[erlang-questions] Convert atom and arity into fun

[Gleb Peregud]

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Jeroen Koops <koops.j@REDACTED> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The answer to this question is probably obvious, but I can't find it
> after searching around for a while:
>
> Given a function's name as an atom and an arity (for instance as
> returned by module_info(exports)), how can I convert this into a fun
> that I can invoke?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jeroen Koops
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Check out erlang:apply/3 (it's a BIF). It is described in manual (man erlang).

You can use Module:Function(Arg1, Arg2, ...) where Module and Function
are variables bound to appropriate atoms. Like this:

Module = lists,
Function = flatlength,
[1, 2] = Module:Function([1], [2])


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