Atom
Convenience functions for working with atoms.
See also Kernel.is_atom/1.
Summary
Functions
- to_charlist(atom)
Converts an atom to a charlist.
- to_string(atom)
Converts an atom to a string.
Functions
to_charlist(atom)
Specs
to_charlist(atom()) :: charlist()
Converts an atom to a charlist.
Inlined by the compiler.
Examples
iex> Atom.to_charlist(:"An atom") 'An atom'
to_string(atom)
Specs
to_string(atom()) :: String.t()
Converts an atom to a string.
Inlined by the compiler.
Examples
iex> Atom.to_string(:foo) "foo"
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