file:read_line - conflicting return values' syntax - no case clause matching eof exception
Kay Kay
kaykay.unique@REDACTED
Mon Feb 15 08:59:31 CET 2010
As per the documentation here -
http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/lang/erlang/doc/man/file.html#read_line-1 ,
the syntax reads as -
read_line(IoDevice) -> {ok, Data} | eof | {error, Reason}
Given the ambiguity in the return values of the function , I am unsure
how to handle it.
do_read_file(IoDevice, InData, Accum) ->
case file:read_line(IoDevice) of
{'ok', Data} ->
do_read_file(IoDevice, Data, lists:append(Accum, InData));
{ 'eof' } ->
Accum
end.
I wrote this function to use the same, but I am getting - "** exception
error: no case clause matching eof" .
What is the best way to handle the same ?
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