[erlang-questions] spawning processes

[Pablo Vieytes]

Hi,
You are right. I don't know what I did. Your code works.

Thanks.


2012/8/2 Vlad Dumitrescu <vladdu55@REDACTED>

> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Pablo Vieytes <pablo.vb80@REDACTED>
> wrote:
> > This DOESN'T work ->
> >
> > parent() ->
> >      Args = data,
> >      spawn(fun() -> son(Args) end).
> >
> > son(Args) ->
> >     %%some code -> NewData
> >      ReplyTo = self(),
> >      AnotherProcess ! {ReplyTo, NewData}.
> >
> > ReplyTo has the pid of process who is running parent fun and I want the
> pid
> > of the new process spawned with the son fun.
>
> It does work, maybe there is something else creating trouble?
>
> parent() ->
>         io:format("P:~p~n", [self()]),
>         Args = data,
>         C = spawn(fun() -> son(Args) end),
>         io:format("C:~p~n", [C]).
>
> son(_Args) ->
>          ReplyTo = self(),
>          io:format("X:~p~n", [ReplyTo]).
>
> gives the output
>
> 4> main:parent().
> P:<0.102.0>
> C:<0.122.0>
> X:<0.122.0>
> ok
>
> regards,
> Vlad
>
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