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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index aef31f5b98..b923a5f1fc 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -550,15 +550,6 @@ false</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="concat_binary" arity="1"/> - <fsummary>Concatenate a list of binaries (deprecated)</fsummary> - <desc> - <p>Do not use; use - <seealso marker="#list_to_binary/1">list_to_binary/1</seealso> - instead.</p> - </desc> - </func> - <func> <name>erlang:crc32(Data) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Compute crc32 (IEEE 802.3) checksum</fsummary> <type> @@ -811,8 +802,7 @@ false</pre> <type> <v>MonitorRef = reference()</v> <v>OptionList = [Option]</v> - <v>Option = flush</v> - <v>Option = info</v> + <v> Option = flush | info</v> </type> <desc> <p>The returned value is <c>true</c> unless <c>info</c> is part @@ -1205,11 +1195,16 @@ true </item> <tag><c>{new_uniq, Uniq}</c></tag> <item> - <p><c>Uniq</c> (a binary) is a unique value for this fun.</p> + <p><c>Uniq</c> (a binary) is a unique value for this fun. + It is calculated from the compiled code for the entire module.</p> </item> <tag><c>{uniq, Uniq}</c></tag> <item> - <p><c>Uniq</c> (an integer) is a unique value for this fun.</p> + <p><c>Uniq</c> (an integer) is a unique value for this fun. + Starting in the R15 release, this integer is calculated from + the compiled code for the entire module. Before R15, this + integer was based on only the body of the fun. + </p> </item> </taglist> </desc> @@ -1353,17 +1348,18 @@ true </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:get_stacktrace() -> [{Module, Function, Arity | Args}]</name> + <name>erlang:get_stacktrace() -> [{Module, Function, Arity | Args, Location}]</name> <fsummary>Get the call stack back-trace of the last exception</fsummary> <type> <v>Module = Function = atom()</v> <v>Arity = arity()</v> <v>Args = [term()]</v> + <v>Location = [{atom(),term()}]</v> </type> <desc> <p>Get the call stack back-trace (<em>stacktrace</em>) of the last exception in the calling process as a list of - <c>{Module,Function,Arity}</c> tuples. + <c>{Module,Function,Arity,Location}</c> tuples. The <c>Arity</c> field in the first tuple may be the argument list of that function call instead of an arity integer, depending on the exception.</p> @@ -1373,6 +1369,25 @@ true <p>The stacktrace is the same data as the <c>catch</c> operator returns, for example:</p> <p><c>{'EXIT',{badarg,Stacktrace}} = catch abs(x)</c></p> + <p><c>Location</c> is a (possibly empty) list of two-tuples that + may indicate the location in the source code of the function. + The first element is an atom that describes the type of + information in the second element. Currently the following + items may occur:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>file</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The second element of the tuple is a string (list of + characters) representing the filename of the source file + of the function.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>line</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The second element of the tuple is the line number + (an integer greater than zero) in the source file + where the exception occurred or the function was called.</p> + </item> + </taglist> <p>See also <seealso marker="#error/1">erlang:error/1</seealso> and <seealso marker="#error/2">erlang:error/2</seealso>.</p> @@ -3880,11 +3895,26 @@ os_prompt%</pre> catches in this process. This <c>InfoTuple</c> may be changed or removed without prior notice.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{current_function, {Module, Function, Args}}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{current_function, {Module, Function, Arity}}</c></tag> <item> - <p><c>Module</c>, <c>Function</c>, <c>Args</c> is + <p><c>Module</c>, <c>Function</c>, <c>Arity</c> is the current function call of the process.</p> </item> + <tag><c>{current_location, {Module, Function, Arity, Location}}</c></tag> + <item> + <p><c>Module</c>, <c>Function</c>, <c>Arity</c> is + the current function call of the process. + <c>Location</c> is a list of two-tuples that describes the + location in the source code. + </p> + </item> + <tag><c>{current_stacktrace, Stack}</c></tag> + <item> + <p>Return the current call stack back-trace (<em>stacktrace</em>) + of the process. The stack has the same format as returned by + <seealso marker="#get_stacktrace/1">erlang:get_stacktrace/0</seealso>. + </p> + </item> <tag><c>{dictionary, Dictionary}</c></tag> <item> <p><c>Dictionary</c> is the dictionary of the process.</p> @@ -4151,11 +4181,14 @@ os_prompt%</pre> equivalent to <c>erlang:Class(Reason)</c>. <c>Reason</c> is any term and <c>Stacktrace</c> is a list as returned from <c>get_stacktrace()</c>, that is a list of - 3-tuples <c>{Module, Function, Arity | Args}</c> where - <c>Module</c> and <c>Function</c> are atoms and the third - element is an integer arity or an argument list. The - stacktrace may also contain <c>{Fun, Args}</c> tuples where + 4-tuples <c>{Module, Function, Arity | Args, + Location}</c> where <c>Module</c> and <c>Function</c> + are atoms and the third element is an integer arity or an + argument list. The stacktrace may also contain <c>{Fun, + Args, Location}</c> tuples where <c>Fun</c> is a local fun and <c>Args</c> is an argument list.</p> + <p>The <c>Location</c> element at the end is optional. + Omitting it is equivalent to specifying an empty list.</p> <p>The stacktrace is used as the exception stacktrace for the calling process; it will be truncated to the current maximum stacktrace depth.</p> |