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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml | 87 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml | 50 |
2 files changed, 130 insertions, 7 deletions
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> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml index d4678ca5db..1011befca0 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml @@ -118,6 +118,42 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 <name name="port_number"/> </datatype> <datatype> + <name name="family_address" since="OTP @OTP-15747@"/> + <desc> + <p> + A general address format on the form <c>{Family, Destination}</c> + where <c>Family</c> is an atom such as <c>local</c> + and the format of <c>Destination</c> depends on <c>Family</c>, + and is a complete address + (for example an IP address including port number). + </p> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="inet_address" since="OTP @OTP-15747@"/> + <desc> + <warning> + <p> + This address format is for now experimental + and for completeness to make all address families have a + <c>{Family, Destination}</c> representation. + </p> + </warning> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="inet6_address" since="OTP @OTP-15747@"/> + <desc> + <warning> + <p> + This address format is for now experimental + and for completeness to make all address families have a + <c>{Family, Destination}</c> representation. + </p> + </warning> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> <name name="local_address"/> <desc> <p> @@ -180,12 +216,16 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 <name name="ancillary_data"/> <desc> <p> - Ancillary data received with the data packet - or read with the socket option + Ancillary data received with the data packet, + read with the socket option <seealso marker="gen_tcp#type-pktoptions_value"> <c>pktoptions</c> </seealso> - from a TCP socket. + from a TCP socket, + or to set in a call to + <seealso marker="gen_udp#send-4-AncData"><c>gen_udp:send/4</c></seealso> + or + <seealso marker="gen_udp#send/5"><c>gen_udp:send/5</c></seealso>. </p> <p> The value(s) correspond to the currently active socket @@ -193,7 +233,9 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 <seealso marker="inet#option-recvtos"><c>recvtos</c></seealso>, <seealso marker="inet#option-recvtclass"><c>recvtclass</c></seealso> and - <seealso marker="inet#option-recvttl"><c>recvttl</c></seealso>. + <seealso marker="inet#option-recvttl"><c>recvttl</c></seealso>, + or for a single send operation the option(s) to override + the currently active socket option(s). </p> </desc> </datatype> |