List.to_existing_atom
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to_existing_atom
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Specs
Converts a charlist to an existing atom. Raises an ArgumentError
if the atom does not exist.
Elixir supports conversions from charlists which contains any Unicode code point.
Inlined by the compiler.
Examples
iex> _ = :my_atom
iex> List.to_existing_atom('my_atom')
:my_atom
iex> _ = :"🌢 Elixir"
iex> List.to_existing_atom('🌢 Elixir')
:"🌢 Elixir"