List.insert_at([], -1, 65) , returns a char instead of Integer List [65]

Hi,

while executing this list. insert_at , based on the input list the result are getting varied

List.insert_at([], -1, 65) returns ‘A’ instead of returning [65]

List.insert_at([0], -1, 65) returns [0, 65]

Thanks in advance
Thulasi

In ASCII capital letter A is number 65. If remember correctly in Erlang strings are actually lists so when it’s outputted to console code that converts it to text thinks it’s a Erlang string. If you do inspect(your_value_here, charlists: :as_lists) it should show correctly.

Edit: In Elixir strings are binaries not charlists like in Erlang.

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Thanks a lot

If you’re noticing this behavior in iex, you can configure it to print as a list of integers with:

IEx.configure(inspect: [charlists: :as_lists])

You can put this in an .iex.exs file at the root of your mix project and it will automatically execute when you run iex.

Hat tip to this presentation for this and other useful tips!

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