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author | Lukas Larsson <[email protected]> | 2011-05-18 16:21:34 +0200 |
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committer | Lukas Larsson <[email protected]> | 2011-05-18 16:21:34 +0200 |
commit | 15426ac367eed736c165a5bdbb1c051a87944f68 (patch) | |
tree | fcabce7847168a8416600fe35f94a411a5f73d6e /lib/stdlib/doc/src/regexp.xml | |
parent | 4cd0717b717803ce8f03a12de4bf89f452ed1df7 (diff) | |
parent | f44bbb331fb517e989d4d906b7f63ec110bbbc18 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'dev' of super:otp into dev
* 'dev' of super:otp: (166 commits)
Corrected documentation error and added examples to Users Guide
In TLS 1.1, failure to properly close a connection no longer requires that a session not be resumed. This is a change from TLS 1.0 to conform with widespread implementation practice. Erlang ssl will now in TLS 1.0 conform to the widespread implementation practice instead of the specification to avoid performance issues.
Add escript to bootstrap/bin
Remove unused variable warning in inet_res
Remove unused variable in epmd_port
Remove compiler warnings in inet_drv
Add SASL test suite
Allow same module name in multiple applications if explicitely excluded
Fix bugs concerning the option report_missing_types
Fix default encoding in SAX parser.
re: remove gratuitous "it " in manpage
Spelling in (backward *compatibility*) comment.
Improve erl_docgen's support for Dialyzer specs and types
dialyzer warning on mnesia_tm
Add documentation text about majority checking
add mnesia_majority_test suite
where_to_wlock optimization + change_table_majority/2
bug in mnesia_tm:needs_majority/2
optimize sticky_lock maj. check
check majority for sticky locks
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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/regexp.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/regexp.xml index 8c4191c88f..35d8e1c3f8 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/regexp.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/regexp.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2009</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -40,176 +40,150 @@ <p>This module contains functions for regular expression matching and substitution.</p> </description> + <datatypes> + <datatype> + <name name="errordesc"></name> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="regexp"></name> + <desc><p>Internal representation of a regular expression.</p></desc> + </datatype> + </datatypes> <funcs> <func> - <name>match(String, RegExp) -> MatchRes</name> + <name name="match" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Match a regular expression</fsummary> - <type> - <v>String = RegExp = string()</v> - <v>MatchRes = {match,Start,Length} | nomatch | {error,errordesc()}</v> - <v>Start = Length = integer()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Finds the first, longest match of the regular expression <c>RegExp</c> in <c>String</c>. This function searches for the longest possible match and returns the first one found if there are several expressions of the same length. It returns as follows:</p> + <p>Finds the first, longest match of the regular expression <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c> in <c><anno>String</anno></c>. This function searches for the longest possible match and returns the first one found if there are several expressions of the same length. It returns as follows:</p> <taglist> - <tag><c>{match,Start,Length}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{match,<anno>Start</anno>,<anno>Length</anno>}</c></tag> <item> - <p>if the match succeeded. <c>Start</c> is the starting - position of the match, and <c>Length</c> is the length of + <p>if the match succeeded. <c><anno>Start</anno></c> is the starting + position of the match, and <c><anno>Length</anno></c> is the length of the matching string.</p> </item> <tag><c>nomatch</c></tag> <item> <p>if there were no matching characters.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{error,Error}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{error,<anno>Error</anno>}</c></tag> <item> - <p>if there was an error in <c>RegExp</c>.</p> + <p>if there was an error in <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c>.</p> </item> </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>first_match(String, RegExp) -> MatchRes</name> + <name name="first_match" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Match a regular expression</fsummary> - <type> - <v>String = RegExp = string()</v> - <v>MatchRes = {match,Start,Length} | nomatch | {error,errordesc()}</v> - <v>Start = Length = integer()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Finds the first match of the regular expression <c>RegExp</c> in <c>String</c>. This call is + <p>Finds the first match of the regular expression <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c> in <c><anno>String</anno></c>. This call is usually faster than <c>match</c> and it is also a useful way to ascertain that a match exists. It returns as follows:</p> <taglist> - <tag><c>{match,Start,Length}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{match,<anno>Start</anno>,<anno>Length</anno>}</c></tag> <item> - <p>if the match succeeded. <c>Start</c> is the starting - position of the match and <c>Length</c> is the length of + <p>if the match succeeded. <c><anno>Start</anno></c> is the starting + position of the match and <c><anno>Length</anno></c> is the length of the matching string.</p> </item> <tag><c>nomatch</c></tag> <item> <p>if there were no matching characters.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{error,Error}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{error,<anno>Error</anno>}</c></tag> <item> - <p>if there was an error in <c>RegExp</c>.</p> + <p>if there was an error in <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c>.</p> </item> </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>matches(String, RegExp) -> MatchRes</name> + <name name="matches" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Match a regular expression</fsummary> - <type> - <v>String = RegExp = string()</v> - <v>MatchRes = {match, Matches} | {error, errordesc()}</v> - <v>Matches = list()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Finds all non-overlapping matches of the - expression <c>RegExp</c> in <c>String</c>. + expression <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c> in <c><anno>String</anno></c>. It returns as follows:</p> <taglist> - <tag><c>{match, Matches}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{match, <anno>Matches</anno>}</c></tag> <item> <p>if the regular expression was correct. - The list will be empty if there was no match. Each element in the list looks like <c>{Start, Length}</c>, where <c>Start</c> is the starting position of the match, and <c>Length</c> is the length of the matching string.</p> + The list will be empty if there was no match. Each element in the list looks like <c>{<anno>Start</anno>, <anno>Length</anno>}</c>, where <c><anno>Start</anno></c> is the starting position of the match, and <c><anno>Length</anno></c> is the length of the matching string.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{error,Error}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{error,<anno>Error</anno>}</c></tag> <item> - <p>if there was an error in <c>RegExp</c>.</p> + <p>if there was an error in <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c>.</p> </item> </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>sub(String, RegExp, New) -> SubRes</name> + <name name="sub" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Substitute the first occurrence of a regular expression</fsummary> - <type> - <v>String = RegExp = New = string()</v> - <v>SubRes = {ok,NewString,RepCount} | {error,errordesc()}</v> - <v>RepCount = integer()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Substitutes the first occurrence of a substring matching <c>RegExp</c> in <c>String</c> with the string <c>New</c>. A <c><![CDATA[&]]></c> in the string <c>New</c> is replaced by the matched substring of <c>String</c>. <c><![CDATA[\&]]></c> puts a literal <c><![CDATA[&]]></c> into the replacement string. It returns as follows:</p> + <p>Substitutes the first occurrence of a substring matching <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c> in <c><anno>String</anno></c> with the string <c><anno>New</anno></c>. A <c><![CDATA[&]]></c> in the string <c><anno>New</anno></c> is replaced by the matched substring of <c><anno>String</anno></c>. <c><![CDATA[\&]]></c> puts a literal <c><![CDATA[&]]></c> into the replacement string. It returns as follows:</p> <taglist> - <tag><c>{ok,NewString,RepCount}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{ok,<anno>NewString</anno>,<anno>RepCount</anno>}</c></tag> <item> - <p>if <c>RegExp</c> is correct. <c>RepCount</c> is the number of replacements which have been made + <p>if <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c> is correct. <c><anno>RepCount</anno></c> is the number of replacements which have been made (this will be either 0 or 1).</p> </item> - <tag><c>{error, Error}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{error, <anno>Error</anno>}</c></tag> <item> - <p>if there is an error in <c>RegExp</c>.</p> + <p>if there is an error in <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c>.</p> </item> </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>gsub(String, RegExp, New) -> SubRes</name> + <name name="gsub" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Substitute all occurrences of a regular expression</fsummary> - <type> - <v>String = RegExp = New = string()</v> - <v>SubRes = {ok,NewString,RepCount} | {error,errordesc()}</v> - <v>RepCount = integer()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>The same as <c>sub</c>, except that all non-overlapping occurrences of a substring matching - <c>RegExp</c> in <c>String</c> are replaced by the string <c>New</c>. It returns:</p> + <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c> in <c><anno>String</anno></c> are replaced by the string <c><anno>New</anno></c>. It returns:</p> <taglist> - <tag><c>{ok,NewString,RepCount}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{ok,<anno>NewString</anno>,<anno>RepCount</anno>}</c></tag> <item> - <p>if <c>RegExp</c> is correct. <c>RepCount</c> is the number of replacements which have been made.</p> + <p>if <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c> is correct. <c><anno>RepCount</anno></c> is the number of replacements which have been made.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{error, Error}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{error, <anno>Error</anno>}</c></tag> <item> - <p>if there is an error in <c>RegExp</c>.</p> + <p>if there is an error in <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c>.</p> </item> </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>split(String, RegExp) -> SplitRes</name> + <name name="split" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Split a string into fields</fsummary> - <type> - <v>String = RegExp = string()</v> - <v>SubRes = {ok,FieldList} | {error,errordesc()}</v> - <v>Fieldlist = [string()]</v> - </type> <desc> - <p><c>String</c> is split into fields (sub-strings) by the - regular expression <c>RegExp</c>.</p> + <p><c><anno>String</anno></c> is split into fields (sub-strings) by the + regular expression <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c>.</p> <p>If the separator expression is <c>" "</c> (a single space), then the fields are separated by blanks and/or tabs and leading and trailing blanks and tabs are discarded. For all other values of the separator, leading and trailing blanks and tabs are not discarded. It returns:</p> <taglist> - <tag><c>{ok, FieldList}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{ok, <anno>FieldList</anno>}</c></tag> <item> <p>to indicate that the string has been split up into the fields of - <c>FieldList</c>.</p> + <c><anno>FieldList</anno></c>.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{error, Error}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{error, <anno>Error</anno>}</c></tag> <item> - <p>if there is an error in <c>RegExp</c>.</p> + <p>if there is an error in <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c>.</p> </item> </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>sh_to_awk(ShRegExp) -> AwkRegExp</name> + <name name="sh_to_awk" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Convert an <c>sh</c>regular expression into an <c>AWK</c>one</fsummary> - <type> - <v>ShRegExp AwkRegExp = string()</v> - <v>SubRes = {ok,NewString,RepCount} | {error,errordesc()}</v> - <v>RepCount = integer()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Converts the <c>sh</c> type regular expression - <c>ShRegExp</c> into a full <c>AWK</c> regular + <c><anno>ShRegExp</anno></c> into a full <c>AWK</c> regular expression. Returns the converted regular expression string. <c>sh</c> expressions are used in the shell for matching file names and have the following special @@ -236,40 +210,32 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>parse(RegExp) -> ParseRes</name> + <name name="parse" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Parse a regular expression</fsummary> - <type> - <v>RegExp = string()</v> - <v>ParseRes = {ok,RE} | {error,errordesc()}</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Parses the regular expression <c>RegExp</c> and builds the + <p>Parses the regular expression <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c> and builds the internal representation used in the other regular expression functions. Such representations can be used in all of the other functions instead of a regular expression string. This is more efficient when the same regular expression is used in many strings. It returns:</p> <taglist> - <tag><c>{ok, RE}</c>if <c>RegExp</c>is correct and <c>RE</c>is the internal representation.</tag> + <tag><c>{ok, <anno>RE</anno>}</c></tag> <item> - <p></p> + <p>if <c>RegExp</c> is correct and <c><anno>RE</anno></c> is the internal representation.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{error, Error}</c>if there is an error in <c>RegExpString</c>.</tag> + <tag><c>{error, <anno>Error</anno>}</c></tag> <item> - <p></p> + <p>if there is an error in <c><anno>RegExp</anno></c>.</p> </item> </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>format_error(ErrorDescriptor) -> Chars</name> + <name name="format_error" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Format an error descriptor</fsummary> - <type> - <v>ErrorDescriptor = errordesc()</v> - <v>Chars = [char() | Chars]</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Returns a string which describes the error <c>ErrorDescriptor</c> + <p>Returns a string which describes the error <c><anno>ErrorDescriptor</anno></c> returned when there is an error in a regular expression.</p> </desc> </func> |