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authorRaimo Niskanen <raimo@erlang.org>2018-04-18 10:06:19 +0200
committerRaimo Niskanen <raimo@erlang.org>2018-04-18 10:06:19 +0200
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-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml20
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml
index 28ea3fa00b..e918e83df7 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
<p>
<c>gen_statem</c> provides a generic state machine behaviour
and replaces its predecessor
- <seealso marker="gen_fsm"><c>gen_fsm</c> </seealso>
+ <seealso marker="gen_fsm"><c>gen_fsm</c></seealso>
since Erlang/OTP 20.0.
</p>
<p>
@@ -46,9 +46,15 @@
<p>
To get an overview of the concepts and operation of <c>gen_statem</c>,
do read the
- <seealso marker="doc/design_principles:statem">User's Guide</seealso>.
- It frequently links back to this reference manual to avoid containing
- detailed facts that may rot by age.
+ <seealso marker="doc/design_principles:statem">
+ <c>gen_statem</c>&nbsp;Behaviour
+ </seealso>
+ in
+ <seealso marker="doc/design_principles:users_guide">
+ OTP Design Principles
+ </seealso>
+ which frequently links back to this reference manual to avoid
+ containing detailed facts that may rot by age.
</p>
<note>
<p>
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@
</note>
<p>
<c>gen_statem</c> has got the same features that
- <seealso marker="gen_fsm"><c>gen_fsm</c> </seealso>
+ <seealso marker="gen_fsm"><c>gen_fsm</c></seealso>
had and adds some really useful:
</p>
<list type="bulleted">
@@ -749,11 +755,11 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
</seealso>
is used; the <c>gen_statem</c> calls
the new state callback with arguments
- <seealso marker="#type-state_enter">(enter, OldState, Data)</seealso>.
+ <seealso marker="#type-state_enter"><c>(enter, OldState, Data)</c></seealso>.
</p>
<p>
Any
- <seealso marker="#type-enter_action"><c>actions</c></seealso>
+ <seealso marker="#type-enter_action">actions</seealso>
returned from this call are handled as if they were
appended to the actions
returned by the state callback that caused the state entry.