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Atom-related functions

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from_string(s)

When given a string, converts it to an atom via String.to_atom/1. When given an atom, returns it unchanged. Useful when you aren't sure ahead of time whether you have a string or an atom and want an atom.

to_string(a)

When given an atom, converts it to a string via Atom.to_string/1. When given a string, returns it unchanged. Useful when you aren't sure ahead of time whether you have a string or an atom and want a string.

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from_string(s)

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from_string(atom() | binary()) :: atom()

When given a string, converts it to an atom via String.to_atom/1. When given an atom, returns it unchanged. Useful when you aren't sure ahead of time whether you have a string or an atom and want an atom.

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to_string(a)

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to_string(atom() | binary()) :: binary()

When given an atom, converts it to a string via Atom.to_string/1. When given a string, returns it unchanged. Useful when you aren't sure ahead of time whether you have a string or an atom and want a string.