[erlang-questions] doc: error in the example for bit string comprehension

Per Gustafsson per.gustafsson@REDACTED
Thu Dec 6 16:06:33 CET 2007


Thank You, this will be corrected.

Per

igwan wrote:
> Hi
> 
> The example given in 6.23 of the Erlang Reference Manual in R12B-0 reads :
> 
> 1> *<< << X*2 >> || 
> <<X>> <= << 1,2,3 >> >>.*
> <<2,4,6>>
> 
> But it gives the error : * 1: syntax error before: '*'
> 
> It seems that the parenthesis around X*2 were ommited
> 
> 1> << << (X*2) >> || <<X>> <= << 1,2,3 >> >>.
> <<2,4,6>>
> 
> works as expected.
> 
> Many thanx to the OTP team for this new release!
> 
> --
> igwan
> 
> 
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