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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/erl_interface/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml | 36 |
1 files changed, 35 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml index ab185c9179..1756ee8a7d 100644 --- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml +++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <cref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2001</year><year>2013</year> + <year>2001</year><year>2014</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -417,6 +417,27 @@ ei_x_encode_empty_list(&x); </desc> </func> <func> + <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_encode_map_header(char *buf, int *index, int arity)</nametext></name> + <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_x_encode_map_header(ei_x_buff* x, int arity)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Encode a map</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>This function encodes a map header, with a specified arity. The next + <c>arity</c> terms encoded will be the keys of the map, and the next + <c>arity</c> terms after that will be the corresponding values in + same order.</p> + <p>E.g. to encode the map <c>#{a => "Apple", b => "Banana"}</c>:</p> + <pre> +ei_x_encode_map_header(&x, 2); +ei_x_encode_atom(&x, "a"); +ei_x_encode_atom(&x, "b"); +ei_x_encode_string(&x, "Apple"); +ei_x_encode_string(&x, "Banana"); + </pre> + <p>A correctly encoded map can not have duplicate keys, but no check + for duplicate keys is done by this function.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name><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> @@ -638,6 +659,19 @@ ei_x_encode_empty_list(&x); </desc> </func> <func> + <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_decode_map_header(const char *buf, int *index, int *arity)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Decode a map</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>This function decodes a map header from the binary + format. The number of key-value pairs is returned in + <c>arity</c>. Keys and values follows, first all keys and then all values, + which makes a total of <c>arity*2</c> terms. + Keys and values are paired according to their order, the first key + with the first value and so on. If <c>arity</c> is zero, it's an empty map. + A correctly encoded map does not have duplicate keys.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_decode_ei_term(const char* buf, int* index, ei_term* term)</nametext></name> <fsummary>Decode a term, without prior knowledge of type</fsummary> <desc> |