erl_format

erl_format

C library

erl_format

Library summary

Create and match Erlang terms.

Description

This module contains two routines: one general function for creating Erlang terms and one for pattern matching Erlang terms.

Exports

ETERM *erl_format(FormatStr, ...)

Types:

char *FormatStr;

A general function for creating Erlang terms using a format specifier and a corresponding set of arguments, much in the way printf() works.

FormatStr is a format specification string. The valid format specifiers are as follows: