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elixir-koans/lib/koans/05_functions.ex
2016-03-12 12:11:50 +00:00

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defmodule Functions do
use Koans
def inside() do
:light
end
# A function starts with 'def', has a 'do-end' pair
koan "it returns the last statement that was called" do
assert inside() == :light
end
def quick_inline_product(a, b), do: a * b
koan "Short functions can be defined in a single line, but mind the comman and colon!" do
assert quick_inline_product(2,3) == 6
end
# A function can have an argument between parentheses, after the name
def will_change(choice) do
if choice do
:it_was_truthy
else
"It really wasn't"
end
end
koan "Can return different things" do
assert will_change(true) == :it_was_truthy
assert will_change(false) == "It really wasn't"
end
def repeat(times, message) do
String.duplicate(message, times)
end
koan "Functions can have more than one arguement" do
assert repeat(3, "Hello ") == "Hello Hello Hello "
end
def repeat_again(times \\ 3, message) do
String.duplicate(message, times)
end
koan "But sometimes, you may want to default some arguments" do
assert repeat_again("Hello ") == "Hello Hello Hello "
end
def first(foo, bar), do: "#{foo} and #{bar}"
def first(foo), do: "only #{foo}"
koan "Functions are distinguished by name and arity - the number of arguments" do
assert first("One", "Two") == "One and Two"
assert first("One") == "only One"
end
def sum_up(thing) when is_list(thing), do: :entire_list
def sum_up(_thing), do: :single_thing
koan "You can 'guard' functions against their arguments" do
assert sum_up([1,2,3]) == :entire_list
assert sum_up(1) == :single_thing
end
def bigger(a,b) when a > b, do: "#{a} is bigger than #{b}"
def bigger(a,b) when a <= b, do: "#{a} is not bigger than #{b}"
koan "You can also create intricate guards based on the values" do
assert bigger(10, 5) == "10 is bigger than 5"
assert bigger(4, 27) == "4 is not bigger than 27"
end
def the_length(0), do: "It was zero"
def the_length(number), do: "The length was #{number}"
koan "You can also 'guard' with concrete values" do
assert the_length(0) == "It was zero"
assert the_length(5) == "The length was 5"
end
koan "You can also define inline functions and call them with .()" do
multiply = fn (a,b) -> a * b end
assert multiply.(2,3) == 6
end
koan "You can even go shorter, by using &(..) and positional arguments" do
multiply = &(&1 * &2)
assert multiply.(2,3) == 6
end
def two_arguments(_first, second), do: second
koan "You can also show that certain arguments are ignored in the body by adding an underscore" do
assert two_arguments(:hi_there, "the other one") == "the other one"
end
def multiply_then_call(number, fun), do: fun.(number*5)
def square(number), do: number * number
koan "You can 'capture' functions if you want to pass them around as values" do
assert multiply_then_call(2, &square/1) == 100
end
koan "functions can be combined elegantly with the pipe operator" do
result = "full-name"
|> String.split("-")
|> Enum.map(&(String.capitalize(&1)))
|> Enum.join(" ")
assert result == "Full Name"
end
end