Keyword Lists
Keyword lists are typically used in the context of options passed to functions.
| defmodule Canvas do |
| |
| @defaults [ fg: "black", bg: "white", font: "Merriweather" ] |
| |
| def draw_text(text, options \\ []) do |
| options = Keyword.merge(@defaults, options) |
| IO.puts "Drawing text #{inspect(text)}" |
| IO.puts "Foreground: #{options[:fg]}" |
| IO.puts "Background: #{Keyword.get(options, :bg)}" |
| IO.puts "Font: #{Keyword.get(options, :font)}" |
| IO.puts "Pattern: #{Keyword.get(options, :pattern, "solid")}" |
| IO.puts "Style: #{inspect Keyword.get_values(options, :style)}" |
| end |
| |
| end |
| |
| Canvas.draw_text("hello", |
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