[erlang-questions] Re: register BIF

[Scott Lystig Fritchie]

Wes James <comptekki@REDACTED> wrote:

wj> register(timer2, timer2:timeout(0,0)) and it worked.  The first
wj> timer2 is the module name.  I guess it wants the module name to
wj> register, not just any atom.

Wes, that's incorrect: register/2's first arg can be any atom.  But you
can't register the same name twice ... even if it's the same process
that is trying the second time.

    1> code:which(file).         
    "/usr/local/erlang/R14B01.64bit/lib/erlang/lib/kernel-2.14.2/ebin/file.beam"
    2> code:which(asdlkfklasdfljkasdfjlkasdf).
    non_existing
    3> self().
    <0.32.0>
    4> register(asdlkfklasdfljkasdfjlkasdf, self()).
    true
    5> self().                                      
    <0.32.0>
    6> register(asdlkfklasdfljkasdfjlkasdf, self()).
    ** exception error: bad argument
         in function  register/2
            called as register(asdlkfklasdfljkasdfjlkasdf,<0.32.0>)

-Scott