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diff --git a/elixir.html.markdown b/elixir.html.markdown index c0abc815..0a20e3df 100644 --- a/elixir.html.markdown +++ b/elixir.html.markdown @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ language: elixir contributors: - ["Joao Marques", "http://github.com/mrshankly"] + - ["Dzianis Dashkevich", "https://github.com/dskecse"] filename: learnelixir.ex --- @@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ tail #=> [2,3] # the tuples have different sizes. # {a, b, c} = {1, 2} #=> ** (MatchError) no match of right hand side value: {1,2} -# There's also binaries +# There are also binaries <<1,2,3>> # binary # Strings and char lists @@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ div(10, 2) #=> 5 # To get the division remainder use `rem` rem(10, 3) #=> 1 -# There's also boolean operators: `or`, `and` and `not`. +# There are also boolean operators: `or`, `and` and `not`. # These operators expect a boolean as their first argument. true and true #=> true false or true #=> true @@ -119,7 +120,6 @@ false or true #=> true 1 || true #=> 1 false && 1 #=> false nil && 20 #=> nil - !true #=> false # For comparisons we have: `==`, `!=`, `===`, `!==`, `<=`, `>=`, `<` and `>` @@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ case {:one, :two} do {:four, :five} -> "This won't match" {:one, x} -> - "This will match and assign `x` to `:two`" + "This will match and bind `x` to `:two`" _ -> "This will match any value" end -# It's common practice to assign a value to `_` if we don't need it. +# It's common to bind the value to `_` if we don't need it. # For example, if only the head of a list matters to us: [head | _] = [1,2,3] head #=> 1 @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ cond do "But I will" end -# It is common to see a last condition equal to `true`, which will always match. +# It is common to see the last condition equal to `true`, which will always match. cond do 1 + 1 == 3 -> "I will never be seen" @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ end Recursion.sum_list([1,2,3], 0) #=> 6 # Elixir modules support attributes, there are built-in attributes and you -# may also add custom attributes. +# may also add custom ones. defmodule MyMod do @moduledoc """ This is a built-in attribute on a example module. @@ -312,21 +312,24 @@ defmodule MyMod do end ## --------------------------- -## -- Records and Exceptions +## -- Structs and Exceptions ## --------------------------- -# Records are basically structures that allow you to associate a name with -# a particular value. -defrecord Person, name: nil, age: 0, height: 0 +# Structs are extensions on top of maps that bring default values, +# compile-time guarantees and polymorphism into Elixir. +defmodule Person do + defstruct name: nil, age: 0, height: 0 +end -joe_info = Person.new(name: "Joe", age: 30, height: 180) -#=> Person[name: "Joe", age: 30, height: 180] +joe_info = %Person{ name: "Joe", age: 30, height: 180 } +#=> %Person{age: 30, height: 180, name: "Joe"} # Access the value of name joe_info.name #=> "Joe" # Update the value of age -joe_info = joe_info.age(31) #=> Person[name: "Joe", age: 31, height: 180] +older_joe_info = %{ joe_info | age: 31 } +#=> %Person{age: 31, height: 180, name: "Joe"} # The `try` block with the `rescue` keyword is used to handle exceptions try do @@ -394,5 +397,7 @@ self() #=> #PID<0.27.0> * [Getting started guide](http://elixir-lang.org/getting_started/1.html) from [elixir webpage](http://elixir-lang.org) * [Elixir Documentation](http://elixir-lang.org/docs/master/) +* ["Programming Elixir"](https://pragprog.com/book/elixir/programming-elixir) by Dave Thomas +* [Elixir Cheat Sheet](http://media.pragprog.com/titles/elixir/ElixirCheat.pdf) * ["Learn You Some Erlang for Great Good!"](http://learnyousomeerlang.com/) by Fred Hebert -* "Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World" by Joe Armstrong +* ["Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World"](https://pragprog.com/book/jaerlang2/programming-erlang) by Joe Armstrong |