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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml index aa171c77c2..ebd822359a 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>2010</year> + <year>1997</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ binary and closing the connection:</p> <code type="none"> client() -> - SomeHostInNet = "localhost" % to make it runnable on one machine + SomeHostInNet = "localhost", % to make it runnable on one machine {ok, Sock} = gen_tcp:connect(SomeHostInNet, 5678, [binary, {packet, 0}]), ok = gen_tcp:send(Sock, "Some Data"), @@ -63,36 +63,45 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) -> <p>For more examples, see the <seealso marker="#examples">examples</seealso> section.</p> </description> - <section> - <title>DATA TYPES</title> - <code type="none"> -ip_address() - see inet(3) - -posix() - see inet(3) + <datatypes> + <datatype> + <name name="hostname"/> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="ip_address"/> + <desc> + <p>Represents an address of a TCP socket. + It is a tuple as explained in + <seealso marker="inet">inet(3)</seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="port_number"/> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="posix"/> + <desc> + <p>See <seealso marker="inet#error_codes"> + inet(3); POSIX Error Codes</seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name><marker id="type-socket">socket()</marker></name> + <desc> + <p>As returned by accept/1,2 and connect/3,4.</p> + <marker id="connect"></marker> + </desc> + </datatype> + </datatypes> -socket() - as returned by accept/1,2 and connect/3,4</code> - <marker id="connect"></marker> - </section> <funcs> <func> - <name>connect(Address, Port, Options) -> {ok, Socket} | {error, Reason}</name> - <name>connect(Address, Port, Options, Timeout) -> {ok, Socket} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name name="connect" arity="3"/> + <name name="connect" arity="4"/> <fsummary>Connect to a TCP port</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Address = string() | atom() | ip_address()</v> - <v>Port = 0..65535</v> - <v>Options = [Opt]</v> - <v> Opt -- see below</v> - <v>Timeout = int() | infinity</v> - <v>Socket = socket()</v> - <v>Reason = posix()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Connects to a server on TCP port <c>Port</c> on the host - with IP address <c>Address</c>. The <c>Address</c> argument + <p>Connects to a server on TCP port <c><anno>Port</anno></c> on the host + with IP address <c><anno>Address</anno></c>. The <c><anno>Address</anno></c> argument can be either a hostname, or an IP address.</p> <p>The available options are:</p> <taglist> @@ -127,13 +136,13 @@ socket() <item> <p>Set up the socket for IPv4.</p> </item> - <tag>Opt</tag> + <tag><c>Opt</c></tag> <item> <p>See <seealso marker="inet#setopts/2">inet:setopts/2</seealso>.</p> </item> </taglist> - <p>Packets can be sent to the returned socket <c>Socket</c> + <p>Packets can be sent to the returned socket <c><anno>Socket</anno></c> using <c>send/2</c>. Packets sent from the peer are delivered as messages:</p> <code type="none"> @@ -148,7 +157,7 @@ socket() <p>unless <c>{active, false}</c> is specified in the option list for the socket, in which case packets are retrieved by calling <c>recv/2</c>.</p> - <p>The optional <c>Timeout</c> parameter specifies a timeout in + <p>The optional <c><anno>Timeout</anno></c> parameter specifies a timeout in milliseconds. The default value is <c>infinity</c>.</p> <note> <p>The default values for options given to <c>connect</c> can @@ -159,19 +168,12 @@ socket() </desc> </func> <func> - <name>listen(Port, Options) -> {ok, ListenSocket} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name name="listen" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Set up a socket to listen on a port</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Port = 0..65535</v> - <v>Options = [Opt]</v> - <v> Opt -- see below</v> - <v>ListenSocket -- see below</v> - <v>Reason = posix()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Sets up a socket to listen on the port <c>Port</c> on + <p>Sets up a socket to listen on the port <c><anno>Port</anno></c> on the local host.</p> - <p>If <c>Port == 0</c>, the underlying OS assigns an available + <p>If <c><anno>Port</anno> == 0</c>, the underlying OS assigns an available port number, use <c>inet:port/1</c> to retrieve it.</p> <p>The available options are:</p> <taglist> @@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ socket() <seealso marker="inet#setopts/2">inet:setopts/2</seealso>.</p> </item> </taglist> - <p>The returned socket <c>ListenSocket</c> can only be used in + <p>The returned socket <c><anno>ListenSocket</anno></c> can only be used in calls to <c>accept/1,2</c>.</p> <note> <p>The default values for options given to <c>listen</c> can @@ -225,27 +227,23 @@ socket() </desc> </func> <func> - <name>accept(ListenSocket) -> {ok, Socket} | {error, Reason}</name> - <name>accept(ListenSocket, Timeout) -> {ok, Socket} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name name="accept" arity="1"/> + <name name="accept" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Accept an incoming connection request on a listen socket</fsummary> - <type> - <v>ListenSocket -- see listen/2</v> - <v>Timeout = int() | infinity</v> - <v>Socket = socket()</v> - <v>Reason = closed | timeout | posix()</v> - </type> + <type_desc variable="ListenSocket">Returned by <c>listen/2</c>. + </type_desc> <desc> <p>Accepts an incoming connection request on a listen socket. - <c>Socket</c> must be a socket returned from <c>listen/2</c>. - <c>Timeout</c> specifies a timeout value in ms, defaults to + <c><anno>Socket</anno></c> must be a socket returned from <c>listen/2</c>. + <c><anno>Timeout</anno></c> specifies a timeout value in ms, defaults to <c>infinity</c>.</p> - <p>Returns <c>{ok, Socket}</c> if a connection is established, - or <c>{error, closed}</c> if <c>ListenSocket</c> is closed, + <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 value if something else goes wrong, see inet(3) for possible error values.</p> - <p>Packets can be sent to the returned socket <c>Socket</c> + <p>Packets can be sent to the returned socket <c><anno>Socket</anno></c> using <c>send/2</c>. Packets sent from the peer are delivered as messages:</p> <code type="none"> @@ -264,13 +262,8 @@ socket() </desc> </func> <func> - <name>send(Socket, Packet) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name> + <name name="send" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Send a packet</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Socket = socket()</v> - <v>Packet = [char()] | binary()</v> - <v>Reason = posix()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Sends a packet on a socket. </p> <p>There is no <c>send</c> call with timeout option, you use the @@ -279,70 +272,52 @@ socket() </desc> </func> <func> - <name>recv(Socket, Length) -> {ok, Packet} | {error, Reason}</name> - <name>recv(Socket, Length, Timeout) -> {ok, Packet} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name name="recv" arity="2"/> + <name name="recv" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Receive a packet from a passive socket</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Socket = socket()</v> - <v>Length = int()</v> - <v>Packet = [char()] | binary() | HttpPacket</v> - <v>Timeout = int() | infinity</v> - <v>Reason = closed | posix()</v> - <v>HttpPacket = see the description of <c>HttpPacket</c> in <seealso marker="erts:erlang#decode_packet/3">erlang:decode_packet/3</seealso></v> - </type> + <type_desc variable="HttpPacket">See the description of + <c>HttpPacket</c> in <seealso marker="erts:erlang#decode_packet/3"> + erlang:decode_packet/3</seealso>. + </type_desc> <desc> <p>This function receives a packet from a socket in passive mode. A closed socket is indicated by a return value <c>{error, closed}</c>.</p> - <p>The <c>Length</c> argument is only meaningful when + <p>The <c><anno>Length</anno></c> argument is only meaningful when the socket is in <c>raw</c> mode and denotes the number of - bytes to read. If <c>Length</c> = 0, all available bytes are - returned. If <c>Length</c> > 0, exactly <c>Length</c> + bytes to read. If <c><anno>Length</anno></c> = 0, all available bytes are + returned. If <c><anno>Length</anno></c> > 0, exactly <c><anno>Length</anno></c> bytes are returned, or an error; possibly discarding less - than <c>Length</c> bytes of data when the socket gets closed + than <c><anno>Length</anno></c> bytes of data when the socket gets closed from the other side.</p> - <p>The optional <c>Timeout</c> parameter specifies a timeout in + <p>The optional <c><anno>Timeout</anno></c> parameter specifies a timeout in milliseconds. The default value is <c>infinity</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>controlling_process(Socket, Pid) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name> + <name name="controlling_process" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Change controlling process of a socket</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Socket = socket()</v> - <v>Pid = pid()</v> - <v>Reason = closed | not_owner | posix()</v> - </type> <desc> - <p>Assigns a new controlling process <c>Pid</c> to - <c>Socket</c>. The controlling process is the process which + <p>Assigns a new controlling process <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> to + <c><anno>Socket</anno></c>. The controlling process is the process which receives messages from the socket. If called by any other process than the current controlling process, <c>{error, eperm}</c> is returned.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>close(Socket) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name> + <name name="close" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Close a TCP socket</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Socket = socket()</v> - <v>Reason = posix()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Closes a TCP socket.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>shutdown(Socket, How) -> ok | {error, Reason}</name> + <name name="shutdown" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Immediately close a socket</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Socket = socket()</v> - <v>How = read | write | read_write</v> - <v>Reason = posix()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Immediately close a socket in one or two directions.</p> - <p><c>How == write</c> means closing the socket for writing, + <p><c><anno>How</anno> == write</c> means closing the socket for writing, reading from it is still possible.</p> <p>To be able to handle that the peer has done a shutdown on the write side, the <c>{exit_on_close, false}</c> option |