Naming Tuple Items with Records
In a small tuple, remembering what the individual elements represent is rarely a problem, but when there are a large number of elements in the tuple, it becomes convenient to name the individual elements. Once we have named the elements, we will be able to refer to them using the name and not have to remember what position they had in the tuple.
To name the elements in a tuple, we use a record declaration that has the following syntax:
| | -record(Name, { |
| | %% the next two keys have default values |
| | key1 = Default1, |
| | key2 = Default2, |
| | ... |
| | %% The next line is equivalent to |
| | %% key3 = undefined |
| | key3, |
| | ... |
| | }). |
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