Beginner question on Ocaml Refs

Question

let x = ref 100 in
let f () = !x in
let x = ref 50 in
??? ; f ()

You are supposed to get the answer to be 50 by plugging something into the ??? (not shadowing). But I don't know how to change the value of your original ref now, considering x := 50 is going to apply to the SECOND x now....

Answer 1

If it really is a "beginner question", that's probably not the expected answer. But I don't know what the "expected answer" is, so let's hack around instead.

Obj.(obj (field (repr f) 1)) := 42;;

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Answer 2

There is no way to access original x now. So.. shadow f!