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.
All the types that implement this protocol.
Converts term to a charlist.
@type t() :: term()
All the types that implement this protocol.
@spec to_charlist(t()) :: charlist()
Converts term to a charlist.
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