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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src/socket.xml')
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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/socket.xml b/erts/doc/src/socket.xml index f9dd9575f4..48e91e93a7 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/socket.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/socket.xml @@ -47,24 +47,40 @@ <seealso marker="#recv_async"><c>recv/3</c></seealso> function with Timeout set to <c>nowait</c> (<c>recv(Sock, 0, nowait)</c>) when there is actually nothing to read, it will return with - <c>{ok, SelectInfo}</c>. When data eventually arrives a 'select' message - will be sent to the caller: + <c>{ok, </c> + <seealso marker="#type-select_info"><c>SelectInfo</c></seealso><c>}</c>. + When data eventually arrives a 'select' message + will be sent to the caller: </p> + <!-- <list type="ordered"> <item><c>{'$socket', Sock, select, Info}</c></item> </list> - The caller can now make another + --> + <taglist> + <!-- NOTE THAT THE EMPTY TAG IS INTENTIONAL --> + <tag></tag> + <item><c>{'$socket', Sock, select, Info}</c></item> + </taglist> + <p>The caller can now make another call to the recv function and now expect data.</p> <p>Note that all other users are <em>locked out</em> until the 'current user' has called the function (recv in this case).</p> <p>Another message the user must be prepared for (when making asynchronous - calls) is the <c>abort</c> message: + calls) is the <c>abort</c> message:</p> + <!-- <list type="ordered"> - <item><c>{'$socket', Sock, abort, Reason}</c></item> + <item><c>{'$socket', Sock, abort, Info}</c></item> </list> - This message indicates + --> + <taglist> + <!-- NOTE THAT THE EMPTY TAG IS INTENTIONAL --> + <tag></tag> + <item><c>{'$socket', Sock, abort, Info}</c></item> + </taglist> + <p>This message indicates that the (asynchronous) operation has been aborted. If, for instance, the socket has been - closed (by another process), <c>Reason</c> will be <c>{Ref, closed}</c>. </p> + closed (by another process), <c>Info</c> will be <c>{Ref, closed}</c>. </p> </note> <note> <p>There is currently <em>no</em> support for Windows. </p> |