[erlang-questions] Bug ?!

[Robert Virding]

A pattern is describes a data structure. On the LHS you use it to test 
the struture of and pull apart a term while on the RHS you use it to 
build a term.

I agree with Richard that the result of allowing such constructs in 
patterns will lead to things difficult to understand, both syntactically 
and semantically. Yes, you can give LOTS of examples which are easy to 
understand but once you release to a poor unspecting public you would be 
surprised at some of the things they will do with it.

I believe it is important to keep things clean, consistent and elegant 
otherwise you will end up with a language built on exceptions.

Robert

datacompboy wrote:
> 
> Quote:
> Basically, it's because that expands to element(<field number>, <variable>), and that happens not to be allowed.
> (end of quote)
> 
> 
> Yes, right, but I just think that compiler can do such:
> 
> Var#rec.val -> expands to LambdaVar=element(#rec.val, Var), LambdaVar
> so matching possible.
> And optimization pass should just remove LambdaVar in cases like
> X = Y#recy.xval.
> 
> But i'm not sure about optimizations of erlang, so can't say is that possible in current realization
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