NAME

lfe_bits - Lisp Flavoured Erlang (LFE) common binary functions

SYNOPSIS

This module contains a collection of library functions for for handling binaries. They are generally not called by the user.

parse_bitspecs(Specs) ->


  {ok,Size,{Type,Unit,Sign,Endian}} |
  {error,Error}.

Parse a bitspec and return the data. Unmentioned fields get the value 'default'.

get_bitspecs(Specs) ->


  {ok,Size,{Type,Unit,Sign,Endian}} |
  {error,Error}.

Parse a bitspec, apply defaults and return the data. Unmentioned fields get the value 'default'.

The following error values are returned:

{undefined_bittype,Type}

bittype_unit

Robert Virding.