erlang IsMember = ets:member(Pets, joe), if (IsMember) -> io:format("~w~n", [ets:lookup_element(Pets, joe, 2)]) ; true -> false end.
-module(printifexist).
-export([start/0]).
start() ->
Pets = ets:new(the_map_name, [ordered_set, private, {keypos, 1}]),
ets:insert(Pets, [{joe, cat}, {mary, turtle}, {bill, canary}]),
IsMember = ets:member(Pets, joe), if (IsMember) -> io:format("~w~n", [ets:lookup_element(Pets, joe, 2)]) ; true -> false end.