BradS2S
When I hit tab in iex it doesn’t include bits or bytes on the list:
iex(69)> <<a::
big binary bitstring float integer little
native signed size/1 unit/1 unsigned utf16
utf32 utf8
Are there any other type specifiers that aren’t on the official list?
Also:
It seems like bits/bitstring and bytes/binary type specifiers only work with pattern matching, do I have that right?
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BradS2S
I think I figure out my own question. bitstrings have to be bitstrings, turns out.