[erlang-questions] beginner question

[Ron Peterson]

2008-08-17_20:50:24-0400 "Richard A. O'Keefe" <ok@REDACTED>:

> or even
> 
> for(LB, UB, Fun) ->
>     [Fun(I) || I <- lists:seq(LB, UB)].
> 
> Better still, ditch for/3 entirely, and write
> the list comprehension in place.

(Getting back to this after a few days...)

Got it, e.g.

random_tuples( Max, Num ) ->
    set_seed_to_now(),
    [ random_tuple( Max ) || _ <- lists:seq( 1, Num ) ].

I was playing w/ for/3 mostly as an intellectual excercise.  I'm really
very new w/ this.  Thanks for the help.

-- 
Ron Peterson
Network & Systems Manager
Mount Holyoke College
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso
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