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<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Hi!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>I don't
usually complain about things ;-) but I find this rather
annoying.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>erl_parse:abstract([3,a,5]). ---><BR>
{cons,0,{integer,0,3},{cons,0,{atom,0,a},{string,0,[5]}}}<BR></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>erl_parse...("[3,a,5]"). ---></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>
{cons,1,{integer,1,3},{cons,1,{atom,1,a},{cons,1,{integer,1,5},{nil,1}}}}<BR></DIV></FONT></SPAN>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>I would
expect the result to be the same, but abstract/1 treats lists of integers as
strings, while erl_parse doesn't (the latter being IMHO
correct).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Is there a
reason for this discrepancy?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Happy new
year everybody!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=488003411-29122005><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Vlad</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>