Another one is: :timer.tc(&mycode(args)) Or the case where this originally came up today: retry_num_times(10, &fn_that_may_not_succeed_immediately!(args))
On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 7:22 PM, Ben Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > The title is a bit misleading as it implies that Elixir doesn't have `fn > -> "yo" end`, but at least that's cleared up in the body. > > I do think it can be useful, IE `Task.async(&foo(args))` is more succinct > than `Task.async(fn -> foo(args) end)`. Spawning processes and the like are > about the only cases I can think of where zero arity functions are used > frequently, but it does seem like it would be a win for consistency and > readability in certain cases. > > Perhaps there are ambiguities introduced however without &1 and friends? > I'm sure one of the core team members will clarify. > > On Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 8:01:01 PM UTC-4, Scott Parish wrote: >> >> It seems inconsistent that the anonymous function sugar is not allowed >> for zero arity functions. Is there a good reason for this, or did this need >> to be proposed as a feature request instead of a bug? >> >> Reference: https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/issues/5042 >> >> Thanks >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "elixir-lang-core" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elixir-lang-core/HsrPwDjg964/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/41bfc1d9-fce2-46f1-b72b-5429d0f4fc6b%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/41bfc1d9-fce2-46f1-b72b-5429d0f4fc6b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elixir-lang-core" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/CABvdOJt0%2BO74iFHTpissH3O6JLOHTiLsDzaxP9LOBzKDa5ZoUQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
