I doubt an alias will be accepted. What’s interesting is that Javascript doesn’t have select or reject, but only filter. Filter actually works exactly like you say it does in language (both German and English)
<what I want> = Enum.filter(& &1 == <select>) <what I want> = Enum.filter(& &1 != <reject>) Just an observation —Andrew On February 3, 2024, Michael Neumann <michaelne...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, I am proposing to add Enum.select as an alias for Enum.filter. Why? In my native language (German), when we talk about "filtering", its exact meaning can be context dependent: - Water filter - Filters substances out of unclean water. (rejects all but water) - Particle filter - Rejects particles from a gas. Sometimes also called an "air filter" - Coffee drip filter - Rejects the coffee powder So it's not always clear what the filter rejects or selects. A *particle filter*, *rejects* particles, while a *water filter* *selects* water (it actually does not filter water, but dirty water). We also use the verb "to filter out" (herausfiltern), which has the opposite meaning of "to filter". - This ambiguity in my native language, which likely also applies to English, makes my brain sometimes spend unnecessary cycles. Dunno if it's just me. - Coming from Ruby, select seems to be a natural choice - While we have Enum.reject, it's natural counterpart Enum.select is missing. IMHO: [:water, :bacteria] |> Enum.select(& &1 == :water) has higher chances to be understood well by beginners over: [:water, :bacteria] |> Enum.filter(& &1 == :water) Regards, Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elixir-lang-core" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to elixir-lang-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/28f58f84-7666-4609-89a1-81d8835a0551n%40googlegroups.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/28f58f84-7666-4609-89a1-81d8835a0551n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elixir-lang-core" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to elixir-lang-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/CAOwN-EScg6FK6c3G0RMOvkhGUj0J3JRt%3DuEn9-qSzNNpmAe3xQ%40mail.gmail.com.
