Erlang getting error ** 1: syntax error before: '->' **

Question

I have started some hands on in Erlang and I am getting : ** 1: syntax error before: \'->\' ** whenever i am declaring any function for eg. to calculate sum of a

Answer 1

Or use the lists:foldl/2 function. This is copied directly from the Erlang Reference Manual.

1> lists:foldl(fun(X, Sum) -> X + Sum end, 0, [1,2,3,4,5]).
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