Merge pull request #3270 from chriszimmerman/GH-2594-elixir-clauses

[Elixir/en] - #2594 - Adds clarification for functions with multiple clauses.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

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@@ -287,7 +287,11 @@ end
 PrivateMath.sum(1, 2)    #=> 3
 # PrivateMath.do_sum(1, 2) #=> ** (UndefinedFunctionError)
 
-# Function declarations also support guards and multiple clauses:
+# Function declarations also support guards and multiple clauses.
+# When a function with multiple clauses is called, the first function
+# that satisfies the clause will be invoked.
+# Example: invoking area({:circle, 3}) will call the second area
+# function defined below, not the first:
 defmodule Geometry do
   def area({:rectangle, w, h}) do
     w * h