The List.Chars
protocol is responsible for converting a structure to a charlist (only if applicable).
The only function required to be implemented is to_charlist/1
which does the conversion.
The to_charlist/1
function automatically imported by Kernel
invokes this protocol.
Converts term
to a charlist.
t() :: term()
to_charlist(t()) :: charlist()
Converts term
to a charlist.
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