[erlang-questions] how: Another library flatten function?

[Dmitry Belayev]

How do you propose to remove lists:reverse? To use A ++ [I] in the 
second clause? I don't think that would be optimal solution.

Robert Virding wrote:
> I personally think this is the best solution, write your own function
> that is, as it is such a simple function to start with. Of course, I
> wouldn't use reverse but that is just a matter of detail. :-)
>
> Robert
>
> On 26 February 2010 16:50, Dmitry Belayev <rumata-estor@REDACTED> wrote:
>   
>> You can write your own:
>>
>> f(List) ->
>>   lists:reverse(f(List, [])).
>>
>> f([], A) ->
>>   A;
>> f([L|_]=I, A) when is_number(L) ->
>>   [I | A];
>> f([H|Tail], A) ->
>>   f(Tail, f(H, A)).
>>
>> Bengt Kleberg wrote:
>>     
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> I have the following list: ["asd",[["Flow","kalle"]],["Sub","F"]]
>>> I would like to flatten it to: ["asd","Flow","kalle","Sub","F"]
>>> lists:flatten/1 is too effective. It gives me: "asdFlowkalleSubF"
>>>
>>> Is there another flatten somewhere?
>>>
>>>
>>> bengt
>>>
>>>
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