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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 51ebddc155..d5eae2d66d 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -84,22 +84,22 @@ <p>Time unit expressed in parts per second. That is, the time unit equals <c>1/PartsPerSecond</c> second.</p> </item> - <tag><c>seconds</c></tag> + <tag><c>second</c></tag> <item> <p>Symbolic representation of the time unit represented by the integer <c>1</c>.</p> </item> - <tag><c>milli_seconds</c></tag> + <tag><c>millisecond</c></tag> <item> <p>Symbolic representation of the time unit represented by the integer <c>1000</c>.</p> </item> - <tag><c>micro_seconds</c></tag> + <tag><c>microsecond</c></tag> <item> <p>Symbolic representation of the time unit represented by the integer <c>1000000</c>.</p> </item> - <tag><c>nano_seconds</c></tag> + <tag><c>nanosecond</c></tag> <item> <p>Symbolic representation of the time unit represented by the integer <c>1000000000</c>.</p> @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ <p>One can get an approximation of the <c>native</c> time unit by calling <seealso marker="erlang:convert_time_unit/3"> - <c>erlang:convert_time_unit(1, seconds, native)</c></seealso>. + <c>erlang:convert_time_unit(1, second, native)</c></seealso>. The result equals the number of whole <c>native</c> time units per second. If the number of <c>native</c> time units per second does not @@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ <seealso marker="kernel:os#perf_counter/0"> <c>os:perf_counter/0</c></seealso>.</p> </item> + <tag><seealso marker="#type_deprecated_time_unit"><c>deprecated_time_unit()</c></seealso></tag> + <item><p> + Deprecated symbolic representations kept for backwards-compatibility. + </p></item> </taglist> <p>The <c>time_unit/0</c> type can be extended. To convert time values between time units, use @@ -156,6 +160,27 @@ <c>erlang:convert_time_unit/3</c></seealso>.</p> </desc> </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="deprecated_time_unit"></name> + <desc><marker id="type_deprecated_time_unit"/> + <p>The <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>time_unit()</c></seealso> + type also consist of the following <em>deprecated</em> symbolic + time units:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>seconds</c></tag> + <item><p>Same as <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>second</c></seealso>.</p></item> + + <tag><c>milli_seconds</c></tag> + <item><p>Same as <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>millisecond</c></seealso>.</p></item> + + <tag><c>micro_seconds</c></tag> + <item><p>Same as <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>microsecond</c></seealso>.</p></item> + + <tag><c>nano_seconds</c></tag> + <item><p>Same as <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>nanosecond</c></seealso>.</p></item> + </taglist> + </desc> + </datatype> </datatypes> <funcs> @@ -8474,7 +8499,7 @@ ok <seealso marker="time_correction#Erlang_Monotonic_Time">Erlang monotonic time</seealso>. The time stamp (Ts) has the same format and value as produced by - <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds)</c>.</p> + <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond)</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>runnable_procs</c></tag> <item> @@ -8502,7 +8527,7 @@ ok <seealso marker="time_correction#Erlang_Monotonic_Time">Erlang monotonic time</seealso> and a monotonically increasing integer. The time stamp (Ts) has the same format and value - as produced by <c>{erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds), + as produced by <c>{erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond), erlang:unique_integer([monotonic])}</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>timestamp</c></tag> @@ -8732,7 +8757,7 @@ ok <p>The <c>erlang:timestamp()</c> BIF is equivalent to:</p> <code type="none"> timestamp() -> - ErlangSystemTime = erlang:system_time(micro_seconds), + ErlangSystemTime = erlang:system_time(microsecond), MegaSecs = ErlangSystemTime div 1000000000000, Secs = ErlangSystemTime div 1000000 - MegaSecs*1000000, MicroSecs = ErlangSystemTime rem 1000000, @@ -9013,7 +9038,7 @@ timestamp() -> monotonic time</seealso> time stamp in all trace messages. The time stamp (Ts) has the same format and value as produced by <seealso marker="#monotonic_time-1"> - <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds)</c></seealso>. + <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond)</c></seealso>. This flag overrides flag <c>cpu_timestamp</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>strict_monotonic_timestamp</c></tag> @@ -9024,7 +9049,7 @@ timestamp() -> integer in all trace messages. The time stamp (Ts) has the same format and value as produced by <c>{</c> <seealso marker="#monotonic_time-1"> - <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds)</c></seealso><c>,</c> + <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond)</c></seealso><c>,</c> <seealso marker="#unique_integer-1"> <c>erlang:unique_integer([monotonic])</c></seealso><c>}</c>. This flag overrides flag <c>cpu_timestamp</c>.</p> |