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\DOC parse_type
\TYPE {parse_type : string -> hol_type}
\SYNOPSIS
Parses a string into a HOL type.
\DESCRIBE
The call {parse_type "s"} parses the string {s} into a HOL type. This is the
function that is invoked automatically when a type is written in quotations
with an initial colon {`:s`}.
\FAILURE
Fails in the event of a syntax error or unparsed input.
\EXAMPLE
{
# parse_type "num->bool";;
val it : hol_type = `:num->bool`
}
\SEEALSO
lex, parse_term.
\ENDDOC
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