record field names

[Mats Cronqvist]

   name clashes? surely you can't have a real record_info/2 function?

   mats

Ulf Wiger (AL/EAB) wrote:
> In order to eliminate name clashes, why not
> 
> Module:module_info({record, Rec, fields})
> 
> /Uffe
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-erlang-questions@REDACTED
>>[mailto:owner-erlang-questions@REDACTED]On Behalf Of Mats Cronqvist
>>Sent: den 16 september 2005 16:22
>>To: erlang-questions@REDACTED
>>Subject: record field names
>>
>>
>>   feels like this is an faq, but i can't find it in the archive.
>>
>>   according to the reference manual:
>>   "To each module using records, a pseudo function is added 
>>during compilation 
>>to obtain information about records:
>>record_info(fields, Record) -> [Field]
>>record_info(size, Record) -> Size"
>>
>>   now, as i understand it, there is no function, just 
>>textual substitution 
>>(like a macro).
>>
>>   but why not? if there was a real, exported function 
>>record_info/2 (just like 
>>module_info), one could do a lot of cool things.
>>
>>  such as turning a record into a tagged tuple;
>>
>>readable_rec(Module,Rec) ->
>>   
>>lists:zip(Module:record_info(fields,element(1,Rec)),tl(tuple_t
>>o_list(Rec))).
>>
>>  or write a tool to check that all modules using a certain 
>>record agree on its 
>>definition.
>>
>>   mats
>>