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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src/erlang.xml')
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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 771897ba94..ff0480291b 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -5700,11 +5700,17 @@ true</pre> <type name="dst"/> <desc> <p>Sends a message and returns <c><anno>Msg</anno></c>. This - is the same as <c><anno>Dest</anno> ! <anno>Msg</anno></c>.</p> + is the same as using the <seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:expressions#send"> + send operator</seealso>: + <c><anno>Dest</anno> ! <anno>Msg</anno></c>.</p> <p><c><anno>Dest</anno></c> can be a remote or local process identifier, a (local) port, a locally registered name, or a tuple <c>{<anno>RegName</anno>, <anno>Node</anno>}</c> - for a registered name at another node.</p> + for a registered name at another node.</p> + <p>The function fails with a <c>badarg</c> run-time error if + <c><anno>Dest</anno></c> is an atom name, but this name is not + registered. This is the only case when <c>send</c> fails for an + unreachable destination <c><anno>Dest</anno></c> (of correct type).</p> </desc> </func> |