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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src/erlang.xml')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index fd4447009a..871fc0fd63 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:load_nif(Path, LoadInfo) -> ok | {error, Reason, Text}</name> + <name>erlang:load_nif(Path, LoadInfo) -> ok | {error, {Reason, Text}}</name> <fsummary>Load NIF library</fsummary> <type> <v>Path = string()</v> @@ -1940,9 +1940,10 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </type> <desc> <warning> - <p>This BIF is currently introduced as an experimental - feature. The interface may be changed in any way in future - releases.</p> + <p>This BIF is still an experimental feature. The interface + may be changed in any way in future releases.</p><p>In + R13B03 the return value on failure was + <c>{error,Reason,Text}</c>.</p> </warning> <p>Loads and links a dynamic library containing native implemented functions (NIFs) for a module. <c>Path</c> is a @@ -1957,10 +1958,10 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <p>The call to <c>load_nif/2</c> must be made <em>directly</em> from the Erlang code of the module that the NIF library belongs to.</p> - <p>It returns either <c>ok</c>, or <c>{error,Reason,Text}</c> + <p>It returns either <c>ok</c>, or <c>{error,{Reason,Text}}</c> if loading fails. <c>Reason</c> is one of the atoms below, while <c>Text</c> is a human readable string that may give - some more information about the failure:</p> + some more information about the failure.</p> <taglist> <tag><c>load_failed</c></tag> <item> @@ -4641,7 +4642,7 @@ true</pre> <fsummary>Split a binary into two</fsummary> <type> <v>Bin = Bin1 = Bin2 = binary()</v> - <v>Pos = 1..byte_size(Bin)</v> + <v>Pos = 0..byte_size(Bin)</v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns a tuple containing the binaries which are the result |