# Converting abstract types

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/converting-abstract-types/79763
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** question, parametric-types
**Created:** [April 21, 2022, 4:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/converting-abstract-types/79763 "2022-04-21T04:50:51Z")
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### Author: ![tictaccat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9f8e36/32.png) [@tictaccat](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tictaccat)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2022, 5:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/converting-abstract-types/79763/3 "2022-04-21T05:13:25Z")

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Ah! It seems like what I want to do is overload the `similar` function for each of the concrete types, as stated here [Stripping parameter from parametric types - #10 by jameson](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/stripping-parameter-from-parametric-types/8293/10)

Marking this as the solution for now, although please correct me if I’m wrong:)

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