Why special function apply(Mod, Func, Args).

[Goran Bage]

Mickael Remond wrote:

> With the other syntax, you can only use variable name and not function calls:
> 
> 1> Mod=io.
> io
> 2> Function=format.
> format
> 3> Mod:Function("~p~n", ["Hello"]).                                      
> "Hello"
> 

Hmm, it is more general than that

Eshell V5.2  (abort with ^G)
1> F = fun () -> io end.
#Fun<erl_eval.19.280769>
2> F1 = fun () -> format end.
#Fun<erl_eval.19.280769>
3> (F()):(F1())("~p \n", ["hello"]).
"hello"
ok
4>

works for me.

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