Erlang Atom atom_to_binary Method

Erlang Atom

This method is used to convert an atom to a binary value.

Syntax

atom_to_binary(atom)

Parameter

• atom −Atom that needs to be converted to a binary value.

Return Value

Binary value based on the atomic value.

-module(helloworld).　
-export([start/0]).　
start()　->　
　　　io:fwrite("~p~n",[atom_to_binary('Erlang', utf8)]).

Output Result

The output of the above program is as follows.

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Erlang Atom