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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml index 26fe6f8831..d0d472c42b 100644 --- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml +++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml @@ -731,12 +731,12 @@ ei_encode_tuple_header(buf, &i, 0);</pre> <name since=""><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_get_type(const char *buf, const int *index, int *type, int *size)</nametext></name> <fsummary>Fetch the type and size of an encoded term.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Returns the type in <c>type</c> and size in - <c>size</c> of the encoded term. For strings and atoms, + <p>Returns the type in <c>*type</c> and size in + <c>*size</c> of the encoded term. For strings and atoms, size is the number of characters <em>not</em> including the - terminating <c>NULL</c>. For binaries, <c>size</c> is the number of - bytes. For lists and tuples, <c>size</c> is the arity of - the object. For other types, <c>size</c> is 0. In all + terminating <c>NULL</c>. For binaries and bitstrings, <c>*size</c> is + the number of bytes. For lists, tuples and maps, <c>*size</c> is the + arity of the object. For other types, <c>*size</c> is 0. In all cases, <c>index</c> is left unchanged.</p> </desc> </func> |