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replaced <- with send, corrected message sending
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@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ f = fn -> 2 * 2 end #=> #Function<erl_eval.20.80484245>
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spawn(f) #=> #PID<0.40.0>
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# `spawn` returns a pid (process identifier), you can use this pid to send
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# messages to the process. To do message passing we use the `<-` operator.
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# messages to the process. To do message passing we use the `send` operator.
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# For all of this to be useful we need to be able to receive messages. This is
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# achived with the `receive` mechanism:
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defmodule Geometry do
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@ -378,11 +378,11 @@ end
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pid = spawn(fn -> Geometry.area_loop() end) #=> #PID<0.40.0>
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# Send a message to `pid` that will match a pattern in the receive statement
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pid <- {:rectangle, 2, 3}
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send pid, {:rectangle, 2, 3}
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#=> Area = 6
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# {:rectangle,2,3}
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pid <- {:circle, 2}
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send pid, {:circle, 2}
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#=> Area = 12.56000000000000049738
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# {:circle,2}
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