[erlang-questions] Matching binaries and shadowed variables

[Ivan Uemlianin]

ah yes my mistake.

On 29/11/2013 11:54, Anthony Ramine wrote:
> No, the A in the function clause is fresh and shadows the previous A.
>
>> lists:map(fun (<<A:ASize/binary, _/binary>>) -> match; (_) -> nomatch end, [<<"foobar">>]).
> [match]
>
> And if it did not shadow the previous A binding, the closure would return nomatch for <<"nohello">> because it does not begin with hello.
>

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