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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src/erlang.xml')
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1 files changed, 50 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index aeded7c719..cba2c07959 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> @@ -1784,6 +1784,15 @@ 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 +2229,17 @@ 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> @@ -2820,7 +2840,7 @@ os_prompt% </pre> raised. The error reason may differ between operating systems. Typically the error <c>enoent</c> is raised when one tries to run a program that is not found and - <c>eaccess</c> is raised when the given file is not + <c>eacces</c> is raised when the given file is not executable.</p> </item> <tag><c>{fd, <anno>In</anno>, <anno>Out</anno>}</c></tag> @@ -4822,6 +4842,8 @@ 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 +4968,7 @@ 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} @@ -5753,6 +5775,7 @@ ok <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="52"/> <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="53"/> <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="54"/> + <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="55"/> <fsummary>Information about the system</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns various information about the current system @@ -5948,6 +5971,16 @@ ok The return value will always be <c>false</c> since the elib_malloc allocator has been removed.</p> </item> + <tag><marker id="system_info_eager_check_io"><c>eager_check_io</c></marker></tag> + <item> + <p> + Returns the value of the <c>erl</c> + <seealso marker="erl#+secio">+secio</seealso> command line + flag which is either <c>true</c> or <c>false</c>. See the + documentation of the command line flag for information about + the different values. + </p> + </item> <tag><c>ets_limit</c></tag> <item> <p>Returns the maximum number of ETS tables allowed. This limit @@ -6111,6 +6144,11 @@ ok <seealso marker="#system_info_multi_scheduling">erlang:system_info(multi_scheduling)</seealso>, and <seealso marker="#system_info_schedulers">erlang:system_info(schedulers)</seealso>.</p> </item> + <tag><c>nif_version</c></tag> + <item> + <p>Returns a string containing the erlang NIF version + used by the runtime system. It will be on the form "<major ver>.<minor ver>".</p> + </item> <tag><marker id="system_info_otp_release"><c>otp_release</c></marker></tag> <item> <p>Returns a string containing the OTP release number of the @@ -6121,8 +6159,8 @@ 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 +6311,13 @@ 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. |