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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml')
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1 files changed, 44 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml index 27c454afba..11a0843c10 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1997</year><year>2011</year> + <year>1997</year><year>2012</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -96,37 +96,47 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) -> can be either a hostname, or an IP address.</p> <p>The available options are:</p> <taglist> - <tag><c>list</c></tag> - <item> - <p>Received <c>Packet</c> is delivered as a list.</p> - </item> - <tag><c>binary</c></tag> - <item> - <p>Received <c>Packet</c> is delivered as a binary.</p> - </item> - <tag><c>{ip, ip_address()}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{ip, ip_address()}</c></tag> <item> <p>If the host has several network interfaces, this option specifies which one to use.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{port, Port}</c></tag> + + <tag><c>{ifaddr, ip_address()}</c></tag> <item> - <p>Specify which local port number to use.</p> - </item> + <p>Same as <c>{ip, ip_address()}</c>. If the host has several network interfaces, this option + specifies which one to use.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>{fd, integer() >= 0}</c></tag> <item> <p>If a socket has somehow been connected without using <c>gen_tcp</c>, use this option to pass the file descriptor for it.</p> </item> - <tag><c>inet6</c></tag> + + <tag><c>inet</c></tag> <item> + <p>Set up the socket for IPv4.</p> + </item> + + <tag><c>inet6</c></tag> + <item> <p>Set up the socket for IPv6.</p> </item> - <tag><c>inet</c></tag> + + <tag><c>{port, Port}</c></tag> <item> - <p>Set up the socket for IPv4.</p> + <p>Specify which local port number to use.</p> </item> + + <tag><c>{tcp_module, module()}</c></tag> + <item> <p> + Override which callback module is used. Defaults to + <c>inet_tcp</c> for IPv4 and <c>inet6_tcp</c> for IPv6. + </p> + </item> + <tag><c>Opt</c></tag> <item> <p>See @@ -197,6 +207,13 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) -> <c>gen_tcp</c>, use this option to pass the file descriptor for it.</p> </item> + + <tag><c>{ifaddr, ip_address()}</c></tag> + <item> + <p>Same as <c>{ip, ip_address()}</c>. If the host has several network interfaces, this option + specifies which one to use.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>inet6</c></tag> <item> <p>Set up the socket for IPv6.</p> @@ -205,6 +222,14 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) -> <item> <p>Set up the socket for IPv4.</p> </item> + + <tag><c>{tcp_module, module()}</c></tag> + <item> <p> + Override which callback module is used. Defaults to + <c>inet_tcp</c> for IPv4 and <c>inet6_tcp</c> for IPv6. + </p> + </item> + <tag><c>Opt</c></tag> <item> <p>See @@ -235,7 +260,9 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) -> <p>Returns <c>{ok, <anno>Socket</anno>}</c> if a connection is established, or <c>{error, closed}</c> if <c><anno>ListenSocket</anno></c> is closed, or <c>{error, timeout}</c> if no connection is established - within the specified time. May also return a POSIX error + within the specified time, + or <c>{error, system_limit}</c> if all available ports in the + Erlang emulator are in use. May also return a POSIX error value if something else goes wrong, see inet(3) for possible error values.</p> <p>Packets can be sent to the returned socket <c><anno>Socket</anno></c> |