List.Chars — Elixir v1.16.3

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# View Source List.Chars protocol (Elixir v1.16.3)

The `List.Chars` protocol is responsible for converting a structure to a charlist (only if applicable).

The only function that must be implemented is `to_charlist/1` which does the conversion.

The `to_charlist/1` function automatically imported by `Kernel` invokes this protocol.

# Summary

## Types

t()

All the types that implement this protocol.

## Functions

to_charlist(term)

Converts `term` to a charlist.

# Types

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# t()

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    @type t() :: term()

All the types that implement this protocol.

# Functions

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# to_charlist(term)

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    @spec to_charlist(t()) :: charlist()

Converts `term` to a charlist.