocaml-2t6m5f3zi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2t6m5f3ZI.png og:image:alt: Get started with Functions & Pattern Matching in OCaml og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get started with Functions & Pattern Matching in OCaml **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · [@debajyatidey](https://daily.dev/debajyatidey) · 8 min read · 8 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary Learn about defining functions, currying, and pattern matching in OCaml. Explore how to solve problems using functional programming principles. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@sammaji** · 2 upvotes > I love the pattern matching feature of OCaml! **@chatino** · 1 upvotes > Well written article! thanks for sharing --- Tags: [#functional-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/functional-programming), [#recursion](https://daily.dev/tags/recursion), [#ocaml](https://daily.dev/tags/ocaml) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/get-started-with-functions-pattern-matching-in-ocaml-2t6m5f3zi) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Get started with Functions & Pattern Matching in OCaml","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/get-started-with-functions-pattern-matching-in-ocaml-2t6m5f3zi","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/get-started-with-functions-pattern-matching-in-ocaml-2t6m5f3zi"},"datePublished":"2024-03-07T12:45:01.218Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T09:28:47.883Z","description":"Learn about defining functions, currying, and pattern matching in OCaml. 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