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<DIV><FONT size=2>I found that i lose some word in the code.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT
size=2>start(Name,Mod)->register(Name,spawn(fun()->loop(Name,Mod,Mod:init())
end)).<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>But</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Why the code can be compile?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT
size=2>start(Name,Mod)->erlang:register(spawn(fun()->loop(Name,Mod,Mod:init())
end)).</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> </DIV></FONT>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt 新細明體">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt 新細明體; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=luke@tc.program.com.tw href="mailto:luke@tc.program.com.tw">LUKE</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt 新細明體"><B>To:</B> <A title=erlang-questions@erlang.org
href="mailto:erlang-questions@erlang.org">erlang-questions@erlang.org</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt 新細明體"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt 新細明體"><B>Subject:</B> What is the function be defined
as BIF?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT
size=2>-module(genserver).<BR>-export([start/2,rpc/2]).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT
size=2>start(Name,Mod)->register(spawn(fun()->loop(Name,Mod,Mod:init())
end)).<BR>....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Eshell V5.5.5 (abort with ^G)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>9>c(genserver).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>./genserver.erl:4: function register/1
undefined</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>modify the register to erlang:register</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT
size=2>start(Name,Mod)->erlang:register(spawn(fun()->loop(Name,Mod,Mod:init())
end)).<BR>--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>10> c(genserver).<BR>{ok,genserver}</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The register function is BIF ? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>And the spawn function is BIF? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>All of erlang:* is BIF?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>When we need specify a prefix erlang:*
?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Why the most of example does not using
erlang:register?</FONT></DIV>
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