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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml')
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1 files changed, 35 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml index 705ce46b75..a3688a250a 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml @@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ return term;</code> <c>enif_ioq_deq()</c></seealso></item> <item><seealso marker="#enif_ioq_peek"> <c>enif_ioq_peek()</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#enif_ioq_peek_head"> + <c>enif_ioq_peek_head()</c></seealso></item> <item><seealso marker="#enif_inspect_iovec"> <c>enif_inspect_iovec()</c></seealso></item> <item><seealso marker="#enif_free_iovec"> @@ -972,6 +974,10 @@ typedef struct { <seealso marker="#enif_make_binary"><c>enif_make_binary</c></seealso>. An allocated (and owned) <c>ErlNifBinary</c> can be kept between NIF calls.</p> + <p>If you do not need to reallocate or keep the data alive across NIF + calls, consider using <seealso marker="#enif_make_new_binary"> + <c>enif_make_new_binary</c></seealso> instead as it will allocate + small binaries on the process heap when possible.</p> <p>Returns <c>true</c> on success, or <c>false</c> if allocation fails.</p> </desc> @@ -1230,6 +1236,17 @@ typedef struct { </func> <func> + <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_fprintf(FILE *stream, const char *format, ...)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Format strings and Erlang terms.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Similar to <c>fprintf</c> but this format string also accepts + <c>"%T"</c>, which formats Erlang terms.</p> + <p>This function was originally intenden for debugging purpose. It is not + recommended to print very large terms with <c>%T</c>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name><ret>void</ret><nametext>enif_free(void* ptr)</nametext></name> <fsummary>Free dynamic memory.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -1683,8 +1700,7 @@ enif_inspect_iovec(env, max_elements, term, &tail, &iovec); <fsummary>Peek inside the IO Queue</fsummary> <desc> <p>Get the I/O queue as a pointer to an array of <c>SysIOVec</c>s. - It also returns the number of elements in <c>iovlen</c>. - This is the only way to get data out of the queue.</p> + It also returns the number of elements in <c>iovlen</c>.</p> <p>Nothing is removed from the queue by this function, that must be done with <seealso marker="#enif_ioq_deq"><c>enif_ioq_deq</c></seealso>.</p> <p>The returned array is suitable to use with the Unix system @@ -1693,6 +1709,21 @@ enif_inspect_iovec(env, max_elements, term, &tail, &iovec); </func> <func> + <name><ret>int</ret> + <nametext>enif_ioq_peek_head(ErlNifEnv *env, ErlNifIOQueue *q, size_t *size, ERL_NIF_TERM *bin_term)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Peek the head of the IO Queue.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Get the head of the IO Queue as a binary term.</p> + <p>If <c>size</c> is not <c>NULL</c>, the size of the head is placed + there.</p> + <p>Nothing is removed from the queue by this function, that must be done + with <seealso marker="#enif_ioq_deq"><c>enif_ioq_deq</c></seealso>.</p> + <p>Returns <c>true</c> on success, or <c>false</c> if the queue is + empty.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name><ret>size_t</ret> <nametext>enif_ioq_size(ErlNifIOQueue *q)</nametext></name> <fsummary>Get the current size of the IO Queue</fsummary> @@ -3116,6 +3147,8 @@ if (retval & ERL_NIF_SELECT_STOP_CALLED) { <desc> <p>Similar to <c>snprintf</c> but this format string also accepts <c>"%T"</c>, which formats Erlang terms.</p> + <p>This function was originally intenden for debugging purpose. It is not + recommended to print very large terms with <c>%T</c>.</p> </desc> </func> |