Complexity Shock Horror II: the Sequel (was Re: MD5 in erlang

[Tony Rogvall]

Raimo Niskanen wrote:
> 
> Some comments and some problems. Since Erlang supports the Base#Integer 
> syntax i think that Base in:
>     integer_to_list(Integer, Base)
> should be 2..16, not atoms.
> 
I just thought it would look nice, but I can buy 2..16 (btw do you know 
any one using base 13 for output? and since we only alow 2..16 its kind 
of crippled anyway)


> The same for:
>     list_to_integer(List, Base)
> 
Oh well.

> But what should happen if you call list_to_integer("16#1f", 8), and how 
> should you specify any base. I guess the answers are: badarg on the 
> first and list_to_integer("16#1f", undefined) on the second question.
> 
Like you said, do NOT allow base syntax in the list_to_integer/2 (why 
should you?) but maybe in list_to_integer/1 (if that does not break 
anything, it could!)

> And to add the prefix in the Right(tm) way is a bit awkward:
>     List = case integer_to_list(Integer, 16) of
>             [$-|L] -> "-16#"++L;
>             L -> "16#"++L
>         end

My oppinon is that we ignore the prefix stuff completly just to get 
things on it's way. I myself have never sent any output in base syntax 
(anyone?).

/Tony
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