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-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml12
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index 4bad8b253c..155aee2f42 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -778,11 +778,17 @@ typedef enum {
and return true, or return false if <c>term</c> is not an unsigned integer or is
outside the bounds of type <c>unsigned long</c>.</p></desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_has_pending_exception(ErlNifEnv* env)</nametext></name>
+ <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_has_pending_exception(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM* reason)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Check if an exception has been raised.</fsummary>
<desc><p>Return true if a pending exception is associated
- with the environment <c>env</c>. The only possible exception is currently
- <c>badarg</c> (see <seealso marker="#enif_make_badarg">enif_make_badarg</seealso>).</p></desc>
+ with the environment <c>env</c>. If <c>reason</c> is a null pointer, ignore it.
+ Otherwise, if there's a pending exception associated with <c>env</c>, set the ERL_NIF_TERM
+ to which <c>reason</c> points to the value of the exception's term. For example, if
+ <seealso marker="#enif_make_badarg">enif_make_badarg</seealso> is called to set a
+ pending <c>badarg</c> exception, a subsequent call to <c>enif_has_pending_exception(env, &amp;reason)</c>
+ will set <c>reason</c> to the atom <c>badarg</c>, then return true.</p>
+ <p>See also: <seealso marker="#enif_make_badarg">enif_make_badarg</seealso>.</p>
+ </desc>
</func>
<func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_inspect_binary(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM bin_term, ErlNifBinary* bin)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Inspect the content of a binary</fsummary>