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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T21:08:25+00:00 2026-05-23T21:08:25+00:00

Consider the following code: let fnOption = Some (fun () -> ()) fnOption =

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Consider the following code:

let fnOption = Some (fun () -> ())
fnOption = None

It gives the following error:

init.fsx(2,1): error FS0001: The type ‘(unit -> unit)’ does not support the ‘equality’ constraint because it is a function type

Why is that? Did I overlook something?

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    2026-05-23T21:08:27+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 9:08 pm

    If you really wanted to check for equality (and not to assign the value), then you can use Option.isNone fnOption. If you really do want to assign, look as kvb’s answer.

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