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| author | Björn Gustavsson <[email protected]> | 2016-05-18 15:53:35 +0200 |
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| committer | Björn Gustavsson <[email protected]> | 2016-06-13 12:05:57 +0200 |
| commit | 68d53c01b0b8e9a007a6a30158c19e34b2d2a34e (patch) | |
| tree | 4613f513b9465beb7febec6c74c8ef0502f861fe /lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_internal.xml | |
| parent | 99b379365981e14e2c8dde7b1a337c8ff856bd4a (diff) | |
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Update STDLIB documentation
Language cleaned up by the technical writers xsipewe and tmanevik
from Combitech. Proofreading and corrections by Björn Gustavsson
and Hans Bolinder.
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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_internal.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_internal.xml index 940f8c5b40..cf49df0972 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_internal.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_internal.xml @@ -30,91 +30,100 @@ <docno>1</docno> <approved>Bjarne Däcker</approved> <checked></checked> - <date>97-01-21</date> + <date>1997-01-21</date> <rev>B</rev> - <file>erl_internal.sgml</file> + <file>erl_internal.xml</file> </header> <module>erl_internal</module> - <modulesummary>Internal Erlang Definitions</modulesummary> + <modulesummary>Internal Erlang definitions.</modulesummary> <description> - <p>This module defines Erlang BIFs, guard tests and operators. + <p>This module defines Erlang BIFs, guard tests, and operators. This module is only of interest to programmers who manipulate Erlang code.</p> </description> + <funcs> <func> - <name name="bif" arity="2"/> - <fsummary>Test for an Erlang BIF</fsummary> + <name name="arith_op" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Test for an arithmetic operator.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is an Erlang BIF - which is automatically recognized by the compiler, otherwise - <c>false</c>.</p> + <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> + is an arithmetic operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> + <func> - <name name="guard_bif" arity="2"/> - <fsummary>Test for an Erlang BIF allowed in guards</fsummary> + <name name="bif" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Test for an Erlang BIF.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is an Erlang BIF - which is allowed in guards, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> + <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> + is an Erlang BIF that is automatically recognized by the compiler, + otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> + <func> - <name name="type_test" arity="2"/> - <fsummary>Test for a valid type test</fsummary> + <name name="bool_op" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Test for a Boolean operator.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is a valid Erlang - type test, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> + <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> + is a Boolean operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> + <func> - <name name="arith_op" arity="2"/> - <fsummary>Test for an arithmetic operator</fsummary> + <name name="comp_op" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Test for a comparison operator.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is an arithmetic - operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> + <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> + is a comparison operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> + <func> - <name name="bool_op" arity="2"/> - <fsummary>Test for a Boolean operator</fsummary> + <name name="guard_bif" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Test for an Erlang BIF allowed in guards.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is a Boolean - operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> + <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is + an Erlang BIF that is allowed in guards, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> + <func> - <name name="comp_op" arity="2"/> - <fsummary>Test for a comparison operator</fsummary> + <name name="list_op" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Test for a list operator.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is a comparison - operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> + <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> + is a list operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> + <func> - <name name="list_op" arity="2"/> - <fsummary>Test for a list operator</fsummary> + <name name="op_type" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Return operator type.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is a list - operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> + <p>Returns the <c><anno>Type</anno></c> of operator that + <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> belongs to, + or generates a <c>function_clause</c> error if it is not an + operator.</p> </desc> </func> + <func> <name name="send_op" arity="2"/> - <fsummary>Test for a send operator</fsummary> + <fsummary>Test for a send operator.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is a send - operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> + <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> + is a send operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> + <func> - <name name="op_type" arity="2"/> - <fsummary>Return operator type</fsummary> + <name name="type_test" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Test for a valid type test.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Returns the <c><anno>Type</anno></c> of operator that <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> - belongs to, - or generates a <c>function_clause</c> error if it is not an - operator at all.</p> + <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is + a valid Erlang type test, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> </funcs> |