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| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml index 28e6f1d05e..f91ed78122 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml @@ -1014,10 +1014,10 @@ </row> <tcaption></tcaption></table> <p> - This term represents a bitstring whose length in bits is not a - multiple of 8 (created using the bit syntax in R12B and later). + This term represents a bitstring whose length in bits does + not have to be a multiple of 8. The <c>Len</c> field is an unsigned 4 byte integer (big endian). - The <c>Bits</c> field is the number of bits that are used + The <c>Bits</c> field is the number of bits (1-8) that are used in the last byte in the data field, counting from the most significant bit towards the least significant. |