[erlang-questions] strange behaviour of gb_trees

[Nico Meyer]

This is why weakly typed languages require stronlgy disciplined minds 
:-). Not sure if the reverse is also true.

On 28.05.2011 20:17, Ulf Wiger wrote:
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> On 28 May 2011, at 00:39, Nico Meyer wrote:
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>> Try instead
>> 1>  T = gb_trees:from_orddict( lists:sort(P) ).
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> To maintain the abstraction, it should be
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> 1>  T = gb_trees:from_orddict( orddict:from_list(P) ).
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> Note that orddicts are not just sorted lists - they are sorted {Key, Value} lists where each key occurs at most once.
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> Note also:
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> 2>  orddict:from_list([{a,1},{a,2}]).
> [{a,2}]
> 3>  lists:ukeysort(1,[{a,1},{a,2}]).
> [{a,1}]
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> Again, stick to the abstraction wherever possible, in order to avoid surprises.
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> BR,
> Ulf W
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> Ulf Wiger, CTO, Erlang Solutions, Ltd.
> http://erlang-solutions.com
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