lists:keymerge/3

[Bengt Kleberg]

Vance Shipley wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 10:41:20AM +0100, Bengt Kleberg wrote:
> }  
> }  this seems to be according to the documentation:
> }  ''When elements in the input lists compare equal, elements from List1 
> }  are picked before elements from List2.''
>   
> The only logical interpretation of that statement is that elements
> with the same key are picked from List1.  If you interpret it that 
> the whole tuple must be equal for this statement to apply then it 
> would be impossible to prove which list was chosen.

i interpreted it as meaning that _both_ elements are taken. the one from 
list1 first, the one from list2 after.

note: i am not a native english speaker.

does not merge mean that all elements are kept?
if not, why is there a umerge function?


bengt