8. Expressions
8 Expressions
In this section, all valid Erlang expressions are listed. When writing Erlang programs, it is also allowed to use macro- and record expressions. However, these expressions are expanded during compilation and are in that sense not true Erlang expressions. Macro- and record expressions are covered in separate sections:
8.1 Expression Evaluation
All subexpressions are evaluated before an expression itself is evaluated, unless explicitly stated otherwise. For example, consider the expression:
Expr1 + Expr2
Expr1 and Expr2, which are also expressions, are evaluated first - in any order - before the addition is p
