I think that this is called a function reference but I’m not sure. Anyway, this works: def start_link(_arg) do Task.start_link(&check_updates/0) end But what if check_updates requires a parameter? So it would be check_updates/1. How can I call it in Tasks.start_link function?

[image] ollran: But what if check_updates requires a parameter? So it would be check_updates/1 . How can I call it in Tasks.start_link function? Then you’d have to use an anonymous function instead: def start_link(_arg) do Task.start_link(fn -> check_updates(arguments) end) end …

[image] OvermindDL1: EDIT: Lol @sribe by like 2 seconds! ^.^ :men_wrestling:

To be picky &check_updates/1 is actually just syntactic sugar for fn (x) -> check_updates(x) end. All the & capture operator does is transform to an anonymous function. It has some syntax limitations when using it to include arguments, for example when you wanted to create an anonymous function with…

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sribe September 28, 2018, 6:52pm 2

fn () -> check_updates(whatever) end