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diff --git a/lib/common_test/src/ct.erl b/lib/common_test/src/ct.erl
index 9e787ef508..d72b8bc0e1 100644
--- a/lib/common_test/src/ct.erl
+++ b/lib/common_test/src/ct.erl
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
log/1, log/2, log/3,
print/1, print/2, print/3,
pal/1, pal/2, pal/3,
- fail/1, fail/2, comment/1,
+ fail/1, fail/2, comment/1, comment/2,
testcases/2, userdata/2, userdata/3,
timetrap/1, sleep/1]).
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ install(Opts) ->
%%% Cases = atom() | [atom()]
%%% Result = [TestResult] | {error,Reason}
%%%
-%%% @doc Run the given testcase(s).
+%%% @doc Run the given test case(s).
%%%
%%% <p>Requires that <code>ct:install/1</code> has been run first.</p>
%%%
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ run(TestDir,Suite,Cases) ->
%%%-----------------------------------------------------------------
%%% @spec run(TestDir,Suite) -> Result
%%%
-%%% @doc Run all testcases in the given suite.
+%%% @doc Run all test cases in the given suite.
%%% @see run/3.
run(TestDir,Suite) ->
ct_run:run(TestDir,Suite).
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ run(TestDir,Suite) ->
%%% @spec run(TestDirs) -> Result
%%% TestDirs = TestDir | [TestDir]
%%%
-%%% @doc Run all testcases in all suites in the given directories.
+%%% @doc Run all test cases in all suites in the given directories.
%%% @see run/3.
run(TestDirs) ->
ct_run:run(TestDirs).
@@ -440,11 +440,10 @@ log(X1,X2) ->
%%% Format = string()
%%% Args = list()
%%%
-%%% @doc Printout from a testcase to the log.
+%%% @doc Printout from a test case to the log file.
%%%
-%%% <p>This function is meant for printing stuff directly from a
-%%% testcase (i.e. not from within the CT framework) in the test
-%%% log.</p>
+%%% <p>This function is meant for printing a string directly from a
+%%% test case to the test case log file.</p>
%%%
%%% <p>Default <code>Category</code> is <code>default</code> and
%%% default <code>Args</code> is <code>[]</code>.</p>
@@ -473,10 +472,10 @@ print(X1,X2) ->
%%% Format = string()
%%% Args = list()
%%%
-%%% @doc Printout from a testcase to the console.
+%%% @doc Printout from a test case to the console.
%%%
-%%% <p>This function is meant for printing stuff from a testcase on
-%%% the console.</p>
+%%% <p>This function is meant for printing a string from a test case
+%%% to the console.</p>
%%%
%%% <p>Default <code>Category</code> is <code>default</code> and
%%% default <code>Args</code> is <code>[]</code>.</p>
@@ -508,10 +507,10 @@ pal(X1,X2) ->
%%% Format = string()
%%% Args = list()
%%%
-%%% @doc Print and log from a testcase.
+%%% @doc Print and log from a test case.
%%%
-%%% <p>This function is meant for printing stuff from a testcase both
-%%% in the log and on the console.</p>
+%%% <p>This function is meant for printing a string from a test case,
+%%% both to the test case log file and to the console.</p>
%%%
%%% <p>Default <code>Category</code> is <code>default</code> and
%%% default <code>Args</code> is <code>[]</code>.</p>
@@ -551,14 +550,12 @@ fail(Format, Args) ->
%%% @spec comment(Comment) -> void()
%%% Comment = term()
%%%
-%%% @doc Print the given <code>Comment</code> in the comment field of
+%%% @doc Print the given <code>Comment</code> in the comment field in
%%% the table on the test suite result page.
%%%
%%% <p>If called several times, only the last comment is printed.
-%%% <code>comment/1</code> is also overwritten by the return value
-%%% <code>{comment,Comment}</code> or by the function
-%%% <code>fail/1</code> (which prints <code>Reason</code> as a
-%%% comment).</p>
+%%% The test case return value <code>{comment,Comment}</code>
+%%% overwrites the string set by this function.</p>
comment(Comment) when is_list(Comment) ->
Formatted =
case (catch io_lib:format("~s",[Comment])) of
@@ -572,6 +569,29 @@ comment(Comment) ->
Formatted = io_lib:format("~p",[Comment]),
send_html_comment(lists:flatten(Formatted)).
+%%%-----------------------------------------------------------------
+%%% @spec comment(Format, Args) -> void()
+%%% Format = string()
+%%% Args = list()
+%%%
+%%% @doc Print the formatted string in the comment field in
+%%% the table on the test suite result page.
+%%%
+%%% <p>The <code>Format</code> and <code>Args</code> arguments are
+%%% used in call to <code>io_lib:format/2</code> in order to create
+%%% the comment string. The behaviour of <code>comment/2</code> is
+%%% otherwise the same as the <code>comment/1</code> function (see
+%%% above for details).</p>
+comment(Format, Args) when is_list(Format), is_list(Args) ->
+ Formatted =
+ case (catch io_lib:format(Format, Args)) of
+ {'EXIT',Reason} -> % bad args
+ exit({Reason,{?MODULE,comment,[Format,Args]}});
+ String ->
+ lists:flatten(String)
+ end,
+ send_html_comment(Formatted).
+
send_html_comment(Comment) ->
Html = "<font color=\"green\">" ++ Comment ++ "</font>",
ct_util:set_testdata({comment,Html}),
@@ -625,7 +645,7 @@ listenv(Telnet) ->
%%% Testcases = list()
%%% Reason = term()
%%%
-%%% @doc Returns all testcases in the specified suite.
+%%% @doc Returns all test cases in the specified suite.
testcases(TestDir, Suite) ->
case make_and_load(TestDir, Suite) of
E = {error,_} ->