Document named fun expressions

2 files changed, 26 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/erts/doc/src/absform.xml b/erts/doc/src/absform.xml
index 55aef9f8ab..4acc03b133 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/absform.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/absform.xml
@@ -290,6 +290,18 @@
       <item>If E is <c><![CDATA[fun Fc_1 ; ... ; Fc_k end]]></c> 
        where each <c><![CDATA[Fc_i]]></c> is a function clause then Rep(E) =
       <c><![CDATA[{'fun',LINE,{clauses,[Rep(Fc_1), ..., Rep(Fc_k)]}}]]></c>.</item>
+      <item>If E is <c><![CDATA[fun Name Fc_1 ; ... ; Name Fc_k end]]></c>
+       where <c><![CDATA[Name]]></c> is a variable and each
+       <c><![CDATA[Fc_i]]></c> is a function clause then Rep(E) =
+       <c><![CDATA[{named_fun,LINE,Name,[Rep(Fc_1), ..., Rep(Fc_k)]}]]></c>.
+       </item>
+      <item>If E is <c><![CDATA[query [E_0 || W_1, ..., W_k] end]]></c>,
+       where each <c><![CDATA[W_i]]></c> is a generator or a filter, then
+       Rep(E) = <c><![CDATA[{'query',LINE,{lc,LINE,Rep(E_0),[Rep(W_1), ..., Rep(W_k)]}}]]></c>.
+       For Rep(W), see below.</item>
+      <item>If E is <c><![CDATA[E_0.Field]]></c>, a Mnesia record access
+       inside a query, then
+       Rep(E) = <c><![CDATA[{record_field,LINE,Rep(E_0),Rep(Field)}]]></c>.</item>
       <item>If E is <c><![CDATA[( E_0 )]]></c>, then
        Rep(E) = <c><![CDATA[Rep(E_0)]]></c>,
        i.e., parenthesized expressions cannot be distinguished from their bodies.</item>
diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
index 0dc6bfe576..e9de3e006e 100644
--- a/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
+++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
@@ -954,19 +954,20 @@ Ei = Value |
     <title>Fun Expressions</title>
     <pre>
 fun
-    (Pattern11,...,Pattern1N) [when GuardSeq1] ->
-        Body1;
+    [Name](Pattern11,...,Pattern1N) [when GuardSeq1] ->
+              Body1;
     ...;
-    (PatternK1,...,PatternKN) [when GuardSeqK] ->
-        BodyK
+    [Name](PatternK1,...,PatternKN) [when GuardSeqK] ->
+              BodyK
 end</pre>
     <p>A fun expression begins with the keyword <c>fun</c> and ends
       with the keyword <c>end</c>. Between them should be a function
       declaration, similar to a
-      <seealso marker="functions#syntax">regular function declaration</seealso>, except that no function name is
-      specified.</p>
-    <p>Variables in a fun head shadow variables in the 
-      function clause surrounding the fun expression, and 
+      <seealso marker="functions#syntax">regular function declaration</seealso>,
+      except that the function name is optional and should be a variable if
+      any.</p>
+    <p>Variables in a fun head shadow the function name and both shadow
+      variables in the function clause surrounding the fun expression, and
       variables bound in a fun body are local to the fun body.</p>
     <p>The return value of the expression is the resulting fun.</p>
     <p>Examples:</p>
@@ -978,7 +979,11 @@ end</pre>
 3> <input>Fun2 = fun (X) when X>=5 -> gt; (X) -> lt end.</input>
 #Fun&lt;erl_eval.6.39074546&gt;
 4> <input>Fun2(7).</input>
-gt</pre>
+gt
+5> <input>Fun3 = fun Fact(1) -> 1; Fact(X) when X > 1 -> X * Fact(X - 1) end.</input>
+#Fun&lt;erl_eval.6.39074546&gt;
+6> <input>Fun3(4).</input>
+24</pre>
     <p>The following fun expressions are also allowed:</p>
     <pre>
 fun Name/Arity