How to turn a string with a valid Erlang expression into an abstract syntax tree (AST)?

Question

I would like to convert a string containing a valid Erlang expression to its abstract syntax tree representation, without any success so far.

Below is an example of

Answer 1

Zoltan

This is how we get the AST:

11> String = "fun() -> io:format(\"blah~n\") end.".
"fun() -> io:format(\"blah~n\") end."
12> {ok, Tokens, _} = erl_scan:string(String).     
{ok,[{'fun',1},
     {'(',1},
     {')',1},
     {'->',1},
     {atom,1,io},
     {':',1},
     {atom,1,format},
     {'(',1},
     {string,1,"blah~n"},
     {')',1},
     {'end',1},
     {dot,1}],
    1}
13> {ok, AbsForm} = erl_parse:parse_exprs(Tokens). 
{ok,[{'fun',1,
            {clauses,[{clause,1,[],[],
                              [{call,1,
                                     {remote,1,{atom,1,io},{atom,1,format}},
                                     [{string,1,"blah~n"}]}]}]}}]}
14>