[erlang-questions] Pattern match error in Maps

[Björn-Egil Dahlberg]

The problem is the key {a,N} in #{{a, N} := V}. The compiler only accepts
literals or variables, not arbitrary expressions. Here you need to eval
{a,N} first and bind it to a variable.

// Björn-Egil

2016-05-17 8:56 GMT+02:00 Avinash Dhumane <nistrigunya@REDACTED>:

> avinash@REDACTED:~/tws$ erl
> Erlang/OTP 18 [erts-7.3] [source] [64-bit] [smp:2:2] [async-threads:10]
> [hipe] [kernel-poll:false]
>
> Eshell V7.3  (abort with ^G)
> 1> M = #{{a, 1} => 100, {a, 2} => 200, {a, 3} => 300}.
> #{{a,1} => 100,{a,2} => 200,{a,3} => 300}
> 2>  lists:map(fun(N) -> #{{a, N} := V}= M, V div 10 end, lists:seq(1,3)).
> * 1: illegal map key in pattern
> 3>
>
> I can get it working with maps:get/2
>
> But, I seem not to understand when and where may variables be used in the
> pattern.
>
> What am I  missing?
>
> Thanks
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