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Just to make it clearer:<br>
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The second condition is equivalent with the expression: "if the
value of random:uniform() is greater or equal to 0.5 then report
'bad'". In this case, if you entered with value 0.4 in the first
branch and modified it to 0.7 in the first branch, the second branch
should be executed as well. That is against the if statement purpose
which should report only one branch at the time as valid. Therefore,
Erlang requires for the compared values to be constant during the if
statement processing.<br>
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CGS<br>
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On 12/02/2011 11:06 AM, CGS wrote:
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If statement is not a block statement (to fix the variables values
at the entrance of the statement) in Erlang. That means, if an
uniform:random() value (say, 0.4) is used for checking the first
branch condition and the value is changed within the branch (say,
0.7), then you enter a paradox related to if the function should
be considered for the first or the second branch. To avoid this,
Erlang requires an assurance that the compared values do not
change while processing the if statement.<br>
<br>
CGS<br>
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On 12/02/2011 10:56 AM, Barco You wrote:
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cite="mid:CA+qFv3twC8kB5udUBjN-0GBf5kPzRTZb0oRC1H-vjO2q6U_M8g@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Hi CGS,
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<div>I can't understand your statement --- " if in the first
branch you use again random:uniform(), the second branch
condition can report an inaccurate result." Could you please
make it clearer? Thanks!</div>
<div><br>
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<div>Hi Others,</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Why functions with side effect can not be in the guard
expressions?</div>
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<div>Thank you!</div>
<div>Barco<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote"> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 5:50 PM, CGS
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wrote:<br>
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Hi,<br>
<br>
To put in simple words for better understanding, you can
have only constant variables withing the guard
expression. That means, in your case, if in the first
branch you use again random:uniform(), the second branch
condition can report an inaccurate result.<br>
<br>
Alternatively, you can use case statement:<br>
<br>
case (random:uniform()<0.5) of<br>
true -> good;<br>
false -> bad<br>
end<br>
<br>
I hope this answer will help you.<br>
<br>
CGS
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On 12/02/2011 10:30 AM, Barco You wrote: </div>
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<div class="h5">Why does the following expression
got "illegal guard expression" when compiling:
<div>X = 0.5,</div>
<div>if</div>
<div> random:uniform() < X -> %error
reported for this line</div>
<div> good;</div>
<div> true -></div>
<div> bad</div>
<div>end.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>But if I change it to following expression,
it's ok:</div>
<div>
<div>X = 0.5,</div>
<div>Ran = random:uniform(),</div>
<div>if</div>
<div> Ran < X -> </div>
<div> good;</div>
<div> true -></div>
<div> bad</div>
<div>end.</div>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>BRs,</div>
<div>Barco</div>
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