Erlang Lists

A list is a structure used to store a collection of data items. In Erlang, lists are created by enclosing values in square brackets.

The following is a simple example of creating a number list in Erlang.

Online example

Example

-module(helloworld).　
-export([start/0]).　
start()　->　
　　　Lst1　=　[1,2,3],　
　　　io:fwrite("~w~n",[Lst1]).

The output of the above example will be-

Output results

[1　2　3]

Now let's discuss the various methods available for lists. Please note that the list library needs to be imported for these methods to take effect.

Serial number	Methods and descriptions
1	all If Pred (Elem) returns true for all elements Elem in the List, then return true; otherwise, return false.
2	any Returns true if Pred (Elem) returns true for at least one element Elem in the List.
3	append Return a new list List3The list is made up of List1of the elements and List2consists of the elements.
4	delete Delete an element from the list and return a new list.
5	droplast Delete the last element of the list.
6	duplicate Return a list containing N copies of the term Elem
7	last Return the last element of the list
8	max Return the element with the maximum value in the list.
9	member Check if an element exists in the list.
10	min Return the element with the minimum value in the list.
11	merge Return a sorted list formed by merging all sublists of ListOfLists.
12	nth Return the Nth element of the List.
13	nthtail Return the Nth tail of the list.
14	reverse Reverse the element list.
15	sort Sort the element list.
16	sublist Return the sublist of elements.
17	sum Return the sum of the elements in the list.