[erlang-questions] : abstract patterns vs macros was:( Floating guard sequences)

Mon Feb 23 11:07:20 CET 2009

Is there way how to define combined patterns like range and odd without
define extra new patter for it.

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 1:49 AM, Richard O'Keefe <ok@REDACTED> wrote:

>
> On 21 Feb 2009, at 12:01 am, Zvi wrote:
>
> >
> > I like Abstract Patterns, I think they make patterns more like first-
> > class
> > citizens and make ADTs implementation easier. There several
> > comments, which
> > I'll write later. For now, I just trying to write simple abstract
> > pattern
> > for inclusive range of integers:
> >
> > #range(N,M) when is_integer(X) -> N=<X, X<=M.
> >
> > I just introduced X. Is this right way?
>
>
> An abstract pattern lets you name and reuse a combination of
> pattern match and type test that you could have written without it.
>
> The form of a pattern definition is
>        #<head> when <guard> -> <pattern>.
>
> In this case, N =< X, X =< M is a guard, not a pattern.
> I think what you want is
>
>        #range(L, U, X)
>        when is_integer(X), L =< X, X =< U
>        -> X.
>
> Without abstract patterns, you would write
>        f(..., X, ...) when is_integer(X), L =< X, X =< U ... ->
>               ^rhs         ^guard......................^
> The bit you would have written in the head of a function clause
> goes on the right of the arrow, and the bit that would have
> been in the guard of a function clause goes in the guard of the
> pattern.
>
> > Do I need to specify is_integer(N), is_integer(M) for abstract pattern
> > arguments too ?
>
> Only if you want to.  The one thing you cannot do is solve for
> the bounds.  Any variable in the head of a pattern that does not
> occur in the right hand side must be bound some other way.
> So you can do
>
>        f(N, #range(1,N, X)) -> ...
> or      f(N, #range(1,N, 42)) -> ...
> but not
>        g(#range(1,N, 42)) -> ... N ...
>
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