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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src/erlang.xml')
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1 files changed, 51 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index aeded7c719..97fe6d2915 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ <fsummary>Print a term on standard output</fsummary> <desc> <p>Prints a text representation of <c><anno>Term</anno></c> on the standard - output.</p> + output. On OSE the term is printed to the ramlog.</p> <warning> <p>This BIF is intended for debugging only.</p> </warning> @@ -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> @@ -1784,6 +1798,15 @@ os_prompt% </pre> </desc> </func> <func> + <name name="is_map" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Check whether a term is a map</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Term</anno></c> is a map; + otherwise returns <c>false</c>.</p> + <p>Allowed in guard tests.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="is_number" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a number</fsummary> <desc> @@ -2220,6 +2243,17 @@ os_prompt% </pre> </desc> </func> <func> + <name name="map_size" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Return the size of a map</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Returns an integer which is the number of key-value pairs in <c><anno>Map</anno></c>.</p> + <pre> +> <input>map_size(#{a=>1, b=>2, c=>3}).</input> +3</pre> + <p>Allowed in guard tests.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="max" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Return the largest of two term</fsummary> <desc> @@ -4822,6 +4856,8 @@ true</pre> <c><anno>Node</anno></c> does not exist, a useless pid is returned. Otherwise works like <seealso marker="#spawn_opt/4">spawn_opt/4</seealso>.</p> + <note><p>The <c>monitor</c> option is currently not supported by + <c>spawn_opt/5</c>.</p></note> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -4946,7 +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} @@ -6121,8 +6157,8 @@ ok <c>erlang:system_info()</c> argument giving the exact OTP version. This since the exact OTP version in the general case is hard to determine. For more information see - <seealso marker="doc/installation_guide:otp_version">the - documentation of the OTP version in the installation + <seealso marker="doc/system_principles:versions">the + documentation of versions in the system principles guide</seealso>.</p> </item> <tag><marker id="system_info_port_parallelism"><c>port_parallelism</c></marker></tag> @@ -6273,6 +6309,13 @@ ok (<seealso marker="erts:erl_driver#driver_async">driver_async()</seealso>) as an integer.</p> </item> + <tag><marker id="system_info_tolerant_timeofday"><c>tolerant_timeofday</c></marker></tag> + <item> + <p>Returns whether compensation for sudden changes of system + time is <c>enabled</c> or <c>disabled</c>.</p> + <p>See also <seealso marker="erts:erl#+c">+c</seealso> + command line flag.</p> + </item> <tag><c>trace_control_word</c></tag> <item> <p>Returns the value of the node's trace control word. |