lud
Hello,
I try to create modules attributes with reserved names or a capital letter but I have syntax errors. But I could not find some documentation about it. Could someone explain me why the parser (or the compiler ?) chokes here ?
Thank you
iex(1)> defmodule X do
...(1)> @when "ok"
...(1)> def add, do: @when
...(1)> end
** (SyntaxError) iex:2: syntax error before: 'when'
iex(1)> defmodule X do
...(1)> @Chen "ok"
...(1)> def add, do: @Chen
...(1)> end
** (SyntaxError) iex:2: syntax error before: "ok"
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LostKobrakai
Is there a reason for the modules to not have names?
defmodulehas an arity of 2.NobbZ
According to the docs:
whenandChenare no valid identifiers.lud
Edited, thanks ! (But the errors are still the same since the body is evaluated before the call to defmodule)
NobbZ, so this means a name that could be a variable name, if I understand correctly.
NobbZ
Yes, exactly that.
lud
Ok thank you !