[erlang-questions] {1} > 100 returns true ?!

[Christian]

Read the manual:

http://erlang.org/doc/reference_manual/expressions.html#6.11

> The arguments may be of different data types. The following order is defined:
>
> number < atom < reference < fun < port < pid < tuple < list < bit string

Defining the order is very useful for certain algorithms, such as a
binary tree with arbitrary type of keys, where you have a subtree with
keys that are less than, and one that are greater than.



On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 23:29, Steve Kirsch <steve.kirsch@REDACTED> wrote:
> i must admit I am a bit baffled by why this isn't an error:
>
> 4> {1,3} > 100.
> true
> 5> {1} >100.
> true
> 6>
>
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