[erlang-questions] scope of variables

Richard Carlsson richardc@REDACTED
Mon Sep 4 16:06:01 CEST 2006


Erik Reitsma (RY/ETM) wrote:
> Changing it to 
> 
> -define(foo(X), case X of [__@REDACTED,__@REDACTED] -> __@REDACTED@a end).
> 
> gives only warnings, but you cannot use this macro twice in the same
> scope:

True. You actually need to wrap the body in a fun-application to
prevent it from exporting its bindings:

-define(wrap(Body), ((fun ()-> (Body) end)())).
-define(foo(X), ?wrap( case X of [__@REDACTED,__@REDACTED] -> __@REDACTED@a end )).

	/Richard




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