Convert Integer to Atom in Elixir

Question

In Erlang, one can write '1' to get an integer-named atom. Elixir uses the syntax :<name> to define an atom, but :1 is not possible:

iex(1)> :1
** (SyntaxError) iex:1: unexpected token: ":" (column 1, codepoint U+003A)

Is there a way in Elixir to generate an integer-named atom?

Answer 1

You can put the 1 in quotes and prepend : to get the equivalent of '1' in Erlang:

iex(1)> :"1"
:"1"
iex(2)> :'1'
:"1"

Answer 2

You can also leverage string interpolation:
String.to_atom("#{your_number}")