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Here we use range to sum the numbers in a slice. Arrays work like this too.
range
-module(example). -export([main/0]). main() -> %% Here we use `lists:sum/1` to sum the numbers in a list. %% Arrays in Erlang are represented as lists. Nums = [2, 3, 4], Sum = lists:sum(Nums), io:format("sum: ~p~n", [Sum]), %% `lists:foldl/3` can also be used to get the index and value. _ = lists:foldl(fun({Num, Index}, _) -> case Num of 3 -> io:format("index: ~p~n", [Index]); _ -> ok end end, ok, lists:zip(Nums, lists:seq(1, length(Nums)))), %% `lists:foreach/2` iterates over key/value pairs in a map. KVs = #{"a" => "apple", "b" => "banana"}, maps:map(fun(Key, Value) -> io:format("~p -> ~p~n", [Key, Value]) end, KVs), %% Display keys of a map maps:map(fun(Key, _) -> io:format("key: ~p~n", [Key]) end, KVs), %% `lists:map/2` with `string:chr/2` iterates over Unicode code points. %% The first value is the index and the second the code point. String = "go", _ = lists:map(fun(Char) -> io:format("~p ", [Char]) end, string:to_integer(lists:seq(1, length(String)), String)), io:format("~n").
To run the program, save the code in example.erl, compile it using erlc, and then execute it in the Erlang shell.
example.erl
erlc
$ erlc example.erl $ erl -noshell -s example main -s init stop sum: 9 index: 2 a -> apple b -> banana key: a key: b 103 111
Now that we can run and build basic Erlang programs, let’s learn more about the language.