[erlang-questions] The compiler "eats" structures which are not separated by commas

[Matthew Evans]

Changing the subject slightly.
One thing that would be nice is given:
-record(foo, {a = 1, b = 2}).
t() ->  Foo = #foo{a = 8, b = 7},  Foo#foo.a.

That since the pre-processor has seen that Foo is bound to a record #foo that I could do this instead:
t() ->  Foo = #foo{a = 8, b = 7},  Foo.a.
Matt
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:07:28 +0100
From: robert.virding@REDACTED
To: bourinov@REDACTED
CC: erlang-questions@REDACTED
Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] The compiler "eats" structures which are not	separated by commas

This is actually a relatively recent "feature" of the language that this can occur. Originally you had to write

(#haha{x=a})#haha{x=b}

i.e wrap expression in parentheses. So before this problem would not have occurred. But the need for the parentheses was removed as people complained that it didn't look very nice. Pet peeve of mine, the removing that is. I honestly don't think

#haha{x=a}#haha{x=b}

is more readable.

Robert

+1. I also use this technique.

Sent from my iPhone
On 20.04.2012, at 18:59, "Håkan Nilsson" <hakan.nilsson@REDACTED> wrote:


That's why it's preferable to have the convention to put the comma in the beginning om the line, like this:

[ #haha{v=1}
, #haha{v=2}, #haha{v=3}].


It looks kinda funky at first sight, but once you get used to it then it will make your life easier.
2012/4/20 JD Bothma <jbothma@REDACTED>



Sadly erlang doesn't allow a trailing comma in the last element like



[

 #haha{v=1},

 #haha{v=2},

 #haha{v=3},

].



otherwise, always trailing with a comma is a common best practise,

e.g. in PHP arrays. When it becomes habit it's hardly a problem.



Since this can silently cause bugs, the warning suggested in

http://erlang.org/pipermail/erlang-bugs/2011-July/002528.html sounds

like a good thing to push for, unless there's a better solution?



JD



On 20 April 2012 13:54, Serge Polkovnikov <serge.polkovnikov@REDACTED> wrote:

>

>

> 20 апреля 2012 г. 14:34 пользователь Vlad Dumitrescu <vladdu55@REDACTED>

> написал:

>

>> Hi Serge,

>>

>> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 13:27, Serge Polkovnikov

>> <serge.polkovnikov@REDACTED> wrote:

>> > The compiler "eats" structures which are not separated by commas.

>> > start() ->

>> >     [

>> >      #haha{v=1}   %% No comma here

>> >      #haha{v=2}   %% No comma here

>> >      #haha{v=3}

>> >     ].

>>

>> No, the code is equivalent to ((#haha{v=1})#haha{v=2})#haha{v=3}.

>

>

> Is there any simple way to protect such lists against the behaviour?

>>

>>

>> Try the following to understand:

>>

>> -record(haha,  { a,b,c } ).

>>  start() ->

>>      [

>>       #haha{a=1}   %% No comma here

>>       #haha{b=2}   %% No comma here

>>       #haha{c=3}

>>      ].

>>

>> regards,

>> Vlad

>

>

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