Merge pull request #617 from jveiga/correct_elixir_message_sending

Elixir - Remove deprecated <- operator in favor of send
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Nami-Doc 2014-05-20 09:30:40 +02:00
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@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ f = fn -> 2 * 2 end #=> #Function<erl_eval.20.80484245>
spawn(f) #=> #PID<0.40.0>
# `spawn` returns a pid (process identifier), you can use this pid to send
# messages to the process. To do message passing we use the `<-` operator.
# messages to the process. To do message passing we use the `send` operator.
# For all of this to be useful we need to be able to receive messages. This is
# achived with the `receive` mechanism:
defmodule Geometry do
@ -378,11 +378,11 @@ end
pid = spawn(fn -> Geometry.area_loop() end) #=> #PID<0.40.0>
# Send a message to `pid` that will match a pattern in the receive statement
pid <- {:rectangle, 2, 3}
send pid, {:rectangle, 2, 3}
#=> Area = 6
# {:rectangle,2,3}
pid <- {:circle, 2}
send pid, {:circle, 2}
#=> Area = 12.56000000000000049738
# {:circle,2}