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-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml25
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index dc68eb5e5e..03bd42d3b1 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -618,8 +618,14 @@ typedef enum {
</func>
<func><name><ret>ERL_NIF_TERM</ret><nametext>enif_make_atom(ErlNifEnv* env, const char* name)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Create an atom term</fsummary>
- <desc><p>Create an atom term from the C-string <c>name</c>. Unlike other terms, atom
- terms may be saved and used between NIF calls.</p></desc>
+ <desc><p>Create an atom term from the null-terminated C-string <c>name</c>.
+ Unlike other terms, atom terms may be saved and used between NIF calls.</p></desc>
+ </func>
+ <func><name><ret>ERL_NIF_TERM</ret><nametext>enif_make_atom_len(ErlNifEnv* env, const char* name, size_t len)</nametext></name>
+ <fsummary>Create an atom term</fsummary>
+ <desc><p>Create an atom term from the string <c>name</c> with length <c>len</c>.
+ Null-characters are treated as any other characters.
+ Unlike other terms, atom terms may be saved and used between NIF calls.</p></desc>
</func>
<func><name><ret>ERL_NIF_TERM</ret><nametext>enif_make_badarg(ErlNifEnv* env)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Make a badarg exception.</fsummary>
@@ -639,10 +645,17 @@ typedef enum {
<func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_make_existing_atom(ErlNifEnv* env, const char* name, ERL_NIF_TERM* atom)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Create an existing atom term</fsummary>
<desc><p>Try to create the term of an already existing atom from
- the C-string <c>name</c>. If the atom already exist store the
+ the null-terminated C-string <c>name</c>. If the atom already exists store the
term in <c>*atom</c> and return true, otherwise return
false.</p></desc>
</func>
+ <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_make_existing_atom_len(ErlNifEnv* env, const char* name, size_t len, ERL_NIF_TERM* atom)</nametext></name>
+ <fsummary>Create an existing atom term</fsummary>
+ <desc><p>Try to create the term of an already existing atom from the
+ string <c>name</c> with length <c>len</c>. Null-characters are treated
+ as any other characters. If the atom already exists store the term
+ in <c>*atom</c> and return true, otherwise return false.</p></desc>
+ </func>
<func><name><ret>ERL_NIF_TERM</ret><nametext>enif_make_int(ErlNifEnv* env, int i)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Create an integer term</fsummary>
<desc><p>Create an integer term.</p></desc>
@@ -711,6 +724,12 @@ typedef enum {
<desc><p>Create a list containing the characters of the
null-terminated string <c>string</c> with encoding <seealso marker="#ErlNifCharEncoding">encoding</seealso>.</p></desc>
</func>
+ <func><name><ret>ERL_NIF_TERM</ret><nametext>enif_make_string_len(ErlNifEnv* env, const char* string, size_t len, ErlNifCharEncoding encoding)</nametext></name>
+ <fsummary>Create a string.</fsummary>
+ <desc><p>Create a list containing the characters of the string <c>string</c> with
+ length <c>len</c> and encoding <seealso marker="#ErlNifCharEncoding">encoding</seealso>.
+ Null-characters are treated as any other characters.</p></desc>
+ </func>
<func><name><ret>ERL_NIF_TERM</ret><nametext>enif_make_sub_binary(ErlNifEnv*
env, ERL_NIF_TERM bin_term, unsigned pos, unsigned size)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Make a subbinary term.</fsummary>