[erlang-questions] strange result of lists:map(fun(X)-> 20*X end, [2, 4, 6, 8]).

[Work]

Yeah, this should work:

	io:format("~w~n", [lists:map(fun(X)-> 20*X end,L)]).

On Dec 3, 2013, at 14:41, Patrick Schless <patrick.schless@REDACTED> wrote:

> In cases like this, is there a way to explicitly show the result as numbers (as Hope expected)?
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Work <elbrujohalcon@REDACTED> wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> 	Since strings in Erlang are just lists of integers, and the results of some of your tests are proper lists of strings, they’re *displayed* as strings.
> 	In other words "(Px?" = [40, 80, 120, 160]
> 	Hope that helps :)
> 	For reference, check this: http://learnyousomeerlang.com/starting-out-for-real#lists
> 
> On Dec 3, 2013, at 12:13, <hope@REDACTED> <hope@REDACTED> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>  
>> I am a beginner,  and I got some strange result like this :
>>  
>> 1> L=[2,4,6,8].
>> [2,4,6,8]
>> 2> lists:map(fun(X)-> 20*X end,L).
>> "(Px?"
>> 3> lists:map(fun(X)-> 21*X end,L).
>> "*T~‥"
>> 4> lists:map(fun(X)-> 27*X end,L).
>> "6l¢O"
>> 5> lists:map(fun(X)-> 28*X end,L).
>> "8p‥a"
>> 6> lists:map(fun(X)-> 29*X end,L).
>> ":tRe"
>> 7> lists:map(fun(X)-> 30*X end,L).
>> "<x’e"
>> 8> lists:map(fun(X)-> 31*X end,L).
>> ">|oo"
>> 9> lists:map(fun(X)-> 32*X end,L).
>> [64,128,192,256]
>> 10> lists:map(fun(X)-> 22*X end,L).
>> [44,88,132,176]
>> 11> lists:map(fun(X)-> 23*X end,L).
>> [46,92,138,184]
>> 12> lists:map(fun(X)-> 24*X end,L).
>> [48,96,144,192]
>> 13> lists:map(fun(X)-> 25*X end,L).
>> [50,100,150,200]
>> 14> lists:map(fun(X)-> 26*X end,L).
>> [52,104,156,208]
>> 15> lists:map(fun(X)-> 27*X end,L).
>> "6l¢O"
>>  
>> -------------------
>> Erlang R16B02 (erts-5.10.3) [smp:2:2] [async-threads:10]
>> Eshell V5.10.3 (abort with ^G)
>> -------------------
>> Windows Vista
>> -------------------
>>  
>> Can someone help me ?
>>  
>> Thanks a lot !
>>  
>> best regards.
>>  
>>  
>> hope@REDACTED  2013.12.03
>>  
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