# Questions(ss) about function import and type, parsing, OCaml code importing, compiling and regex syntax

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**Created:** [March 23, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/questions-ss-about-function-import-and-type-parsing-ocaml-code-importing-compiling-and-regex-syntax/22241 "2019-03-23T10:44:30Z")\
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Regarding the first two questions:

1. nope, you don’t need to `import` to define a method, you can also quality a name, eg

2. See [this discussion](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/functions-and-code-warntype/16734) about function types for pointers.

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