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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src/erlang.xml')
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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 9ad42374bf..97fe6d2915 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -1252,10 +1252,11 @@ true <fsummary>Check if a function is exported and loaded</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if the module <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is loaded - and contains an exported function <c><anno>Function</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c>; - otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> - <p>Returns <c>false</c> for any BIF (functions implemented in C - rather than in Erlang).</p> + and contains an exported function <c><anno>Function</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c>, + or if there is a BIF (a built-in function implemented in C) + with the given name; otherwise returns <c>false</c>.</p> + <note><p>This function used to return false for built-in + functions before the 18.0 release.</p></note> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -1376,6 +1377,19 @@ true </desc> </func> <func> + <name name="get_keys" arity="0"/> + <fsummary>Return a list of all keys from the process dictionary</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Returns a list of keys all keys present in the process dictionary.</p> + <pre> +> <input>put(dog, {animal,1}),</input> +<input>put(cow, {animal,2}),</input> +<input>put(lamb, {animal,3}),</input> +<input>get_keys().</input> +[dog,cow,lamb]</pre> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="get_keys" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Return a list of keys from the process dictionary</fsummary> <desc> @@ -4968,7 +4982,7 @@ true</pre> <desc> <p>Note that the run-time is the sum of the run-time for all threads in the Erlang run-time system and may therefore be greater - than the wall-clock time.</p> + than the wall-clock time. The time is returned in milliseconds.</p> <pre> > <input>statistics(runtime).</input> {1690,1620} |