[erlang-questions] wierd outome on my match method

[Loïc Hoguin]

On 01/31/2015 03:11 PM, Roelof Wobben wrote:
> match( Key, [] ) ->
>    {error, "Instance"};
>
> match(Key, List) ->
>    delete_key (Key, List, []).

This above is the function you call. It does not perform a match.

> But when I have this database.
>
> Db5 :  [{name2,tamara},{name,chantal},{name,roelof}]
>
> and I do this :
>
>   Db11 = db:match(name,Db5).
>
> I see this outcome :
>
> [{name2,tamara}]
>
> and when I do this :
>
>   Db10 = db:match(name2,Db5).
>
> I see this outcome:
>
> [{name,roelof},{name,chantal}]
>
> So it schould be the other way around.
>
> Can someone help me figure out what went wrong ?
>
> Roelof
>
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