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Write output line in standard output in Erlang

I would like to know if there is any function in Erlang for writing

io:format("An output line~n").

in the standard output, without having to write ~n every time, i.e. an equivalent to Java's

System.out.println("An output line");

I mean an already existing Erlang function. I know if it doesn't exist what I should do is creating my own function for that:

write_output(Text) ->
    io:format("~p~n", [Text]).
Solution

  • No, there is not, but writing one yourself is pretty simple:

    myf(FS, Opts) ->
    io:format(FS, Opts),
    io:nl().