przemyxe0p
Hi,
I am wondering thy elixir added parens at the end not just simply changed \* to + and + to \*
Interactive Elixir (1.19.1) - press Ctrl+C to exit (type h() ENTER for help)
iex(1)> 5 * 3 + 7
22
iex(2)> ast = quote do: 5 + 3 * 7
{:+, [context: Elixir, imports: [{1, Kernel}, {2, Kernel}]],
[5, {:*, [context: Elixir, imports: [{2, Kernel}]], [3, 7]}]}
iex(3)> new_ast = Macro.prewalk(ast, fn
{:+, meta, children} -> {:*, meta, children}
{:*, meta, children} -> {:+, meta, children}
other -> other
end)
{:*, [context: Elixir, imports: [{1, Kernel}, {2, Kernel}]],
[5, {:+, [context: Elixir, imports: [{2, Kernel}]], [3, 7]}]}
iex(4)> Code.eval_quoted(ast)
{26, []}
iex(5)> Code.eval_quoted(new_ast)
{50, []}
iex(6)> Macro.to_string(ast)
"5 + 3 * 7"
iex(7)> Macro.to_string(new_ast)
"5 * (3 + 7)"
iex(8)>
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LostKobrakai
I have not confirmed this, but I expect that without the parens the ast would not match the order of execution the code represents. To change this without adding parens would require not only changing the function (/operator), but also the order of operations.
mudasobwa
If you’d look closely at the original
ast, you’ll see it’s actually (in LISP notation)(+ 5 (* 3 7)). As we parse, left to right, we get(+ 5 …)and then we parse what’s next:(* 3 7).Actually, what you have as
astwould be5 + (3 * 7)butMacto.to_string/1shows it without parentheses because it’s smart enough. Then you blindly replace signs and now the precedence matters and parentheses stay.przemyxe0p
Thanks, it is understandable after your explanation