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elixir-koans/lib/koans/07_keyword_lists.ex
Tim Jarratt 00eb17014a Move sigils to later in the lessons
While doing this, I also discovered that
there is also a reference to lists in numbers, but
that might a bit easier for someone to grasp, given
the hint that the koan gives, and the output they
see when they run it.
2017-04-25 22:38:49 +02:00

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defmodule KeywordLists do
use Koans
@intro "KeywordLists"
koan "Like maps, keyword lists are key-value pairs" do
kw_list = [foo: "bar"]
assert kw_list[:foo] == ___
end
koan "Keys may be repeated, but only the first is accessed" do
kw_list = [foo: "bar", foo: "baz"]
assert kw_list[:foo] == ___
end
koan "You could access a second key by removing the first" do
kw_list = [foo: "bar", foo: "baz"]
[_|kw_list] = kw_list
assert kw_list[:foo] == ___
end
koan "Keyword lists are just special syntax for lists of two-element tuples" do
assert [foo: "bar"] == [{___, ___}]
end
koan "But unlike maps, the keys in keyword lists must be atoms" do
not_kw_list = [{"foo", "bar"}]
assert_raise ArgumentError, fn -> not_kw_list[___] end
end
koan "Conveniently keyword lists can be used for function options" do
transform = fn str, opts ->
if opts[:upcase] do
String.upcase(str)
else
str
end
end
assert transform.("good", upcase: true) == ___
assert transform.("good", upcase: false) == ___
end
end