Not saying this is a great idea, but I'm working with a pattern where a parameter can be a module or a string. The gist is:
def do_it(data, foo) when is_bitstring(foo), do: data def do_it(data, foo) do foo.do_other_thing(data) end Works great, but what if I want to allow actual atoms to be used, similar to strings? How can I identify the difference between an actual atom, like :bar, and a module, like Bar? is_atom() returns true for both cases (makes sense because module names are basically atoms, :"Elixir.Bar") Is there a way to tell the difference with a guard? If not a guard, some Kernel or Module function? ...Paul -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elixir-lang-talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-talk/6278467d-e072-4ecd-995f-130fc93ad8c1%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
