[erlang-questions] guard subexpressions resulting in a runtime error

[José Valim]

>
> "Guard subexpressions resulting in a runtime error are treated as
> returning false"
>
> But with this function definition:
>
> -module(t1).
> -export([guard1/1]).
>
> guard1(N) when ((N/0 == 0) or N==1) ->
>   hello.
>
>
In this example, the guard subexpression is the whole ((N/0 == 0) or N==1).

You can use , (meaning and) or ; (meaning or) to provide subexpressions:

    guard1(N) when N/0 == 0; N==1 ->
      hello.

The example above should give you the expected result.
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