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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/specs/.gitignore | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/Makefile | 38 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/epmd.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erl.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml | 88 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erlang.xml | 594 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erlsrv.xml | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/init.xml | 67 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/notes.xml | 47 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/specs.xml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/start_erl.xml | 29 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/zlib.xml | 363 |
13 files changed, 536 insertions, 735 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/specs/.gitignore b/erts/doc/specs/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..322eebcb06 --- /dev/null +++ b/erts/doc/specs/.gitignore @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +specs_*.xml diff --git a/erts/doc/src/Makefile b/erts/doc/src/Makefile index 6578923fe1..cfa5527474 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/Makefile +++ b/erts/doc/src/Makefile @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # # %CopyrightBegin% # -# Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2010. All Rights Reserved. +# Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2011. All Rights Reserved. # # The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, # Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in @@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ # # %CopyrightEnd% # + +SPECS_ESRC = ../../preloaded/src/ + include $(ERL_TOP)/make/target.mk include $(ERL_TOP)/make/$(TARGET)/otp.mk @@ -43,6 +46,12 @@ XML_REF1_FILES = epmd.xml \ run_erl.xml \ start.xml +XML_REF3_EFILES = \ + erl_prim_loader.xml \ + erlang.xml \ + init.xml \ + zlib.xml + XML_REF3_FILES = \ driver_entry.xml \ erl_nif.xml \ @@ -98,18 +107,26 @@ HTML_REF_MAN_FILE = $(HTMLDIR)/index.html TOP_PDF_FILE = $(PDFDIR)/$(APPLICATION)-$(VSN).pdf +SPECS_FILES = $(XML_REF3_EFILES:%.xml=$(SPECDIR)/specs_%.xml) + +TOP_SPECS_FILE = specs.xml + # ---------------------------------------------------- # FLAGS # ---------------------------------------------------- XML_FLAGS += +KERNEL_SRC=$(ERL_TOP)/lib/kernel/src +KERNEL_INCLUDE=$(ERL_TOP)/lib/kernel/include +SPECS_FLAGS = -I$(KERNEL_SRC) -I$(KERNEL_INCLUDE) + # ---------------------------------------------------- # Targets # ---------------------------------------------------- $(HTMLDIR)/%.gif: %.gif $(INSTALL_DATA) $< $@ -docs: pdf html man $(INFO_FILE) +docs: man pdf html $(INFO_FILE) $(TOP_PDF_FILE): $(XML_FILES) @@ -132,8 +149,25 @@ clean: rm -f $(MAN1DIR)/* rm -f $(MAN3DIR)/* rm -f $(TOP_PDF_FILE) $(TOP_PDF_FILE:%.pdf=%.fo) + rm -f $(SPECDIR)/* rm -f errs core *~ +$(SPECDIR)/specs_driver_entry.xml: + escript $(SPECS_EXTRACTOR) $(SPECS_FLAGS) \ + -o$(dir $@) -module driver_entry +$(SPECDIR)/specs_erl_nif.xml: + escript $(SPECS_EXTRACTOR) $(SPECS_FLAGS) \ + -o$(dir $@) -module erl_nif +$(SPECDIR)/specs_erl_set_memory_block.xml: + escript $(SPECS_EXTRACTOR) $(SPECS_FLAGS) \ + -o$(dir $@) -module erl_set_memory_block +$(SPECDIR)/specs_erl_driver.xml: + escript $(SPECS_EXTRACTOR) $(SPECS_FLAGS) \ + -o$(dir $@) -module erl_driver +$(SPECDIR)/specs_erts_alloc.xml: + escript $(SPECS_EXTRACTOR) $(SPECS_FLAGS) \ + -o$(dir $@) -module erts_alloc + # ---------------------------------------------------- # Release Target # ---------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/erts/doc/src/epmd.xml b/erts/doc/src/epmd.xml index 411e627c85..3e7005410f 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/epmd.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/epmd.xml @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ <item> <p>Let this instance of <c>epmd</c> listen only on the comma-separated list of IP addresses and on the loopback address - (which is implicitely added to the list if it has not been + (which is implicitly added to the list if it has not been specified). This can also be set using the <c><![CDATA[ERL_EPMD_ADDRESS]]></c> environment variable, see the section <seealso marker="#environment_variables">Environment @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ <p>This environment variable may be set to a comma-separated list of IP addresses, in which case the <c>epmd</c> daemon will listen only on the specified address(es) and on the - loopback address (which is implicitely added to the list if it + loopback address (which is implicitly added to the list if it has not been specified). The default behaviour is to listen on all available IP addresses.</p> </item> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml index 514ee5ffaf..02082e57c6 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml @@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ list of IP addresses, in which case the <seealso marker="epmd">epmd</seealso> daemon will listen only on the specified address(es) and on the - loopback address (which is implicitely added to the list if it + loopback address (which is implicitly added to the list if it has not been specified).</p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[ERL_EPMD_PORT]]></c></tag> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml index ccaa9b725f..fa3daaeecc 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2009</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -55,33 +55,31 @@ <c>-loader_debug</c> are also experimental</p></warning> </description> + <datatypes> + <datatype> + <name name="host"/> + </datatype> + </datatypes> + <funcs> <func> - <name>start(Id, Loader, Hosts) -> {ok, Pid} | {error, What}</name> + <name name="start" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Start the Erlang low level loader</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Id = term()</v> - <v>Loader = atom() | string()</v> - <v>Hosts = [Host]</v> - <v>Host = atom()</v> - <v>Pid = pid()</v> - <v>What = term()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Starts the Erlang low level loader. This function is called by the <c>init</c> process (and module). The <c>init</c> - process reads the command line flags <c>-id Id</c>, - <c>-loader Loader</c>, and <c>-hosts Hosts</c>. These are + process reads the command line flags <c>-id <anno>Id</anno></c>, + <c>-loader <anno>Loader</anno></c>, and <c>-hosts <anno>Hosts</anno></c>. These are the arguments supplied to the <c>start/3</c> function.</p> <p>If <c>-loader</c> is not given, the default loader is <c>efile</c> which tells the system to read from the file system.</p> - <p>If <c>-loader</c> is <c>inet</c>, the <c>-id Id</c>, - <c>-hosts Hosts</c>, and <c>-setcookie Cookie</c> flags must - also be supplied. <c>Hosts</c> identifies hosts which this + <p>If <c>-loader</c> is <c>inet</c>, the <c>-id <anno>Id</anno></c>, + <c>-hosts <anno>Hosts</anno></c>, and <c>-setcookie Cookie</c> flags must + also be supplied. <c><anno>Hosts</anno></c> identifies hosts which this node can contact in order to load modules. One Erlang runtime system with a <c>erl_boot_server</c> process must be - started on each of hosts given in <c>Hosts</c> in order to + started on each of hosts given in <c><anno>Hosts</anno></c> in order to answer the requests. See <seealso marker="kernel:erl_boot_server">erl_boot_server(3)</seealso>.</p> <p>If <c>-loader</c> is something else, the given port program @@ -90,35 +88,26 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>get_file(Filename) -> {ok, Bin, FullName} | error</name> + <name name="get_file" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Get a file</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Filename = string()</v> - <v>Bin = binary()</v> - <v>FullName = string()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>This function fetches a file using the low level loader. - <c>Filename</c> is either an absolute file name or just the name + <c><anno>Filename</anno></c> is either an absolute file name or just the name of the file, for example <c>"lists.beam"</c>. If an internal path is set to the loader, this path is used to find the file. If a user supplied loader is used, the path can be stripped off if it is obsolete, and the loader does not use a path. - <c>FullName</c> is the complete name of the fetched file. - <c>Bin</c> is the contents of the file as a binary.</p> + <c><anno>FullName</anno></c> is the complete name of the fetched file. + <c><anno>Bin</anno></c> is the contents of the file as a binary.</p> - <p>The <c>Filename</c> can also be a file in an archive. For example - <c>/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/ebin/mnesia_backup.beam</c> + <p>The <c><anno>Filename</anno></c> can also be a file in an archive. For example + <c>/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/ebin/mnesia_backup.beam</c>. See <seealso marker="kernel:code">code(3)</seealso> about archive files.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>get_path() -> {ok, Path}</name> + <name name="get_path" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Get the path set in the loader</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Path = [Dir]</v> - <v>Dir = string()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>This function gets the path set in the loader. The path is set by the <c>init</c> process according to information found @@ -126,35 +115,26 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>list_dir(Dir) -> {ok, Filenames} | error</name> + <name name="list_dir" arity="1"/> <fsummary>List files in a directory</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Dir = name()</v> - <v>Filenames = [Filename]</v> - <v>Filename = string()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Lists all the files in a directory. Returns - <c>{ok, Filenames}</c> if successful. Otherwise, it returns - <c>error</c>. <c>Filenames</c> is a list of + <c>{ok, <anno>Filenames</anno>}</c> if successful. Otherwise, it returns + <c>error</c>. <c><anno>Filenames</anno></c> is a list of the names of all the files in the directory. The names are not sorted.</p> - <p>The <c>Dir</c> can also be a directory in an archive. For example - <c>/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/ebin</c> + <p>The <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> can also be a directory in an archive. For example + <c>/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/ebin</c>. See <seealso marker="kernel:code">code(3)</seealso> about archive files.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>read_file_info(Filename) -> {ok, FileInfo} | error</name> + <name name="read_file_info" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Get information about a file</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Filename = name()</v> - <v>FileInfo = #file_info{}</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Retrieves information about a file. Returns - <c>{ok, FileInfo}</c> if successful, otherwise - <c>error</c>. <c>FileInfo</c> is a record + <c>{ok, <anno>FileInfo</anno>}</c> if successful, otherwise + <c>error</c>. <c><anno>FileInfo</anno></c> is a record <c>file_info</c>, defined in the Kernel include file <c>file.hrl</c>. Include the following directive in the module from which the function is called:</p> @@ -162,18 +142,14 @@ -include_lib("kernel/include/file.hrl").</code> <p>See <seealso marker="kernel:file">file(3)</seealso> for more info about the record <c>file_info</c>.</p> - <p>The <c>Filename</c> can also be a file in an archive. For example - <c>/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/ebin/mnesia_backup.beam</c> + <p>The <c><anno>Filename</anno></c> can also be a file in an archive. For example + <c>/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/ebin/mnesia_backup.beam</c>. See <seealso marker="kernel:code">code(3)</seealso> about archive files.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>set_path(Path) -> ok</name> + <name name="set_path" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Set the path of the loader</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Path = [Dir]</v> - <v>Dir = string()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>This function sets the path of the loader if <c>init</c> interprets a <c>path</c> command in the start script.</p> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index f98e15cb52..84d4160e6a 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -48,22 +48,24 @@ "Allowed in guard tests".</p> </description> - <section> - <title>DATA TYPES</title> - <marker id="iolist_definition"></marker> - <code type="none"> -ext_binary() - a binary data object, - structured according to the Erlang external term format - -iodata() = iolist() | binary() + <datatypes> + <datatype> + <name><marker id="type-ext_binary">ext_binary()</marker></name> + <desc> + <p>A binary data object, structured according to + the Erlang external term format.</p> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="timestamp"></name> + <desc><p>See <seealso marker="#now/0">now/0</seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </datatype> + </datatypes> -iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] - a binary is allowed as the tail of the list</code> - </section> <funcs> <func> - <name>abs(Number) -> int() | float()</name> + <name>abs(Number) -> integer() | float()</name> <fsummary>Arithmetical absolute value</fsummary> <type> <v>Number = number()</v> @@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:adler32(Data) -> int()</name> + <name>erlang:adler32(Data) -> integer()</name> <fsummary>Compute adler32 checksum</fsummary> <type> <v>Data = iodata()</v> @@ -90,10 +92,10 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:adler32(OldAdler, Data) -> int()</name> + <name>erlang:adler32(OldAdler, Data) -> integer()</name> <fsummary>Compute adler32 checksum</fsummary> <type> - <v>OldAdler = int()</v> + <v>OldAdler = integer()</v> <v>Data = iodata()</v> </type> <desc> @@ -112,11 +114,11 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:adler32_combine(FirstAdler, SecondAdler, SecondSize) -> int()</name> + <name>erlang:adler32_combine(FirstAdler, SecondAdler, SecondSize) -> integer()</name> <fsummary>Combine two adler32 checksums</fsummary> <type> - <v>FirstAdler = SecondAdler = int()</v> - <v>SecondSize = int()</v> + <v>FirstAdler = SecondAdler = integer()</v> + <v>SecondSize = integer()</v> </type> <desc> <p>Combines two previously computed adler32 checksums. @@ -155,20 +157,16 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] </desc> </func> <func> - <name>apply(Fun, Args) -> term() | empty()</name> + <name name="apply" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Apply a function to an argument list</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Fun = fun()</v> - <v>Args = [term()]</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Call a fun, passing the elements in <c>Args</c> as + <p>Call a fun, passing the elements in <c><anno>Args</anno></c> as arguments.</p> <p>Note: If the number of elements in the arguments are known at compile-time, the call is better written as - <c>Fun(Arg1, Arg2, ... ArgN)</c>.</p> + <c><anno>Fun</anno>(Arg1, Arg2, ... ArgN)</c>.</p> <warning> - <p>Earlier, <c>Fun</c> could also be given as + <p>Earlier, <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> could also be given as <c>{Module, Function}</c>, equivalent to <c>apply(Module, Function, Args)</c>. This usage is deprecated and will stop working in a future release of @@ -177,15 +175,11 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] </desc> </func> <func> - <name>apply(Module, Function, Args) -> term() | empty()</name> + <name name="apply" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Apply a function to an argument list</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Module = Function = atom()</v> - <v>Args = [term()]</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the result of applying <c>Function</c> in - <c>Module</c> to <c>Args</c>. The applied function must + <c><anno>Module</anno></c> to <c><anno>Args</anno></c>. The applied function must be exported from <c>Module</c>. The arity of the function is the length of <c>Args</c>.</p> <pre> @@ -198,7 +192,7 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] "Erlang"</pre> <p>Note: If the number of arguments are known at compile-time, the call is better written as - <c>Module:Function(Arg1, Arg2, ..., ArgN)</c>.</p> + <c><anno>Module</anno>:<anno>Function</anno>(Arg1, Arg2, ..., ArgN)</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>error_handler:undefined_function/3</c> is called if the applied function is not exported. The error handler can be redefined (see @@ -258,8 +252,8 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] <type> <v>Subject = binary()</v> <v>PosLen = {Start,Length}</v> - <v>Start = int()</v> - <v>Length = int()</v> + <v>Start = integer() >= 0</v> + <v>Length = integer() >= 0</v> </type> <desc> <p>Extracts the part of the binary described by <c>PosLen</c>.</p> @@ -291,8 +285,8 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] <fsummary>Extracts a part of a binary</fsummary> <type> <v>Subject = binary()</v> - <v>Start = int()</v> - <v>Length = int()</v> + <v>Start = integer() >= 0</v> + <v>Length = integer() >= 0</v> </type> <desc> <p>The same as <c>binary_part(Subject, {Pos, Len})</c>.</p> @@ -390,7 +384,7 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] <name>binary_to_term(Binary) -> term()</name> <fsummary>Decode an Erlang external term format binary</fsummary> <type> - <v>Binary = ext_binary()</v> + <v>Binary = <seealso marker="#type-ext_binary">ext_binary()</seealso></v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns an Erlang term which is the result of decoding @@ -411,7 +405,7 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] <fsummary>Decode an Erlang external term format binary</fsummary> <type> <v>Opts = [safe]</v> - <v>Binary = ext_binary()</v> + <v>Binary = <seealso marker="#type-ext_binary">ext_binary()</seealso></v> </type> <desc> <p>As <c>binary_to_term/1</c>, but takes options that affect decoding @@ -442,7 +436,7 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] </desc> </func> <func> - <name>bit_size(Bitstring) -> int()</name> + <name>bit_size(Bitstring) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Return the size of a bitstring</fsummary> <type> <v>Bitstring = bitstring()</v> @@ -461,7 +455,7 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] <name>erlang:bump_reductions(Reductions) -> void()</name> <fsummary>Increment the reduction counter</fsummary> <type> - <v>Reductions = int()</v> + <v>Reductions = integer() >= 0</v> </type> <desc> <p>This implementation-dependent function increments @@ -478,7 +472,7 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] </desc> </func> <func> - <name>byte_size(Bitstring) -> int()</name> + <name>byte_size(Bitstring) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Return the size of a bitstring (or binary)</fsummary> <type> <v>Bitstring = bitstring()</v> @@ -500,7 +494,7 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] <fsummary>Cancel a timer</fsummary> <type> <v>TimerRef = reference()</v> - <v>Time = int()</v> + <v>Time = integer() >= 0</v> </type> <desc> <p>Cancels a timer, where <c>TimerRef</c> was returned by @@ -524,7 +518,19 @@ iolist() = [char() | binary() | iolist()] </func> <func> - <name>check_process_code(Pid, Module) -> bool()</name> + <name>check_old_code(Module) -> boolean()</name> + <fsummary>Check if a module has old code</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Module = atom()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Returns <c>true</c> if the <c>Module</c> has old code, + and <c>false</c> otherwise.</p> + <p>See also <seealso marker="kernel:code">code(3)</seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>check_process_code(Pid, Module) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check if a process is executing old code for a module</fsummary> <type> <v>Pid = pid()</v> @@ -544,7 +550,7 @@ false</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>concat_binary(ListOfBinaries)</name> + <name name="concat_binary" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Concatenate a list of binaries (deprecated)</fsummary> <desc> <p>Do not use; use @@ -553,7 +559,7 @@ false</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:crc32(Data) -> int()</name> + <name>erlang:crc32(Data) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Compute crc32 (IEEE 802.3) checksum</fsummary> <type> <v>Data = iodata()</v> @@ -563,10 +569,10 @@ false</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:crc32(OldCrc, Data) -> int()</name> + <name>erlang:crc32(OldCrc, Data) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Compute crc32 (IEEE 802.3) checksum</fsummary> <type> - <v>OldCrc = int()</v> + <v>OldCrc = integer() >= 0</v> <v>Data = iodata()</v> </type> <desc> @@ -585,11 +591,11 @@ false</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:crc32_combine(FirstCrc, SecondCrc, SecondSize) -> int()</name> + <name>erlang:crc32_combine(FirstCrc, SecondCrc, SecondSize) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Combine two crc32 (IEEE 802.3) checksums</fsummary> <type> - <v>FirstCrc = SecondCrc = int()</v> - <v>SecondSize = int()</v> + <v>FirstCrc = SecondCrc = integer() >= 0</v> + <v>SecondSize = integer() >= 0</v> </type> <desc> <p>Combines two previously computed crc32 checksums. @@ -609,10 +615,10 @@ false</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>date() -> {Year, Month, Day}</name> + <name>date() -> Date</name> <fsummary>Current date</fsummary> <type> - <v>Year = Month = Day = int()</v> + <v>Date = <seealso marker="calendar#type-date">calendar:date()</seealso></v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns the current date as <c>{Year, Month, Day}</c>.</p> @@ -631,20 +637,20 @@ false</pre> <v>Options = [Opt]</v> <v>Packet = binary() | HttpPacket</v> <v>Rest = binary()</v> - <v>Length = int() | undefined</v> + <v>Length = integer() > 0 | undefined</v> <v>Reason = term()</v> <v> Type, Opt -- see below</v> <v></v> <v>HttpPacket = HttpRequest | HttpResponse | HttpHeader | http_eoh | HttpError</v> <v>HttpRequest = {http_request, HttpMethod, HttpUri, HttpVersion}</v> <v>HttpResponse = {http_response, HttpVersion, integer(), HttpString}</v> - <v>HttpHeader = {http_header, int(), HttpField, Reserved=term(), Value=HttpString}</v> + <v>HttpHeader = {http_header, integer(), HttpField, Reserved=term(), Value=HttpString}</v> <v>HttpError = {http_error, HttpString}</v> <v>HttpMethod = HttpMethodAtom | HttpString</v> <v>HttpMethodAtom = 'OPTIONS' | 'GET' | 'HEAD' | 'POST' | 'PUT' | 'DELETE' | 'TRACE'</v> - <v>HttpUri = '*' | {absoluteURI, http|https, Host=HttpString, Port=int()|undefined, Path=HttpString} | + <v>HttpUri = '*' | {absoluteURI, http|https, Host=HttpString, Port=integer()|undefined, Path=HttpString} | {scheme, Scheme=HttpString, HttpString} | {abs_path, HttpString} | HttpString</v> - <v>HttpVersion = {Major=int(), Minor=int()}</v> + <v>HttpVersion = {Major=integer(), Minor=integer()}</v> <v>HttpString = string() | binary()</v> <v>HttpField = HttpFieldAtom | HttpString</v> <v>HttpFieldAtom = 'Cache-Control' | 'Connection' | 'Date' | 'Pragma' | 'Transfer-Encoding' | 'Upgrade' | 'Via' | 'Accept' | 'Accept-Charset' | 'Accept-Encoding' | 'Accept-Language' | 'Authorization' | 'From' | 'Host' | 'If-Modified-Since' | 'If-Match' | 'If-None-Match' | 'If-Range' | 'If-Unmodified-Since' | 'Max-Forwards' | 'Proxy-Authorization' | 'Range' | 'Referer' | 'User-Agent' | 'Age' | 'Location' | 'Proxy-Authenticate' | 'Public' | 'Retry-After' | 'Server' | 'Vary' | 'Warning' | 'Www-Authenticate' | 'Allow' | 'Content-Base' | 'Content-Encoding' | 'Content-Language' | 'Content-Length' | 'Content-Location' | 'Content-Md5' | 'Content-Range' | 'Content-Type' | 'Etag' | 'Expires' | 'Last-Modified' | 'Accept-Ranges' | 'Set-Cookie' | 'Set-Cookie2' | 'X-Forwarded-For' | 'Cookie' | 'Keep-Alive' | 'Proxy-Connection'</v> @@ -719,14 +725,14 @@ false</pre> </taglist> <p>The following options are available:</p> <taglist> - <tag><c>{packet_size, int()}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{packet_size, integer()}</c></tag> <item><p>Sets the max allowed size of the packet body. If the packet header indicates that the length of the packet is longer than the max allowed length, the packet is considered invalid. Default is 0 which means no size limit.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{line_length, int()}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{line_length, integer()}</c></tag> <item><p>Applies only to line oriented protocols (<c>line</c>, <c>http</c>). Lines longer than this will be truncated.</p> @@ -800,7 +806,7 @@ false</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>demonitor(MonitorRef, OptionList) -> true|false</name> + <name>demonitor(MonitorRef, OptionList) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Stop monitoring</fsummary> <type> <v>MonitorRef = reference()</v> @@ -867,14 +873,11 @@ false</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>disconnect_node(Node) -> bool() | ignored</name> + <name name="disconnect_node" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Force the disconnection of a node</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Node = atom()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Forces the disconnection of a node. This will appear to - the node <c>Node</c> as if the local node has crashed. This + the node <c><anno>Node</anno></c> as if the local node has crashed. This BIF is mainly used in the Erlang network authentication protocols. Returns <c>true</c> if disconnection succeeds, otherwise <c>false</c>. If the local node is not alive, @@ -1032,6 +1035,56 @@ b</pre> </desc> </func> <func> + <name>erlang:external_size(Term) -> integer() >= 0</name> + <fsummary>Calculate the maximum size for a term encoded in the Erlang + external term format</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Term = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Calculates, without doing the encoding, the maximum byte size for + a term encoded in the Erlang external term format. The following + condition applies always:</p> + <p> + <pre> +> <input>Size1 = byte_size(term_to_binary(Term)),</input> +> <input>Size2 = erlang:external_size(Term),</input> +> <input>true = Size1 =< Size2.</input> +true + </pre> + </p> + <p>This is equivalent to a call to: <code>erlang:external_size(Term, []) + </code></p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>erlang:external_size(Term, [Option]) -> integer() >= 0</name> + <fsummary>Calculate the maximum size for a term encoded in the Erlang + external term format</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Term = term()</v> + <v>Option = {minor_version, Version}</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Calculates, without doing the encoding, the maximum byte size for + a term encoded in the Erlang external term format. The following + condition applies always:</p> + <p> + <pre> +> <input>Size1 = byte_size(term_to_binary(Term, Options)),</input> +> <input>Size2 = erlang:external_size(Term, Options),</input> +> <input>true = Size1 =< Size2.</input> +true + </pre> + </p> + <p>The option <c>{minor_version, Version}</c> specifies how floats + are encoded. See + <seealso marker="#term_to_binary/2">term_to_binary/2</seealso> for + a more detailed description. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name>float(Number) -> float()</name> <fsummary>Convert a number to a float</fsummary> <type> @@ -1069,15 +1122,11 @@ b</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:fun_info(Fun) -> [{Item, Info}]</name> + <name name="fun_info" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Information about a fun</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Fun = fun()</v> - <v>Item, Info -- see below</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns a list containing information about the fun - <c>Fun</c>. Each element of the list is a tuple. The order of + <c><anno>Fun</anno></c>. Each element of the list is a tuple. The order of the tuples is not defined, and more tuples may be added in a future release.</p> <warning> @@ -1176,7 +1225,7 @@ b</pre> <p>Returns information about <c>Fun</c> as specified by <c>Item</c>, in the form <c>{Item,Info}</c>.</p> <p>For any fun, <c>Item</c> can be any of the atoms - <c>module</c>, <c>name</c>, <c>arity</c>, or <c>env</c>.</p> + <c>module</c>, <c>name</c>, <c>arity</c>, <c>env</c>, or <c>type</c>.</p> <p>For a local fun, <c>Item</c> can also be any of the atoms <c>index</c>, <c>new_index</c>, <c>new_uniq</c>, <c>uniq</c>, and <c>pid</c>. For an external fun, the value @@ -1197,11 +1246,11 @@ b</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:function_exported(Module, Function, Arity) -> bool()</name> + <name>erlang:function_exported(Module, Function, Arity) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check if a function is exported and loaded</fsummary> <type> <v>Module = Function = atom()</v> - <v>Arity = int()</v> + <v>Arity = arity()</v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if the module <c>Module</c> is loaded @@ -1229,7 +1278,7 @@ b</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>garbage_collect(Pid) -> bool()</name> + <name>garbage_collect(Pid) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Force an immediate garbage collection of a process</fsummary> <type> <v>Pid = pid()</v> @@ -1276,11 +1325,8 @@ b</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:get_cookie() -> Cookie | nocookie</name> + <name name="get_cookie" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Get the magic cookie of the local node</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Cookie = atom()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the magic cookie of the local node, if the node is alive; otherwise the atom <c>nocookie</c>.</p> @@ -1311,7 +1357,7 @@ b</pre> <fsummary>Get the call stack back-trace of the last exception</fsummary> <type> <v>Module = Function = atom()</v> - <v>Arity = int()</v> + <v>Arity = arity()</v> <v>Args = [term()]</v> </type> <desc> @@ -1379,7 +1425,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <name>halt(Status)</name> <fsummary>Halt the Erlang runtime system</fsummary> <type> - <v>Status = int()>=0 | string()</v> + <v>Status = integer() >= 0 | string()</v> </type> <desc> <p><c>Status</c> must be a non-negative integer, or a string. @@ -1472,7 +1518,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <name>integer_to_list(Integer) -> string()</name> <fsummary>Text representation of an integer</fsummary> <type> - <v>Integer = int()</v> + <v>Integer = integer()</v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns a string which corresponds to the text @@ -1483,15 +1529,11 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>integer_to_list(Integer, Base) -> string()</name> + <name name="integer_to_list" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Text representation of an integer</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Integer = int()</v> - <v>Base = 2..36</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns a string which corresponds to the text - representation of <c>Integer</c> in base <c>Base</c>.</p> + representation of <c><anno>Integer</anno></c> in base <c><anno>Base</anno></c>.</p> <pre> > <input>integer_to_list(1023, 16).</input> "3FF"</pre> @@ -1518,7 +1560,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>iolist_size(Item) -> int()</name> + <name>iolist_size(Item) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Size of an iolist</fsummary> <type> <v>Item = iolist() | binary()</v> @@ -1533,7 +1575,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_alive() -> bool()</name> + <name>is_alive() -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether the local node is alive</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if the local node is alive; that is, if @@ -1542,7 +1584,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_atom(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_atom(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is an atom</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1554,7 +1596,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_binary(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_binary(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a binary</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1569,7 +1611,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_bitstring(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_bitstring(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a bitstring</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1582,7 +1624,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_boolean(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_boolean(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a boolean</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1595,11 +1637,11 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:is_builtin(Module, Function, Arity) -> bool()</name> + <name>erlang:is_builtin(Module, Function, Arity) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check if a function is a BIF implemented in C</fsummary> <type> <v>Module = Function = atom()</v> - <v>Arity = int()</v> + <v>Arity = arity()</v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c>Module:Function/Arity</c> is @@ -1608,7 +1650,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_float(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_float(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a float</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1620,7 +1662,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_function(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_function(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a fun</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1632,11 +1674,11 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_function(Term, Arity) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_function(Term, Arity) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a fun with a given arity</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> - <v>Arity = int()</v> + <v>Arity = arity()</v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c>Term</c> is a fun that can be @@ -1653,7 +1695,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_integer(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_integer(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is an integer</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1665,7 +1707,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_list(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_list(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a list</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1677,7 +1719,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_number(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_number(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a number</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1689,7 +1731,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_pid(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_pid(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a pid</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1701,7 +1743,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_port(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_port(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a port</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1713,7 +1755,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_process_alive(Pid) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_process_alive(Pid) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a process is alive</fsummary> <type> <v>Pid = pid()</v> @@ -1728,7 +1770,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_record(Term, RecordTag) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_record(Term, RecordTag) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term appears to be a record</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1751,12 +1793,12 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_record(Term, RecordTag, Size) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_record(Term, RecordTag, Size) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term appears to be a record</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> <v>RecordTag = atom()</v> - <v>Size = int()</v> + <v>Size = integer()</v> </type> <desc> <p><c>RecordTag</c> must be an atom. Returns <c>true</c> if @@ -1771,7 +1813,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_reference(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_reference(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a reference</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1783,7 +1825,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>is_tuple(Term) -> bool()</name> + <name>is_tuple(Term) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check whether a term is a tuple</fsummary> <type> <v>Term = term()</v> @@ -1795,7 +1837,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>length(List) -> int()</name> + <name>length(List) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Length of a list</fsummary> <type> <v>List = [term()]</v> @@ -1916,7 +1958,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>list_to_integer(String) -> int()</name> + <name>list_to_integer(String) -> integer()</name> <fsummary>Convert from text representation to an integer</fsummary> <type> <v>String = string()</v> @@ -1932,19 +1974,15 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>list_to_integer(String, Base) -> int()</name> + <name name="list_to_integer" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Convert from text representation to an integer</fsummary> - <type> - <v>String = string()</v> - <v>Base = 2..36</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns an integer whose text representation in base - <c>Base</c> is <c>String</c>.</p> + <c><anno>Base</anno></c> is <c><anno>String</anno></c>.</p> <pre> > <input>list_to_integer("3FF", 16).</input> 1023</pre> - <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c>String</c> contains a bad + <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>String</anno></c> contains a bad representation of an integer.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -2095,12 +2133,10 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:localtime() -> {Date, Time}</name> + <name>erlang:localtime() -> DateTime</name> <fsummary>Current local date and time</fsummary> <type> - <v>Date = {Year, Month, Day}</v> - <v>Time = {Hour, Minute, Second}</v> - <v> Year = Month = Day = Hour = Minute = Second = int()</v> + <v>DateTime = <seealso marker="calendar#type-datetime">calendar:datetime()</seealso></v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns the current local date and time @@ -2113,17 +2149,12 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:localtime_to_universaltime({Date1, Time1}) -> {Date2, Time2}</name> + <name name="localtime_to_universaltime" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Convert from local to Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) date and time</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Date1 = Date2 = {Year, Month, Day}</v> - <v>Time1 = Time2 = {Hour, Minute, Second}</v> - <v> Year = Month = Day = Hour = Minute = Second = int()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Converts local date and time to Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), if this is supported by the underlying OS. Otherwise, - no conversion is done and <c>{Date1, Time1}</c> is returned.</p> + no conversion is done and <c>{<anno>Date1</anno>, <anno>Time1</anno>}</c> is returned.</p> <pre> > <input>erlang:localtime_to_universaltime({{1996,11,6},{14,45,17}}).</input> {{1996,11,6},{13,45,17}}</pre> @@ -2135,9 +2166,8 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <name>erlang:localtime_to_universaltime({Date1, Time1}, IsDst) -> {Date2, Time2}</name> <fsummary>Convert from local to Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) date and time</fsummary> <type> - <v>Date1 = Date2 = {Year, Month, Day}</v> - <v>Time1 = Time2 = {Hour, Minute, Second}</v> - <v> Year = Month = Day = Hour = Minute = Second = int()</v> + <v>Date1 = Date2 = <seealso marker="calendar#type-date">calendar:date()</seealso></v> + <v>Time1 = Time2 = <seealso marker="calendar#type-time">calendar:time()</seealso></v> <v>IsDst = true | false | undefined</v> </type> <desc> @@ -2177,7 +2207,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <name>erlang:make_tuple(Arity, InitialValue) -> tuple()</name> <fsummary>Create a new tuple of a given arity</fsummary> <type> - <v>Arity = int()</v> + <v>Arity = arity()</v> <v>InitialValue = term()</v> </type> <desc> @@ -2192,7 +2222,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <name>erlang:make_tuple(Arity, Default, InitList) -> tuple()</name> <fsummary>Create a new tuple with given arity and contents</fsummary> <type> - <v>Arity = int()</v> + <v>Arity = arity()</v> <v>Default = term()</v> <v>InitList = [{Position,term()}]</v> <v>Position = integer()</v> @@ -2211,14 +2241,11 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>max(Term1, Term2) -> Maximum</name> + <name name="max" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Return the largest of two term</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Term1 = Term2 = Maximum = term()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Return the largest of <c>Term1</c> and <c>Term2</c>; - if the terms compares equal, <c>Term1</c> will be returned.</p> + <p>Return the largest of <c><anno>Term1</anno></c> and <c><anno>Term2</anno></c>; + if the terms compare equal, <c><anno>Term1</anno></c> will be returned.</p> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -2468,18 +2495,15 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>min(Term1, Term2) -> Minimum</name> + <name name="min" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Return the smallest of two term</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Term1 = Term2 = Minimum = term()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Return the smallest of <c>Term1</c> and <c>Term2</c>; - if the terms compare equal, <c>Term1</c> will be returned.</p> + <p>Return the smallest of <c><anno>Term1</anno></c> and <c><anno>Term2</anno></c>; + if the terms compare equal, <c><anno>Term1</anno></c> will be returned.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>module_loaded(Module) -> bool()</name> + <name>module_loaded(Module) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Check if a module is loaded</fsummary> <type> <v>Module = atom()</v> @@ -2602,7 +2626,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <fsummary>Monitor the status of a node</fsummary> <type> <v>Node = node()</v> - <v>Flag = bool()</v> + <v>Flag = boolean()</v> </type> <desc> <p>Monitors the status of the node <c>Node</c>. If <c>Flag</c> @@ -2628,7 +2652,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <fsummary>Monitor the status of a node</fsummary> <type> <v>Node = node()</v> - <v>Flag = bool()</v> + <v>Flag = boolean()</v> <v>Options = [Option]</v> <v>Option = allow_passive_connect</v> </type> @@ -2711,11 +2735,8 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>nodes() -> Nodes</name> + <name name="nodes" arity="0"/> <fsummary>All visible nodes in the system</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Nodes = [node()]</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns a list of all visible nodes in the system, excluding the local node. Same as <c>nodes(visible)</c>.</p> @@ -2765,11 +2786,12 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>now() -> {MegaSecs, Secs, MicroSecs}</name> - <fsummary>Elapsed time since 00:00 GMT</fsummary> + <name>now() -> timestamp()</name> <type> - <v>MegaSecs = Secs = MicroSecs = int()</v> + <v>timestamp() = {MegaSecs, Secs, MicroSecs}</v> + <v>MegaSecs = Secs = MicroSecs = integer() >= 0</v> </type> + <fsummary>Elapsed time since 00:00 GMT</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the tuple <c>{MegaSecs, Secs, MicroSecs}</c> which is the elapsed time since 00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970 (zero hour) @@ -2792,12 +2814,12 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <v>PortName = {spawn, Command} | {spawn_driver, Command} | {spawn_executable, FileName} | {fd, In, Out}</v> <v> Command = string()</v> <v> FileName = [ FileNameChar ] | binary()</v> - <v> FileNameChar = int() (1..255 or any Unicode codepoint, see description)</v> - <v> In = Out = int()</v> + <v> FileNameChar = integer() (1..255 or any Unicode codepoint, see description)</v> + <v> In = Out = integer()</v> <v>PortSettings = [Opt]</v> <v> Opt = {packet, N} | stream | {line, L} | {cd, Dir} | {env, Env} | {args, [ ArgString ]} | {arg0, ArgString} | exit_status | use_stdio | nouse_stdio | stderr_to_stdout | in | out | binary | eof</v> <v> N = 1 | 2 | 4</v> - <v> L = int()</v> + <v> L = integer()</v> <v> Dir = string()</v> <v> ArgString = [ FileNameChar ] | binary()</v> <v> Env = [{Name, Val}]</v> @@ -3283,7 +3305,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>port_command(Port, Data, OptionList) -> true|false</name> + <name>port_command(Port, Data, OptionList) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Send data to a port</fsummary> <type> <v>Port = port() | atom()</v> @@ -3399,7 +3421,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <fsummary>Perform a synchronous control operation on a port</fsummary> <type> <v>Port = port() | atom()</v> - <v>Operation = int()</v> + <v>Operation = integer()</v> <v>Data = Res = iodata()</v> </type> <desc> @@ -3423,7 +3445,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <fsummary>Synchronous call to a port with term data</fsummary> <type> <v>Port = port() | atom()</v> - <v>Operation = int()</v> + <v>Operation = integer()</v> <v>Data = term()</v> </type> <desc> @@ -4109,7 +4131,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <v>Reason = term()</v> <v>Stacktrace = [{Module, Function, Arity | Args} | {Fun, Args}]</v> <v> Module = Function = atom()</v> - <v> Arity = int()</v> + <v> Arity = arity()</v> <v> Args = [term()]</v> <v> Fun = [fun()]</v> </type> @@ -4146,7 +4168,7 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:read_timer(TimerRef) -> int() | false</name> + <name>erlang:read_timer(TimerRef) -> integer() >= 0 | false</name> <fsummary>Number of milliseconds remaining for a timer</fsummary> <type> <v>TimerRef = reference()</v> @@ -4262,7 +4284,7 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>round(Number) -> int()</name> + <name>round(Number) -> integer()</name> <fsummary>Return an integer by rounding a number</fsummary> <type> <v>Number = number()</v> @@ -4346,7 +4368,7 @@ true</pre> <name>erlang:send_after(Time, Dest, Msg) -> TimerRef</name> <fsummary>Start a timer</fsummary> <type> - <v>Time = int()</v> + <v>Time = integer() >= 0</v> <v> 0 <= Time <= 4294967295</v> <v>Dest = pid() | RegName </v> <v> LocalPid = pid() (of a process, alive or dead, on the local node)</v> @@ -4375,17 +4397,12 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:send_nosuspend(Dest, Msg) -> bool()</name> + <name name="send_nosuspend" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Try to send a message without ever blocking</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Dest = pid() | port() | RegName | {RegName, Node}</v> - <v> RegName = atom()</v> - <v> Node = node()</v> - <v>Msg = term()</v> - </type> + <type name="dst"/> <desc> <p>The same as - <seealso marker="#send/3">erlang:send(Dest, Msg, [nosuspend])</seealso>, but returns <c>true</c> if + <seealso marker="#send/3">erlang:send(<anno>Dest</anno>, <anno>Msg</anno>, [nosuspend])</seealso>, but returns <c>true</c> if the message was sent and <c>false</c> if the message was not sent because the sender would have had to be suspended.</p> <p>This function is intended for send operations towards an @@ -4393,7 +4410,7 @@ true</pre> (Erlang) process. If the connection to the remote node (usually not a real Erlang node, but a node written in C or Java) is overloaded, this function <em>will not send the message</em> but return <c>false</c> instead.</p> - <p>The same happens, if <c>Dest</c> refers to a local port that + <p>The same happens, if <c><anno>Dest</anno></c> refers to a local port that is busy. For all other destinations (allowed for the ordinary send operator <c>'!'</c>) this function sends the message and returns <c>true</c>.</p> @@ -4426,18 +4443,12 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:send_nosuspend(Dest, Msg, Options) -> bool()</name> + <name name="send_nosuspend" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Try to send a message without ever blocking</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Dest = pid() | port() | RegName | {RegName, Node}</v> - <v> RegName = atom()</v> - <v> Node = node()</v> - <v>Msg = term()</v> - <v>Option = noconnect</v> - </type> + <type name="dst"/> <desc> <p>The same as - <seealso marker="#send/3">erlang:send(Dest, Msg, [nosuspend | Options])</seealso>, + <seealso marker="#send/3">erlang:send(<anno>Dest</anno>, <anno>Msg</anno>, [nosuspend | <anno>Options</anno>])</seealso>, but with boolean return value.</p> <p>This function behaves like <seealso marker="#send_nosuspend/2">erlang:send_nosuspend/2)</seealso>, @@ -4462,17 +4473,13 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:set_cookie(Node, Cookie) -> true</name> + <name name="set_cookie" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Set the magic cookie of a node</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Node = node()</v> - <v>Cookie = atom()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Sets the magic cookie of <c>Node</c> to the atom - <c>Cookie</c>. If <c>Node</c> is the local node, the function + <p>Sets the magic cookie of <c><anno>Node</anno></c> to the atom + <c><anno>Cookie</anno></c>. If <c><anno>Node</anno></c> is the local node, the function also sets the cookie of all other unknown nodes to - <c>Cookie</c> (see + <c><anno>Cookie</anno></c> (see <seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:distributed">Distributed Erlang</seealso> in the Erlang Reference Manual).</p> <p>Failure: <c>function_clause</c> if the local node is not alive.</p> @@ -4497,7 +4504,7 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>size(Item) -> int()</name> + <name>size(Item) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Size of a tuple or binary</fsummary> <type> <v>Item = tuple() | binary()</v> @@ -4512,28 +4519,21 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>spawn(Fun) -> pid()</name> + <name name="spawn" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Create a new process with a fun as entry point</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Fun = fun()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the pid of a new process started by the application - of <c>Fun</c> to the empty list <c>[]</c>. Otherwise works + of <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> to the empty list <c>[]</c>. Otherwise works like <seealso marker="#spawn/3">spawn/3</seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>spawn(Node, Fun) -> pid()</name> + <name name="spawn" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Create a new process with a fun as entry point on a given node</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Node = node()</v> - <v>Fun = fun()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the pid of a new process started by the application - of <c>Fun</c> to the empty list <c>[]</c> on <c>Node</c>. If - <c>Node</c> does not exist, a useless pid is returned. + of <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> to the empty list <c>[]</c> on <c><anno>Node</anno></c>. If + <c><anno>Node</anno></c> does not exist, a useless pid is returned. Otherwise works like <seealso marker="#spawn/3">spawn/3</seealso>.</p> </desc> @@ -4564,47 +4564,35 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>spawn(Node, Module, Function, Args) -> pid()</name> + <name name="spawn" arity="4"/> <fsummary>Create a new process with a function as entry point on a given node</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Node = node()</v> - <v>Module = Function = atom()</v> - <v>Args = [term()]</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the pid of a new process started by the application - of <c>Module:Function</c> to <c>Args</c> on <c>Node</c>. If - <c>Node</c> does not exists, a useless pid is returned. + of <c><anno>Module</anno>:<anno>Function</anno></c> to <c><anno>Args</anno></c> on <c>Node</c>. If + <c><anno>Node</anno></c> does not exists, a useless pid is returned. Otherwise works like <seealso marker="#spawn/3">spawn/3</seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>spawn_link(Fun) -> pid()</name> + <name name="spawn_link" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Create and link to a new process with a fun as entry point</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Fun = fun()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the pid of a new process started by the application - of <c>Fun</c> to the empty list []. A link is created between + of <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> to the empty list []. A link is created between the calling process and the new process, atomically. Otherwise works like <seealso marker="#spawn/3">spawn/3</seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>spawn_link(Node, Fun) -> pid()</name> + <name name="spawn_link" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Create and link to a new process with a fun as entry point on a specified node</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Node = node()</v> - <v>Fun = fun()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the pid of a new process started by the application - of <c>Fun</c> to the empty list [] on <c>Node</c>. A link is + of <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> to the empty list [] on <c><anno>Node</anno></c>. A link is created between the calling process and the new process, - atomically. If <c>Node</c> does not exist, a useless pid is + atomically. If <c><anno>Node</anno></c> does not exist, a useless pid is returned (and due to the link, an exit signal with exit reason <c>noconnection</c> will be received). Otherwise works like <seealso marker="#spawn/3">spawn/3</seealso>.</p> @@ -4626,47 +4614,35 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>spawn_link(Node, Module, Function, Args) -> pid()</name> + <name name="spawn_link" arity="4"/> <fsummary>Create and link to a new process with a function as entry point on a given node</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Node = node()</v> - <v>Module = Function = atom()</v> - <v>Args = [term()]</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the pid of a new process started by the application - of <c>Module:Function</c> to <c>Args</c> on <c>Node</c>. A + of <c><anno>Module</anno>:<anno>Function</anno></c> to <c><anno>Args</anno></c> on <c>Node</c>. A link is created between the calling process and the new - process, atomically. If <c>Node</c> does not exist, a useless + process, atomically. If <c><anno>Node</anno></c> does not exist, a useless pid is returned (and due to the link, an exit signal with exit reason <c>noconnection</c> will be received). Otherwise works like <seealso marker="#spawn/3">spawn/3</seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>spawn_monitor(Fun) -> {pid(),reference()}</name> + <name name="spawn_monitor" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Create and monitor a new process with a fun as entry point</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Fun = fun()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the pid of a new process started by the application - of <c>Fun</c> to the empty list [] and reference for a monitor + of <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> to the empty list [] and reference for a monitor created to the new process. Otherwise works like <seealso marker="#spawn/3">spawn/3</seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>spawn_monitor(Module, Function, Args) -> {pid(),reference()}</name> + <name name="spawn_monitor" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Create and monitor a new process with a function as entry point</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Module = Function = atom()</v> - <v>Args = [term()]</v> - </type> <desc> <p>A new process is started by the application - of <c>Module:Function</c> to <c>Args</c>, and the process is + of <c><anno>Module</anno>:<anno>Function</anno></c> to <c><anno>Args</anno></c>, and the process is monitored at the same time. Returns the pid and a reference for the monitor. Otherwise works like @@ -4674,19 +4650,11 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>spawn_opt(Fun, [Option]) -> pid() | {pid(),reference()}</name> + <name name="spawn_opt" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Create a new process with a fun as entry point</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Fun = fun()</v> - <v>Option = link | monitor | {priority, Level} | {fullsweep_after, Number} | {min_heap_size, Size} | {min_bin_vheap_size, VSize}</v> - <v> Level = low | normal | high</v> - <v> Number = int()</v> - <v> Size = int()</v> - <v> VSize = int()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the pid of a new process started by the application - of <c>Fun</c> to the empty list <c>[]</c>. Otherwise + of <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> to the empty list <c>[]</c>. Otherwise works like <seealso marker="#spawn_opt/4">spawn_opt/4</seealso>.</p> <p>If the option <c>monitor</c> is given, the newly created @@ -4695,37 +4663,19 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>spawn_opt(Node, Fun, [Option]) -> pid()</name> + <name name="spawn_opt" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Create a new process with a fun as entry point on a given node</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Node = node()</v> - <v>Fun = fun()</v> - <v>Option = link | {priority, Level} | {fullsweep_after, Number} | {min_heap_size, Size} | {min_bin_vheap_size, VSize}</v> - <v> Level = low | normal | high</v> - <v> Number = int()</v> - <v> Size = int()</v> - <v> VSize = int()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the pid of a new process started by the application - of <c>Fun</c> to the empty list <c>[]</c> on <c>Node</c>. If - <c>Node</c> does not exist, a useless pid is returned. + of <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> to the empty list <c>[]</c> on <c><anno>Node</anno></c>. If + <c><anno>Node</anno></c> does not exist, a useless pid is returned. Otherwise works like <seealso marker="#spawn_opt/4">spawn_opt/4</seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>spawn_opt(Module, Function, Args, [Option]) -> pid() | {pid(),reference()}</name> + <name name="spawn_opt" arity="4"/> <fsummary>Create a new process with a function as entry point</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Module = Function = atom()</v> - <v>Args = [term()]</v> - <v>Option = link | monitor | {priority, Level} | {fullsweep_after, Number} | {min_heap_size, Size} | {min_bin_vheap_size, VSize}</v> - <v> Level = low | normal | high</v> - <v> Number = int()</v> - <v> Size = int()</v> - <v> VSize = int()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Works exactly like <seealso marker="#spawn/3">spawn/3</seealso>, except that an @@ -4744,17 +4694,17 @@ true</pre> <p>Monitor the new process (just like <seealso marker="#monitor/2">monitor/2</seealso> does).</p> </item> - <tag><c>{priority, Level}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{priority, <anno>Level</anno>}</c></tag> <item> <p>Sets the priority of the new process. Equivalent to executing - <seealso marker="#process_flag_priority">process_flag(priority, Level)</seealso> in the start function of the new process, + <seealso marker="#process_flag_priority">process_flag(priority, <anno>Level</anno>)</seealso> in the start function of the new process, except that the priority will be set before the process is selected for execution for the first time. For more information on priorities see <seealso marker="#process_flag_priority">process_flag(priority, Level)</seealso>.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{fullsweep_after, Number}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{fullsweep_after, <anno>Number</anno>}</c></tag> <item> <p>This option is only useful for performance tuning. In general, you should not use this option unless you @@ -4776,18 +4726,18 @@ true</pre> <p>Here are a few cases when it could be useful to change <c>fullsweep_after</c>. Firstly, if binaries that are no longer used should be thrown away as soon as possible. - (Set <c>Number</c> to zero.) Secondly, a process that + (Set <c><anno>Number</anno></c> to zero.) Secondly, a process that mostly have short-lived data will be fullsweeped seldom or never, meaning that the old heap will contain mostly garbage. To ensure a fullsweep once in a while, set - <c>Number</c> to a suitable value such as 10 or 20. + <c><anno>Number</anno></c> to a suitable value such as 10 or 20. Thirdly, in embedded systems with limited amount of RAM and no virtual memory, one might want to preserve memory - by setting <c>Number</c> to zero. (The value may be set + by setting <c><anno>Number</anno></c> to zero. (The value may be set globally, see <seealso marker="#system_flag/2">erlang:system_flag/2</seealso>.)</p> </item> - <tag><c>{min_heap_size, Size}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{min_heap_size, <anno>Size</anno>}</c></tag> <item> <p>This option is only useful for performance tuning. In general, you should not use this option unless you @@ -4802,9 +4752,9 @@ true</pre> slow down the system due to worse data locality. Therefore, it is recommended to use this option only for fine-tuning an application and to measure the execution - time with various <c>Size</c> values.</p> + time with various <c><anno>Size</anno></c> values.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{min_bin_vheap_size, VSize}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{min_bin_vheap_size, <anno>VSize</anno>}</c></tag> <item> <p>This option is only useful for performance tuning. In general, you should not use this option unless you @@ -4818,29 +4768,19 @@ true</pre> Setting too high value, however, might waste memory. Therefore, it is recommended to use this option only for fine-tuning an application and to measure the execution - time with various <c>VSize</c> values.</p> + time with various <c><anno>VSize</anno></c> values.</p> </item> </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>spawn_opt(Node, Module, Function, Args, [Option]) -> pid()</name> + <name name="spawn_opt" arity="5"/> <fsummary>Create a new process with a function as entry point on a given node</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Node = node()</v> - <v>Module = Function = atom()</v> - <v>Args = [term()]</v> - <v>Option = link | {priority, Level} | {fullsweep_after, Number} | {min_heap_size, Size} | {min_bin_vheap_size, VSize}</v> - <v> Level = low | normal | high</v> - <v> Number = int()</v> - <v> Size = int()</v> - <v> VSize = int()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns the pid of a new process started by the application - of <c>Module:Function</c> to <c>Args</c> on <c>Node</c>. If - <c>Node</c> does not exist, a useless pid is returned. + of <c><anno>Module</anno>:<anno>Function</anno></c> to <c><anno>Args</anno></c> on <c>Node</c>. If + <c><anno>Node</anno></c> does not exist, a useless pid is returned. Otherwise works like <seealso marker="#spawn_opt/4">spawn_opt/4</seealso>.</p> </desc> @@ -4874,7 +4814,7 @@ true</pre> <name>erlang:start_timer(Time, Dest, Msg) -> TimerRef</name> <fsummary>Start a timer</fsummary> <type> - <v>Time = int()</v> + <v>Time = integer() >= 0</v> <v> 0 <= Time <= 4294967295</v> <v>Dest = LocalPid | RegName </v> <v> LocalPid = pid() (of a process, alive or dead, on the local node)</v> @@ -4983,7 +4923,7 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:suspend_process(Suspendee, OptList) -> true | false</name> + <name>erlang:suspend_process(Suspendee, OptList) -> boolean()</name> <fsummary>Suspend a process</fsummary> <type> <v>Suspendee = pid()</v> @@ -5083,15 +5023,12 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:suspend_process(Suspendee) -> true</name> + <name name="suspend_process" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Suspend a process</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Suspendee = pid()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Suspends the process identified by <c>Suspendee</c>. The + <p>Suspends the process identified by <c><anno>Suspendee</anno></c>. The same as calling - <seealso marker="#suspend_process/2">erlang:suspend_process(Suspendee, [])</seealso>. For more information see the documentation of <seealso marker="#suspend_process/2">erlang:suspend_process/2</seealso>. + <seealso marker="#suspend_process/2">erlang:suspend_process(<anno>Suspendee</anno>, [])</seealso>. For more information see the documentation of <seealso marker="#suspend_process/2">erlang:suspend_process/2</seealso>. </p> <warning> <p>This BIF is intended for debugging only.</p> @@ -5416,7 +5353,7 @@ true</pre> <p>Types:</p> <list type="bulleted"> <item><c>Allocator = undefined | glibc</c></item> - <item><c>Version = [int()]</c></item> + <item><c>Version = [integer()]</c></item> <item><c>Features = [atom()]</c></item> <item><c>Settings = [{Subsystem, [{Parameter, Value}]}]</c></item> <item><c>Subsystem = atom()</c></item> @@ -5682,7 +5619,7 @@ true</pre> </item> <tag><c>fullsweep_after</c></tag> <item> - <p>Returns <c>{fullsweep_after, int()}</c> which is the + <p>Returns <c>{fullsweep_after, integer()}</c> which is the <c>fullsweep_after</c> garbage collection setting used by default. For more information see <c>garbage_collection</c> described below.</p> @@ -6050,7 +5987,7 @@ true</pre> <v> MonitorPid = pid()</v> <v> Options = [Option]</v> <v> Option = {long_gc, Time} | {large_heap, Size} | busy_port | busy_dist_port</v> - <v> Time = Size = int()</v> + <v> Time = Size = integer()</v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns the current system monitoring settings set by @@ -6084,7 +6021,7 @@ true</pre> <type> <v>MonitorPid = pid()</v> <v>Option = {long_gc, Time} | {large_heap, Size} | busy_port | busy_dist_port</v> - <v> Time = Size = int()</v> + <v> Time = Size = integer()</v> <v>MonSettings = {OldMonitorPid, [Option]}</v> <v> OldMonitorPid = pid()</v> </type> @@ -6314,7 +6251,7 @@ true</pre> <name>time() -> {Hour, Minute, Second}</name> <fsummary>Current time</fsummary> <type> - <v>Hour = Minute = Second = int()</v> + <v>Hour = Minute = Second = integer() >= 0</v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns the current time as <c>{Hour, Minute, Second}</c>.</p> @@ -6342,11 +6279,11 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:trace(PidSpec, How, FlagList) -> int()</name> + <name>erlang:trace(PidSpec, How, FlagList) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Set trace flags for a process or processes</fsummary> <type> <v>PidSpec = pid() | existing | new | all</v> - <v>How = bool()</v> + <v>How = boolean()</v> <v>FlagList = [Flag]</v> <v> Flag -- see below</v> </type> @@ -6747,7 +6684,7 @@ true</pre> <type> <v>PidOrFunc = pid() | new | {Module, Function, Arity} | on_load</v> <v> Module = Function = atom()</v> - <v> Arity = int()</v> + <v> Arity = arity()</v> <v>Item, Res -- see below</v> </type> <desc> @@ -6850,7 +6787,7 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:trace_pattern(MFA, MatchSpec) -> int()</name> + <name>erlang:trace_pattern(MFA, MatchSpec) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Set trace patterns for global call tracing</fsummary> <desc> <p>The same as @@ -6859,7 +6796,7 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:trace_pattern(MFA, MatchSpec, FlagList) -> int()</name> + <name>erlang:trace_pattern(MFA, MatchSpec, FlagList) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Set trace patterns for tracing of function calls</fsummary> <type> <v>MFA, MatchSpec, FlagList -- see below</v> @@ -7039,7 +6976,7 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>trunc(Number) -> int()</name> + <name>trunc(Number) -> integer()</name> <fsummary>Return an integer by the truncating a number</fsummary> <type> <v>Number = number()</v> @@ -7053,7 +6990,7 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>tuple_size(Tuple) -> int()</name> + <name>tuple_size(Tuple) -> integer() >= 0</name> <fsummary>Return the size of a tuple</fsummary> <type> <v>Tuple = tuple()</v> @@ -7081,12 +7018,10 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:universaltime() -> {Date, Time}</name> + <name>erlang:universaltime() -> DateTime</name> <fsummary>Current date and time according to Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)</fsummary> <type> - <v>Date = {Year, Month, Day}</v> - <v>Time = {Hour, Minute, Second}</v> - <v> Year = Month = Day = Hour = Minute = Second = int()</v> + <v>DateTime = <seealso marker="calendar#type-datetime">calendar:datetime()</seealso></v> </type> <desc> <p>Returns the current date and time according to Universal @@ -7104,9 +7039,8 @@ true</pre> <name>erlang:universaltime_to_localtime({Date1, Time1}) -> {Date2, Time2}</name> <fsummary>Convert from Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) to local date and time</fsummary> <type> - <v>Date1 = Date2 = {Year, Month, Day}</v> - <v>Time1 = Time2 = {Hour, Minute, Second}</v> - <v> Year = Month = Day = Hour = Minute = Second = int()</v> + <v>Date1 = Date2 = <seealso marker="calendar#type-date">calendar:date()</seealso></v> + <v>Time1 = Time2 = <seealso marker="calendar#type-time">calendar:time()</seealso></v> </type> <desc> <p>Converts Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) date and time to @@ -7193,7 +7127,7 @@ true</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlang:yield() -> true</name> + <name name="yield" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Let other processes get a chance to execute</fsummary> <desc> <p>Voluntarily let other processes (if any) get a chance to diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlsrv.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlsrv.xml index 0dfad2a112..919caa9542 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlsrv.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlsrv.xml @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>erlsrv {start | stop | disable | enable} <service-name></name> + <name>erlsrv {start | start_disabled | stop | disable | enable} <service-name></name> <fsummary>Manipulate the current service status.</fsummary> <desc> <p>These commands are only added for convenience, the normal @@ -287,6 +287,21 @@ service actually is stopped. Enabling a service sets it in automatic mode, that is started at boot. This command cannot set the service to manual. </p> + + <p>The <c>start_disabled</c> command operates on a service + regardless of if it's enabled/disabled or started/stopped. It + does this by first enabling it (regardless of if it's enabled + or not), then starting it (if it's not already started) and + then disabling it. The result will be a disabled but started + service, regardless of its earlier state. This is useful for + starting services temporarily during a release upgrade. The + difference between using <c>start_disabled</c> and the + sequence <c>enable</c>, <c>start</c> and <c>disable</c> is + that all other <c>erlsrv</c> commands are locked out during + the sequence of operations in <c>start_disable</c>, making the + operation atomic from an <c>erlsrv</c> user's point of + view.</p> + </desc> </func> <func> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml b/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml index 452e5d990e..90347824d5 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml @@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ used. The time complexity is proportional to log N, where N is the number of free blocks.</p> </item> + <tag>Address order first fit</tag> + <item> + <p>Strategy: Find the block with the lowest address that satisfies the + requested block size.</p> + <p>Implementation: A balanced binary search tree is + used. The time complexity is proportional to log N, where + N is the number of free blocks.</p> + </item> <tag>Good fit</tag> <item> <p>Strategy: Try to find the best fit, but settle for the best fit @@ -320,11 +328,11 @@ subsystem identifier, only the specific allocator identified will be effected:</p> <taglist> - <tag><marker id="M_as"><c><![CDATA[+M<S>as bf|aobf|gf|af]]></c></marker></tag> + <tag><marker id="M_as"><c><![CDATA[+M<S>as bf|aobf|aoff|gf|af]]></c></marker></tag> <item> Allocation strategy. Valid strategies are <c>bf</c> (best fit), - <c>aobf</c> (address order best fit), <c>gf</c> (good fit), - and <c>af</c> (a fit). See + <c>aobf</c> (address order best fit), <c>aoff</c> (address order first fit), + <c>gf</c> (good fit), and <c>af</c> (a fit). See <seealso marker="#strategy">the description of allocation strategies</seealso> in "the <c>alloc_util</c> framework" section.</item> <tag><marker id="M_asbcst"><c><![CDATA[+M<S>asbcst <size>]]></c></marker></tag> <item> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/init.xml b/erts/doc/src/init.xml index b0d0cda4fa..d5c43f6e57 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/init.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/init.xml @@ -47,15 +47,12 @@ </description> <funcs> <func> - <name>boot(BootArgs) -> void()</name> + <name name="boot" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Start the Erlang runtime system</fsummary> - <type> - <v>BootArgs = [binary()]</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Starts the Erlang runtime system. This function is called when the emulator is started and coordinates system start-up.</p> - <p><c>BootArgs</c> are all command line arguments except + <p><c><anno>BootArgs</anno></c> are all command line arguments except the emulator flags, that is, flags and plain arguments. See <seealso marker="erts:erl">erl(1)</seealso>.</p> <p><c>init</c> itself interprets some of the flags, see @@ -67,17 +64,12 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>get_argument(Flag) -> {ok, Arg} | error</name> + <name name="get_argument" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Get the values associated with a command line user flag</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Flag = atom()</v> - <v>Arg = [Values]</v> - <v> Values = [string()]</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns all values associated with the command line user flag - <c>Flag</c>. If <c>Flag</c> is provided several times, each - <c>Values</c> is returned in preserved order.</p> + <c><anno>Flag</anno></c>. If <c><anno>Flag</anno></c> is provided several times, each + <c><anno>Values</anno></c> is returned in preserved order.</p> <pre> % <input>erl -a b c -a d</input> ... @@ -113,48 +105,37 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>get_arguments() -> Flags</name> + <name name="get_arguments" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Get all command line user flags</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Flags = [{Flag, Values}]</v> - <v> Flag = atom()</v> - <v> Values = [string()]</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns all command line flags, as well as the system defined flags, see <c>get_argument/1</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>get_plain_arguments() -> [Arg]</name> + <name name="get_plain_arguments" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Get all non-flag command line arguments</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Arg = string()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Returns any plain command line arguments as a list of strings (possibly empty).</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>get_status() -> {InternalStatus, ProvidedStatus}</name> + <name name="get_status" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Get system status information</fsummary> - <type> - <v>InternalStatus = starting | started | stopping</v> - <v>ProvidedStatus = term()</v> - </type> + <type name="internal_status"/> <desc> <p>The current status of the <c>init</c> process can be inspected. During system startup (initialization), - <c>InternalStatus</c> is <c>starting</c>, and - <c>ProvidedStatus</c> indicates how far the boot script has + <c><anno>InternalStatus</anno></c> is <c>starting</c>, and + <c><anno>ProvidedStatus</anno></c> indicates how far the boot script has been interpreted. Each <c>{progress, Info}</c> term - interpreted in the boot script affects <c>ProvidedStatus</c>, - that is, <c>ProvidedStatus</c> gets the value of <c>Info</c>.</p> + interpreted in the boot script affects <c><anno>ProvidedStatus</anno></c>, + that is, <c><anno>ProvidedStatus</anno></c> gets the value of <c>Info</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>reboot() -> void()</name> + <name name="reboot" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Take down and restart an Erlang node smoothly</fsummary> <desc> <p>All applications are taken down smoothly, all code is @@ -168,7 +149,7 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>restart() -> void()</name> + <name name="restart" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Restart the running Erlang node</fsummary> <desc> <p>The system is restarted <em>inside</em> the running Erlang @@ -183,20 +164,17 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>script_id() -> Id</name> + <name name="script_id" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Get the identity of the used boot script</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Id = term()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Get the identity of the boot script used to boot the system. - <c>Id</c> can be any Erlang term. In the delivered boot - scripts, <c>Id</c> is <c>{Name, Vsn}</c>. <c>Name</c> and + <c><anno>Id</anno></c> can be any Erlang term. In the delivered boot + scripts, <c><anno>Id</anno></c> is <c>{Name, Vsn}</c>. <c>Name</c> and <c>Vsn</c> are strings.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>stop() -> void()</name> + <name name="stop" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Take down an Erlang node smoothly</fsummary> <desc> <p>All applications are taken down smoothly, all code is @@ -210,15 +188,12 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>stop(Status) -> void()</name> + <name name="stop" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Take down an Erlang node smoothly</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Status = int()>=0 | string()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>All applications are taken down smoothly, all code is unloaded, and all ports are closed before the system - terminates by calling <c>halt(Status)</c>. If the + terminates by calling <c>halt(<anno>Status</anno>)</c>. If the <c>-heart</c> command line flag was given, the <c>heart</c> program is terminated before the Erlang node terminates. Refer to <c>heart(3)</c> for more diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml index 2e6aca2951..3733fb2db9 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -30,53 +30,6 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the ERTS application.</p> -<section><title>Erts 5.8.4.1</title> - - <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> - <list> - <item> - <p> - Fix bug in tracing with matchspec body containing - <c>enable_trace</c> or <c>disable_trace</c>. Could cause - emulator crash if trace was altered with - erlang:trace_pattern by racing process during ongoing - tracing.</p> - <p> - Own Id: OTP-9422 Aux Id: seq11868 </p> - </item> - <item> - <p> - Fix emulator deadlock in <c>ets:delete</c> on tables with - <c>write_concurrency</c> caused by race with concurrent - process that tries to do other operation on the same - table. Does not apply to <c>ordered_set</c>. Bug exist - since R14B.</p> - <p> - Own Id: OTP-9423 Aux Id: seq11872 </p> - </item> - </list> - </section> - - - <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> - <list> - <item> - <p> - The <c>erts_alloc_util</c> framework has been extended - with functionality for separation of small blocks from - other blocks in separate carriers. This functionality is - currently disabled by default, but can be enabled in - order to finetune memory management. For more information - see <seealso - marker="erts:erts_alloc">erts_alloc(3)</seealso>.</p> - <p> - Own Id: OTP-9339 Aux Id: Seq11780 </p> - </item> - </list> - </section> - -</section> - <section><title>Erts 5.8.4</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/specs.xml b/erts/doc/src/specs.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e5c2f4783f --- /dev/null +++ b/erts/doc/src/specs.xml @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> +<specs xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> + <xi:include href="../specs/specs_erl_prim_loader.xml"/> + <xi:include href="../specs/specs_erlang.xml"/> + <xi:include href="../specs/specs_init.xml"/> + <xi:include href="../specs/specs_zlib.xml"/> +</specs> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/start_erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/start_erl.xml index 21cc901f52..6f6930af7e 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/start_erl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/start_erl.xml @@ -69,12 +69,29 @@ <c><![CDATA[erl]]></c> program. Everything <em>after</em><c><![CDATA[++]]></c> is interpreted as options to <c><![CDATA[start_erl]]></c> itself.</item> <tag>-reldir <release root></tag> - <item>Mandatory if the environment variable <c><![CDATA[RELDIR]]></c> is not - specified. Tells start_erl where the root of the - release tree is placed in the file-system - (like <Erlang root>\\releases). The - <c><![CDATA[start_erl.data]]></c> file is expected to be placed in - this directory (if not otherwise specified).</item> + + <item>Mandatory if the environment variable + <c><![CDATA[RELDIR]]></c> is not specified and no + <c>-rootdir</c> option is given. Tells start_erl where the + root of the release tree is placed in the file-system (typically + <Erlang root>\\releases). The + <c><![CDATA[start_erl.data]]></c> file is expected to be + placed in this directory (if not otherwise specified). If + only the <c>-rootdir</c> option is given, the directory is + assumed to be <Erlang root>\\releases.</item> + + <tag>-rootdir <Erlang root directory></tag> + + <item>Mandatory if <c>-reldir</c> is not given and there is + no <c><![CDATA[RELDIR]]></c> in the environment. This + specifies the Erlang installation root directory (under + which the <c>lib</c>, <c>releases</c> and + <c>erts-<Version></c> directories are placed). If only + <c>-reldir</c> (or the environment variable + <c><![CDATA[RELDIR]]></c>) is given, the Erlang root is assumed to + be the directory exactly one level above the release + directory.</item> + <tag>-data <data file name></tag> <item>Optional, specifies another data file than start_erl.data in the <release root>. It is specified relative to the diff --git a/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml b/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml index b1e768bce9..8917ab5c3a 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2005</year><year>2010</year> + <year>2005</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -76,96 +76,92 @@ list_to_binary([Compressed|Last])</pre> </taglist> </description> - <section> - <title>DATA TYPES</title> - <code type="none"> -iodata = iolist() | binary() - -iolist = [char() | binary() | iolist()] - a binary is allowed as the tail of the list - -zstream = a zlib stream, see open/0</code> - </section> + <datatypes> + <datatype> + <name name="zstream"/> + <desc> + <p>A zlib stream, see <seealso marker="#open/0">open/0</seealso>. + </p> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="zlevel"/> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="zmemlevel"/> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="zmethod"/> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="zstrategy"/> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="zwindowbits"/> + <desc> + <p>Normally in the range <c>-15..-9 | 9..15</c>.</p> + </desc> + </datatype> + </datatypes> <funcs> <func> - <name>open() -> Z </name> + <name name="open" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Open a stream and return a stream reference</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Open a zlib stream.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>close(Z) -> ok</name> + <name name="close" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Close a stream</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Closes the stream referenced by <c>Z</c>.</p> + <p>Closes the stream referenced by <c><anno>Z</anno></c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>deflateInit(Z) -> ok</name> + <name name="deflateInit" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Initialize a session for compression</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Same as <c>zlib:deflateInit(Z, default)</c>.</p> + <p>Same as <c>zlib:deflateInit(<anno>Z</anno>, default)</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>deflateInit(Z, Level) -> ok</name> + <name name="deflateInit" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Initialize a session for compression</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Level = none | default | best_speed | best_compression | 0..9</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Initialize a zlib stream for compression.</p> - <p><c>Level</c> decides the compression level to be used, 0 + <p><c><anno>Level</anno></c> decides the compression level to be used, 0 (<c>none</c>), gives no compression at all, 1 (<c>best_speed</c>) gives best speed and 9 (<c>best_compression</c>) gives best compression.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>deflateInit(Z, Level, Method, WindowBits, MemLevel, Strategy) -> ok</name> + <name name="deflateInit" arity="6"/> <fsummary>Initialize a session for compression</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Level = none | default | best_speed | best_compression | 0..9</v> - <v>Method = deflated</v> - <v>WindowBits = 9..15|-9..-15</v> - <v>MemLevel = 1..9</v> - <v>Strategy = default|filtered|huffman_only</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Initiates a zlib stream for compression.</p> - <p>The <c>Level</c> parameter decides the compression level to be + <p>The <c><anno>Level</anno></c> parameter decides the compression level to be used, 0 (<c>none</c>), gives no compression at all, 1 (<c>best_speed</c>) gives best speed and 9 (<c>best_compression</c>) gives best compression.</p> - <p>The <c>Method</c> parameter decides which compression method to use, + <p>The <c><anno>Method</anno></c> parameter decides which compression method to use, currently the only supported method is <c>deflated</c>.</p> - <p>The <c>WindowBits</c> parameter is the base two logarithm + <p>The <c><anno>WindowBits</anno></c> parameter is the base two logarithm of the window size (the size of the history buffer). It should be in the range 9 through 15. Larger values of this parameter result in better compression at the expense of memory usage. The default value is 15 if - <c>deflateInit/2</c>. A negative <c>WindowBits</c> + <c>deflateInit/2</c>. A negative <c><anno>WindowBits</anno></c> value suppresses the zlib header (and checksum) from the stream. Note that the zlib source mentions this only as a undocumented feature.</p> - <p>The <c>MemLevel</c> parameter specifies how much memory + <p>The <c><anno>MemLevel</anno></c> parameter specifies how much memory should be allocated for the internal compression - state. <c>MemLevel</c>=1 uses minimum memory but is slow and - reduces compression ratio; <c>MemLevel</c>=9 uses maximum + state. <c><anno>MemLevel</anno></c>=1 uses minimum memory but is slow and + reduces compression ratio; <c><anno>MemLevel</anno></c>=9 uses maximum memory for optimal speed. The default value is 8.</p> - <p>The <c>Strategy</c> parameter is used to tune the + <p>The <c><anno>Strategy</anno></c> parameter is used to tune the compression algorithm. Use the value <c>default</c> for normal data, <c>filtered</c> for data produced by a filter (or predictor), or <c>huffman_only</c> to force Huffman @@ -175,54 +171,43 @@ zstream = a zlib stream, see open/0</code> tuned to compress them better. The effect of <c>filtered</c>is to force more Huffman coding and less string matching; it is somewhat intermediate between - <c>default</c> and <c>huffman_only</c>. The <c>Strategy</c> + <c>default</c> and <c>huffman_only</c>. The <c><anno>Strategy</anno></c> parameter only affects the compression ratio but not the correctness of the compressed output even if it is not set appropriately.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>deflate(Z, Data) -> Compressed</name> + <name name="deflate" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Compress data</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Data = iodata()</v> - <v>Compressed = iolist()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Same as <c>deflate(Z, Data, none)</c>.</p> + <p>Same as <c>deflate(<anno>Z</anno>, <anno>Data</anno>, none)</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>deflate(Z, Data, Flush) -> </name> + <name name="deflate" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Compress data</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Data = iodata()</v> - <v>Flush = none | sync | full | finish</v> - <v>Compressed = iolist()</v> - </type> <desc> <p><c>deflate/3</c> compresses as much data as possible, and stops when the input buffer becomes empty. It may introduce some output latency (reading input without producing any output) except when forced to flush.</p> - <p>If the parameter <c>Flush</c> is set to <c>sync</c>, all + <p>If the parameter <c><anno>Flush</anno></c> is set to <c>sync</c>, all pending output is flushed to the output buffer and the output is aligned on a byte boundary, so that the decompressor can get all input data available so far. Flushing may degrade compression for some compression algorithms and so it should be used only when necessary.</p> - <p>If <c>Flush</c> is set to <c>full</c>, all output is flushed as with + <p>If <c><anno>Flush</anno></c> is set to <c>full</c>, all output is flushed as with <c>sync</c>, and the compression state is reset so that decompression can restart from this point if previous compressed data has been damaged or if random access is desired. Using <c>full</c> too often can seriously degrade the compression.</p> - <p>If the parameter <c>Flush</c> is set to <c>finish</c>, + <p>If the parameter <c><anno>Flush</anno></c> is set to <c>finish</c>, pending input is processed, pending output is flushed and <c>deflate/3</c> returns. Afterwards the only possible operations on the stream are <c>deflateReset/1</c> or <c>deflateEnd/1</c>.</p> - <p><c>Flush</c> can be set to <c>finish</c> immediately after + <p><c><anno>Flush</anno></c> can be set to <c>finish</c> immediately after <c>deflateInit</c> if all compression is to be done in one step.</p> <pre> @@ -234,13 +219,8 @@ list_to_binary([B1,B2])</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>deflateSetDictionary(Z, Dictionary) -> Adler32</name> + <name name="deflateSetDictionary" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Initialize the compression dictionary</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Dictionary = binary()</v> - <v>Adler32 = integer()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Initializes the compression dictionary from the given byte sequence without producing any compressed output. This @@ -253,11 +233,8 @@ list_to_binary([B1,B2])</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>deflateReset(Z) -> ok</name> + <name name="deflateReset" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Reset the deflate session</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>This function is equivalent to <c>deflateEnd/1</c> followed by <c>deflateInit/[1|2|6]</c>, but does not free @@ -267,34 +244,26 @@ list_to_binary([B1,B2])</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>deflateParams(Z, Level, Strategy) -> ok </name> + <name name="deflateParams" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Dynamicly update deflate parameters</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Level = none | default | best_speed | best_compression | 0..9</v> - <v>Strategy = default|filtered|huffman_only</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Dynamically update the compression level and compression - strategy. The interpretation of <c>Level</c> and - <c>Strategy</c> is as in <c>deflateInit/6</c>. This can be + strategy. The interpretation of <c><anno>Level</anno></c> and + <c><anno>Strategy</anno></c> is as in <c>deflateInit/6</c>. This can be used to switch between compression and straight copy of the input data, or to switch to a different kind of input data requiring a different strategy. If the compression level is changed, the input available so far is compressed with the old level (and may be flushed); the new level will take effect only at the next call of <c>deflate/3</c>.</p> - <p>Before the call of deflateParams, the stream state must be set as for + <p>Before the call of <c>deflateParams</c>, the stream state must be set as for a call of <c>deflate/3</c>, since the currently available input may have to be compressed and flushed.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>deflateEnd(Z) -> ok</name> + <name name="deflateEnd" arity="1"/> <fsummary>End deflate session</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>End the deflate session and cleans all data used. Note that this function will throw an <c>data_error</c> @@ -304,43 +273,31 @@ list_to_binary([B1,B2])</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>inflateInit(Z) -> ok </name> + <name name="inflateInit" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Initialize a session for decompression</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Initialize a zlib stream for decompression.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>inflateInit(Z, WindowBits) -> ok </name> + <name name="inflateInit" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Initialize a session for decompression</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>WindowBits = 9..15|-9..-15</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Initialize decompression session on zlib stream.</p> - <p>The <c>WindowBits</c> parameter is the base two logarithm + <p>The <c><anno>WindowBits</anno></c> parameter is the base two logarithm of the maximum window size (the size of the history buffer). It should be in the range 9 through 15. The default value is 15 if <c>inflateInit/1</c> is used. If a compressed stream with a larger window size is given as input, inflate() will throw the <c>data_error</c> - exception. A negative <c>WindowBits</c> value makes zlib ignore the + exception. A negative <c><anno>WindowBits</anno></c> value makes zlib ignore the zlib header (and checksum) from the stream. Note that the zlib source mentions this only as a undocumented feature.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>inflate(Z, Data) -> DeCompressed </name> + <name name="inflate" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Decompress data</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Data = iodata()</v> - <v>DeCompressed = iolist()</v> - </type> <desc> <p><c>inflate/2</c> decompresses as much data as possible. It may some introduce some output latency (reading @@ -353,12 +310,8 @@ list_to_binary([B1,B2])</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>inflateSetDictionary(Z, Dictionary) -> ok</name> + <name name="inflateSetDictionary" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Initialize the decompression dictionary</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Dictionary = binary()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Initializes the decompression dictionary from the given uncompressed byte sequence. This function must be called @@ -381,11 +334,8 @@ unpack(Z, Compressed, Dict) -> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>inflateReset(Z) -> ok</name> + <name name="inflateReset" arity="1"/> <fsummary>>Reset the inflate session</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>This function is equivalent to <c>inflateEnd/1</c> followed by <c>inflateInit/1</c>, but does not free and reallocate all @@ -394,11 +344,8 @@ unpack(Z, Compressed, Dict) -> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>inflateEnd(Z) -> ok</name> + <name name="inflateEnd" arity="1"/> <fsummary>End inflate session</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>End the inflate session and cleans all data used. Note that this function will throw a <c>data_error</c> exception @@ -407,198 +354,132 @@ unpack(Z, Compressed, Dict) -> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>setBufSize(Z, Size) -> ok</name> + <name name="setBufSize" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Set buffer size</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Size = integer()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Sets the intermediate buffer size.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>getBufSize(Z) -> Size</name> + <name name="getBufSize" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Get buffer size</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Size = integer()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Get the size of intermediate buffer.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>crc32(Z) -> CRC</name> + <name name="crc32" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Get current CRC</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>CRC = integer()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Get the current calculated CRC checksum.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>crc32(Z, Binary) -> CRC</name> + <name name="crc32" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Calculate CRC</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Binary = binary()</v> - <v>CRC = integer()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Calculate the CRC checksum for <c>Binary</c>.</p> + <p>Calculate the CRC checksum for <c><anno>Data</anno></c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>crc32(Z, PrevCRC, Binary) -> CRC </name> + <name name="crc32" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Calculate CRC</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>PrevCRC = integer()</v> - <v>Binary = binary()</v> - <v>CRC = integer()</v> - </type> - <desc> - <p>Update a running CRC checksum for <c>Binary</c>. - If <c>Binary</c> is the empty binary, this function returns + <desc> + <p>Update a running CRC checksum for <c><anno>Data</anno></c>. + If <c><anno>Data</anno></c> is the empty binary or the empty iolist, this function returns the required initial value for the crc.</p> <pre> -Crc = lists:foldl(fun(Bin,Crc0) -> - zlib:crc32(Z, Crc0, Bin), - end, zlib:crc32(Z,<< >>), Bins)</pre> +Crc = lists:foldl(fun(Data,Crc0) -> + zlib:crc32(Z, Crc0, Data), + end, zlib:crc32(Z,<< >>), Datas)</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>crc32_combine(Z, CRC1, CRC2, Size2) -> CRC </name> + <name name="crc32_combine" arity="4"/> <fsummary>Combine two CRC's</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>CRC = integer()</v> - <v>CRC1 = integer()</v> - <v>CRC2 = integer()</v> - <v>Size2 = integer()</v> - </type> - <desc> - <p>Combine two CRC checksums into one. For two binaries, - <c>Bin1</c> and <c>Bin2</c> with sizes of <c>Size1</c> and - <c>Size2</c>, with CRC checksums <c>CRC1</c> and - <c>CRC2</c>. <c>crc32_combine/4</c> returns the <c>CRC</c> - checksum of <c><<Bin1/binary,Bin2/binary>></c>, requiring - only <c>CRC1</c>, <c>CRC2</c>, and <c>Size2</c>. + <desc> + <p>Combine two CRC checksums into one. For two binaries or iolists, + <c>Data1</c> and <c>Data2</c> with sizes of <c>Size1</c> and + <c><anno>Size2</anno></c>, with CRC checksums <c><anno>CRC1</anno></c> and + <c><anno>CRC2</anno></c>. <c>crc32_combine/4</c> returns the <c><anno>CRC</anno></c> + checksum of <c>[Data1,Data2]</c>, requiring + only <c><anno>CRC1</anno></c>, <c><anno>CRC2</anno></c>, and <c><anno>Size2</anno></c>. </p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>adler32(Z, Binary) -> Checksum</name> + <name name="adler32" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Calculate the adler checksum</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Binary = binary()</v> - <v>Checksum = integer()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Calculate the Adler-32 checksum for <c>Binary</c>.</p> + <p>Calculate the Adler-32 checksum for <c><anno>Data</anno></c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>adler32(Z, PrevAdler, Binary) -> Checksum</name> + <name name="adler32" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Calculate the adler checksum</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>PrevAdler = integer()</v> - <v>Binary = binary()</v> - <v>Checksum = integer()</v> - </type> - <desc> - <p>Update a running Adler-32 checksum for <c>Binary</c>. - If <c>Binary</c> is the empty binary, this function returns + <desc> + <p>Update a running Adler-32 checksum for <c><anno>Data</anno></c>. + If <c><anno>Data</anno></c> is the empty binary or the empty iolist, this function returns the required initial value for the checksum.</p> <pre> -Crc = lists:foldl(fun(Bin,Crc0) -> - zlib:adler32(Z, Crc0, Bin), - end, zlib:adler32(Z,<< >>), Bins)</pre> +Crc = lists:foldl(fun(Data,Crc0) -> + zlib:adler32(Z, Crc0, Data), + end, zlib:adler32(Z,<< >>), Datas)</pre> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>adler32_combine(Z, Adler1, Adler2, Size2) -> Adler </name> + <name name="adler32_combine" arity="4"/> <fsummary>Combine two Adler-32 checksums</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Z = zstream()</v> - <v>Adler = integer()</v> - <v>Adler1 = integer()</v> - <v>Adler2 = integer()</v> - <v>Size2 = integer()</v> - </type> - <desc> - <p>Combine two Adler-32 checksums into one. For two binaries, - <c>Bin1</c> and <c>Bin2</c> with sizes of <c>Size1</c> and - <c>Size2</c>, with Adler-32 checksums <c>Adler1</c> and - <c>Adler2</c>. <c>adler32_combine/4</c> returns the <c>Adler</c> - checksum of <c><<Bin1/binary,Bin2/binary>></c>, requiring - only <c>Adler1</c>, <c>Adler2</c>, and <c>Size2</c>. + <desc> + <p>Combine two Adler-32 checksums into one. For two binaries or iolists, + <c>Data1</c> and <c>Data2</c> with sizes of <c>Size1</c> and + <c><anno>Size2</anno></c>, with Adler-32 checksums <c><anno>Adler1</anno></c> and + <c><anno>Adler2</anno></c>. <c>adler32_combine/4</c> returns the <c><anno>Adler</anno></c> + checksum of <c>[Data1,Data2]</c>, requiring + only <c><anno>Adler1</anno></c>, <c><anno>Adler2</anno></c>, and <c><anno>Size2</anno></c>. </p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>compress(Binary) -> Compressed </name> - <fsummary>Compress a binary with standard zlib functionality</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Binary = Compressed = binary()</v> - </type> + <name name="compress" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Compress data with standard zlib functionality</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Compress a binary (with zlib headers and checksum).</p> + <p>Compress data (with zlib headers and checksum).</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>uncompress(Binary) -> Decompressed</name> - <fsummary>Uncompress a binary with standard zlib functionality</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Binary = Decompressed = binary()</v> - </type> + <name name="uncompress" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Uncompress data with standard zlib functionality</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Uncompress a binary (with zlib headers and checksum).</p> + <p>Uncompress data (with zlib headers and checksum).</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>zip(Binary) -> Compressed</name> - <fsummary>Compress a binary without the zlib headers</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Binary = Compressed = binary()</v> - </type> + <name name="zip" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Compress data without the zlib headers</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Compress a binary (without zlib headers and checksum).</p> + <p>Compress data (without zlib headers and checksum).</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>unzip(Binary) -> Decompressed</name> - <fsummary>Uncompress a binary without the zlib headers</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Binary = Decompressed = binary()</v> - </type> + <name name="unzip" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Uncompress data without the zlib headers</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Uncompress a binary (without zlib headers and checksum).</p> + <p>Uncompress data (without zlib headers and checksum).</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>gzip(Data) -> Compressed</name> - <fsummary>Compress a binary with gz header</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Binary = Compressed = binary()</v> - </type> + <name name="gzip" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Compress data with gz header</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Compress a binary (with gz headers and checksum).</p> + <p>Compress data (with gz headers and checksum).</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>gunzip(Bin) -> Decompressed</name> - <fsummary>Uncompress a binary with gz header</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Binary = Decompressed = binary()</v> - </type> + <name name="gunzip" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Uncompress data with gz header</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Uncompress a binary (with gz headers and checksum).</p> + <p>Uncompress data (with gz headers and checksum).</p> </desc> </func> </funcs> |