1> Str = "abcd".
"abcd"
2> L = test:length(Str).
4
3> Descriptor = {L, list_to_atom(Str)}.
{4,abcd}
4> L.
4
5> b().
Descriptor = {4,abcd}
L = 4
Str = "abcd"
ok
6> f(L).
ok
7> b().
Descriptor = {4,abcd}
Str = "abcd"
ok
8> {L, _} = Descriptor.
{4,abcd}
9> L.
4
10> 2#101.
5
11> 1.85e+3.
1850