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diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/http_uri.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/http_uri.xml index 4b59c0c7a2..47c40da96a 100644 --- a/lib/inets/doc/src/http_uri.xml +++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/http_uri.xml @@ -35,64 +35,86 @@ <description> <p>This module provides utility functions for working with URIs, - according to RFC 3986. </p> - + according to + <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt">RFC 3986</url>.</p> </description> <section> - <title>COMMON DATA TYPES </title> + <title>DATA TYPES</title> <p>Type definitions that are used more than once in this module:</p> - <code type="none"><![CDATA[ -boolean() = true | false -string() = list of ASCII characters - ]]></code> + <p><c>boolean() = true | false</c></p> + <p><c>string()</c> = list of ASCII characters</p> </section> <section> - <title>URI DATA TYPES </title> + <title>URI DATA TYPES</title> <p>Type definitions that are related to URI:</p> - <p>For more information about URI, see RFC 3986. </p> - - <code type="none"><![CDATA[ -uri() = string() - Syntax according to the URI definition in rfc 3986, - e.g.: "http://www.erlang.org/" -user_info() = string() -scheme() = atom() - Example: http, https -host() = string() -port() = pos_integer() -path() = string() - Representing a file path or directory path -query() = string() -fragment() = string() - ]]></code> - + +<taglist> + <tag><c>uri() = string()</c></tag> + <item><p>Syntax according to the URI definition in RFC 3986, + for example, "http://www.erlang.org/"</p></item> + <tag><c>user_info() = string()</c></tag> + <item><p></p></item> + <tag><c>scheme() = atom()</c></tag> + <item><p>Example: http, https</p></item> + <tag><c>host() = string()</c></tag> + <item><p></p></item> + <tag><c>port() = pos_integer()</c></tag> + <item><p></p></item> + <tag><c>path() = string()</c></tag> + <item><p>Represents a file path or directory path</p></item> + <tag><c>query() = string()</c></tag> + <item><p></p></item> + <tag><c>fragment() = string()</c></tag> + <item><p></p></item> + </taglist> + + <p>For more information about URI, see + <url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt">RFC 3986</url>.</p> <marker id="scheme_defaults"></marker> </section> <funcs> <func> - <name>scheme_defaults() -> SchemeDefaults</name> - <fsummary>A list of scheme and their default ports</fsummary> + <name>decode(HexEncodedURI) -> URI</name> + + <fsummary>Decodes a hexadecimal encoded URI.</fsummary> <type> - <v>SchemeDefaults = [{scheme(), default_scheme_port_number()}] </v> - <v>default_scheme_port_number() = pos_integer()</v> + <v>HexEncodedURI = string() - A possibly hexadecimal encoded URI</v> + <v>URI = uri()</v> </type> + <desc> - <p>This function provides a list of the scheme and their default - port numbers currently supported (by default) by this utility. </p> + <p>Decodes a possibly hexadecimal encoded URI.</p> - <marker id="parse"></marker> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name>encode(URI) -> HexEncodedURI</name> + + <fsummary>Encodes a hexadecimal encoded URI.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>URI = uri()</v> + <v>HexEncodedURI = string() - Hexadecimal encoded URI</v> + </type> + + <desc> + <p>Encodes a hexadecimal encoded URI.</p> + + <marker id="decode"></marker> </desc> </func> <func> <name>parse(URI) -> {ok, Result} | {error, Reason}</name> <name>parse(URI, Options) -> {ok, Result} | {error, Reason}</name> - <fsummary>Parse an URI</fsummary> + <fsummary>Parses a URI.</fsummary> <type> - <v>URI = uri() </v> - <v>Options = [Option] </v> + <v>URI = uri()</v> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> <v>Option = {ipv6_host_with_brackets, boolean()} | {scheme_defaults, scheme_defaults()} | {fragment, boolean()}]</v> @@ -104,62 +126,49 @@ fragment() = string() <v>Path = path()</v> <v>Query = query()</v> <v>Fragment = fragment()</v> - <v>Reason = term() </v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> <desc> - <p>This function is used to parse an URI. If no scheme defaults - are provided, the value of + <p>Parses a URI. If no scheme defaults + are provided, the value of the <seealso marker="#scheme_defaults">scheme_defaults</seealso> - function will be used. </p> + function is used.</p> - <p>Note that when parsing an URI with an unknown scheme (that is, - a scheme not found in the scheme defaults) a port number must be - provided or else the parsing will fail. </p> + <p>When parsing a URI with an unknown scheme (that is, + a scheme not found in the scheme defaults), a port number must be + provided, otherwise the parsing fails.</p> - <p>If the fragment option is true, the URI fragment will be returned as - part of the parsing result, otherwise it is completely ignored.</p> + <p>If the fragment option is <c>true</c>, the URI fragment is returned as + part of the parsing result, otherwise it is ignored.</p> <marker id="encode"></marker> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>encode(URI) -> HexEncodedURI</name> - - <fsummary>Hex encode an URI</fsummary> + <name>scheme_defaults() -> SchemeDefaults</name> + <fsummary>A list of the scheme and their default ports.</fsummary> <type> - <v>URI = uri()</v> - <v>HexEncodedURI = string() - Hex encoded uri</v> + <v>SchemeDefaults = [{scheme(), default_scheme_port_number()}] </v> + <v>default_scheme_port_number() = pos_integer()</v> </type> - <desc> - <p>Hex encode an URI. </p> + <p>Provides a list of the scheme and their default + port numbers supported (by default) by this utility.</p> - <marker id="decode"></marker> + <marker id="parse"></marker> </desc> </func> - <func> - <name>decode(HexEncodedURI) -> URI</name> - - <fsummary>Decode a hex encoded URI</fsummary> - <type> - <v>HexEncodedURI = string() - A possibly hex encoded uri</v> - <v>URI = uri()</v> - </type> - - <desc> - <p>Decode a possibly hex encoded URI. </p> - - </desc> - </func> + </funcs> <!-- <section> <title>SEE ALSO</title> - <p>RFC 2616, <seealso marker="inets">inets(3)</seealso>, + <p><url href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC 2616</url>, + <seealso marker="inets">inets(3)</seealso>, <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp">gen_tcp(3)</seealso>, <seealso marker="ssl:ssl">ssl(3)</seealso> </p> |