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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml')
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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml index d20fc1fdfd..6c0d072fed 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml @@ -213,12 +213,93 @@ </func> <func> - <name name="send" arity="4" since=""/> + <name name="send" arity="3" since="OTP @OTP-15747@"/> <fsummary>Send a packet.</fsummary> <desc> <p> - Sends a packet to the specified address and port. Argument - <c><anno>Address</anno></c> can be a hostname or a socket address. + Sends a packet to the specified <c><anno>Destination</anno></c>. + </p> + <p> + This function is equivalent to + <seealso marker="#send-4-AncData"><c>send(<anno>Socket</anno>, <anno>Destination</anno>, [], <anno>Packet</anno>)</c></seealso>. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name name="send" arity="4" clause_i="1" since=""/> + <fsummary>Send a packet.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p> + Sends a packet to the specified <c><anno>Host</anno></c> + and <c><anno>Port</anno></c>. + </p> + <p> + This clause is equivalent to + <seealso marker="#send/5"><c>send(<anno>Socket</anno>, <anno>Host</anno>, <anno>Port</anno>, [], <anno>Packet</anno>)</c></seealso>. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name name="send" arity="4" clause_i="2" anchor="send-4-AncData" since="OTP @OTP-15747@"/> + <fsummary>Send a packet.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p> + Sends a packet to the specified <c><anno>Destination</anno></c> + with ancillary data <c><anno>AncData</anno></c>. + </p> + <note> + <p> + The ancillary data <c><anno>AncData</anno></c> + contains options that for this single message + override the default options for the socket, + an operation that may not be supported on all platforms, + and if so return <c>{error, einval}</c>. + Using more than one of an ancillary data item type + may also not be supported. + <c><anno>AncData</anno> =:= []</c> is always supported. + </p> + </note> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name name="send" arity="4" clause_i="3" since="OTP @OTP-15747@"/> + <fsummary>Send a packet.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p> + Sends a packet to the specified <c><anno>Destination</anno></c>. + Since <c><anno>Destination</anno></c> is complete, + <c><anno>PortZero</anno></c> is redundant and has to be <c>0</c>. + </p> + <p> + This is a legacy clause mostly for + <c><anno>Destination</anno> = {local, Binary}</c> + where <c><anno>PortZero</anno></c> is superfluous. + It is equivalent to + <seealso marker="#send-4-AncData"><c>send(<anno>Socket</anno>, <anno>Destination</anno>, [], <anno>Packet</anno>)</c></seealso>, the clause right above here. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name name="send" arity="5" since="OTP @OTP-15747@"/> + <fsummary>Send a packet.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p> + Sends a packet to the specified <c><anno>Host</anno></c> + and <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, + with ancillary data <c><anno>AncData</anno></c>. + </p> + <p> + Argument <c><anno>Host</anno></c> can be + a hostname or a socket address, + and <c><anno>Port</anno></c> can be a port number + or a service name atom. + These are resolved into a <c>Destination</c> and after that + this function is equivalent to + <seealso marker="#send-4-AncData"><c>send(<anno>Socket</anno>, Destination, <anno>AncData</anno>, <anno>Packet</anno>)</c></seealso>, read there about ancillary data. </p> </desc> </func> |