[newbie] spawn-ed functions always exported?

[Rick Pettit]

On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 03:57:50PM +0100, Joe Armstrong (AL/EAB) wrote:
> 
>     Yes.
> 
>     Replace 
> 		spawn(Mod, Func, [Arg1,Arg2,...,Argn]) 
> 
>     with
> 		spawn(fun() -> Mod:Func(Arg1,Arg2,...,Argn) end)
> 
> 
>    Example:
> 
> Old way
> 
>     -module(foo).
> 
>     -export([a/0, b/2]).
> 
>     a() -> spawn(?MODULE, b, [1,2]).
> 
>     b(X, Y) -> 
> 	...
> 
> new way
> 
>     -module(foo).
>     -export([a/0, b/2]).

You shouldn't need the b/2 in export list with the new way.

-Rick

>     a() -> spawn(fun() -> b(1,2) end).
> 
>     b(X, Y) -> 
> 	...
> 
> Cheers
> 
> /Joe
> 
> (also for spawn_link)