[erlang-questions] Convert atom and arity into fun

[Jeroen Koops]

Thanks, just what I was looking for.

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Gleb Peregud <gleber.p@REDACTED> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Jeroen Koops <koops.j@REDACTED> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> The answer to this question is probably obvious, but I can't find it
>> after searching around for a while:
>>
>> Given a function's name as an atom and an arity (for instance as
>> returned by module_info(exports)), how can I convert this into a fun
>> that I can invoke?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Jeroen Koops
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>
> Check out erlang:apply/3 (it's a BIF). It is described in manual (man erlang).
>
> You can use Module:Function(Arg1, Arg2, ...) where Module and Function
> are variables bound to appropriate atoms. Like this:
>
> Module = lists,
> Function = flatlength,
> [1, 2] = Module:Function([1], [2])
>
>
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