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elixir-koans/lib/koans/08_structs.ex
2016-03-08 11:36:24 +00:00

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defmodule Structs do
use Koans
defmodule Person do
defstruct [:name, :age ]
end
koan "structs are defined and named after a module" do
person = %Person{}
assert person == %Person{}
end
koan "you can access the fields of a struct" do
nobody = %Person{}
assert nobody.age == nil
assert nobody.name == nil
end
koan "You can pass initial values to structs" do
joe = %Person{name: "Joe", age: 23}
assert joe.age == 23
assert joe.name == "Joe"
end
koan "update fields with the pipe '|' operator" do
joe = %Person{name: "Joe", age: 23}
older = %{ joe | age: joe.age + 10}
assert older.age == 33
end
koan "the original struct is not affected by updates" do
joe = %Person{name: "Joe", age: 23}
assert %{ joe | age: joe.age + 10}.age == 33
assert joe.age == 23
end
koan "you can pattern match into the fields of a struct" do
%Person{age: age} = %Person{age: 22, name: "Silvia"}
assert age == 22
end
defmodule Plane do
defstruct passengers: 0, maker: :boeing
end
koan "or onto the type of the struct itself" do
assert is_a_plane(%Plane{passengers: 417, maker: :boeing})
refute is_a_plane(%Person{age: 22, name: "Silvia"})
end
def is_a_plane(%Plane{}), do: true
def is_a_plane(_), do: false
koan "are basically maps" do
silvia = %Person{age: 22, name: "Silvia"}
assert Map.fetch!(silvia, :age) == 22
end
end