[erlang-questions] Pattern-matching function?

[Francois De Serres]

> Richard Carlsson writes:
> > Francois De Serres wrote:
> > > I need a function that actually does pattern matching: pm(Tuple,
> Pattern)->MatchedPattern|error
> > 
> > You cannot pass a pattern with uninstantiated variables to a function.
> > Erlang is a strict functional language, it is not Prolog. Patterns are
> > not run-time values.
> 
> But maybe he can do what he wants with match specs?  They're much more
> cumbersome than pattern matching, but they are more or less a run-time
> representation of a pattern.
> 
> See ets:match_spec_run/2 and other mentions of match specs in the ets
> manpage.  Also this page:
> http://www.erlang.org/doc/apps/erts/match_spec.html
> 
> Mike

Thanks Mike,
Nice, but ets:select/2 means the tuple to match against would have to be in a table, or...?
--
Francois


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