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diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/http_uri.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/http_uri.xml
index 20c042c202..f57214a7ce 100644
--- a/lib/inets/doc/src/http_uri.xml
+++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/http_uri.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
this module:</p>
<p><c>boolean() = true | false</c></p>
<p><c>string()</c> = list of ASCII characters</p>
- <p><c>unicode_binary()</c> = binary() with characters encoded in the UTF-8 coding standard</p>
</section>
@@ -54,22 +53,22 @@
<p>Type definitions that are related to URI:</p>
<taglist>
- <tag><c>uri() = string() | unicode:unicode_binary()</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>uri() = string() | binary()</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() | unicode:unicode_binary()</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>user_info() = string() | binary()</c></tag>
<item><p></p></item>
<tag><c>scheme() = atom()</c></tag>
<item><p>Example: http, https</p></item>
- <tag><c>host() = string() | unicode:unicode_binary()</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>host() = string() | binary()</c></tag>
<item><p></p></item>
- <tag><c>port() = pos_integer()</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>port() = inet:port_number()</c></tag>
<item><p></p></item>
- <tag><c>path() = string() | unicode:unicode_binary()</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>path() = string() | binary()</c></tag>
<item><p>Represents a file path or directory path</p></item>
- <tag><c>query() = string() | unicode:unicode_binary()</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>query() = string() | binary()</c></tag>
<item><p></p></item>
- <tag><c>fragment() = string() | unicode:unicode_binary()</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>fragment() = string() | binary()</c></tag>
<item><p></p></item>
</taglist>
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@
<fsummary>Decodes a hexadecimal encoded URI.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>HexEncodedURI = string() | unicode:unicode_binary() - A possibly hexadecimal encoded URI</v>
+ <v>HexEncodedURI = string() | binary() - A possibly hexadecimal encoded URI</v>
<v>URI = uri()</v>
</type>
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@
<fsummary>Encodes a hexadecimal encoded URI.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>URI = uri()</v>
- <v>HexEncodedURI = string() | unicode:unicode_binary() - Hexadecimal encoded URI</v>
+ <v>HexEncodedURI = string() | binary() - Hexadecimal encoded URI</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -119,12 +118,13 @@
<v>Option = {ipv6_host_with_brackets, boolean()} |
{scheme_defaults, scheme_defaults()} |
{fragment, boolean()} |
- {scheme_validation_fun, fun()}]</v>
+ {scheme_validation_fun, fun()}</v>
<v>Result = {Scheme, UserInfo, Host, Port, Path, Query} |
{Scheme, UserInfo, Host, Port, Path, Query, Fragment}</v>
+ <v>Scheme = scheme()</v>
<v>UserInfo = user_info()</v>
<v>Host = host()</v>
- <v>Port = pos_integer()</v>
+ <v>Port = inet:port_number()</v>
<v>Path = path()</v>
<v>Query = query()</v>
<v>Fragment = fragment()</v>
@@ -146,13 +146,20 @@
<p>Scheme validation fun is to be defined as follows:</p>
<code>
-fun(SchemeStr :: string() | unicode:unicode_binary()) ->
+fun(SchemeStr :: string() | binary()) ->
valid | {error, Reason :: term()}.
</code>
<p>It is called before scheme string gets converted into scheme atom and
thus possible atom leak could be prevented</p>
+ <warning>
+ <p>The scheme portion of the URI gets converted into atom,
+ meaning that atom leak may occur. Specifying a scheme
+ validation fun is recommended unless the URI is already
+ sanitized.</p>
+ </warning>
+
<marker id="encode"></marker>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -162,7 +169,7 @@ fun(SchemeStr :: string() | unicode:unicode_binary()) ->
<fsummary>A list of the scheme and their default ports.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>SchemeDefaults = [{scheme(), default_scheme_port_number()}] </v>
- <v>default_scheme_port_number() = pos_integer()</v>
+ <v>default_scheme_port_number() = inet:port_number()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Provides a list of the scheme and their default