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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml index 6bbedb0662..177c2ba508 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml @@ -4,20 +4,21 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2013</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2016</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> - The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, - Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in - compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the - Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be - retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. - - Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" - basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See - the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations - under the License. + Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + You may obtain a copy of the License at + + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + + Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + limitations under the License. </legalnotice> @@ -315,20 +316,20 @@ bytes.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{filename, <seealso marker="file#type-name">file:name()</seealso>}</c>, + <p><c>{filename, </c><seealso marker="file#type-name">file:name()</seealso><c>}</c>, the name of the file where objects are stored.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{keypos, <seealso marker="#type-keypos">keypos()</seealso>} - </c>, the position of the key.</p> + <p><c>{keypos, </c><seealso marker="#type-keypos">keypos()</seealso> + <c>}</c>, the position of the key.</p> </item> <item> <p><c>{size, integer() >= 0}</c>, the number of objects stored in the table.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{type, <seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso>}</c>, - the type of the table.</p> + <p><c>{type, </c><seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso> + <c>}</c>, the type of the table.</p> </item> </list> </desc> @@ -344,12 +345,12 @@ allowed:</p> <list type="bulleted"> <item> - <p><c>{access, <seealso marker="#type-access">access()</seealso>} - </c>, the access mode.</p> + <p><c>{access, </c><seealso marker="#type-access">access()</seealso> + <c>}</c>, the access mode.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{auto_save, <seealso marker="#type-auto_save"> - auto_save()</seealso>}</c>, the auto save interval.</p> + <p><c>{auto_save, </c><seealso marker="#type-auto_save"> + auto_save()</seealso><c>}</c>, the auto save interval.</p> </item> <item> <p><c>{bchunk_format, binary()}</c>, an opaque binary @@ -398,15 +399,40 @@ kept in RAM.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{safe_fixed,</c> SafeFixed<c>}</c>. If the table - is fixed, SafeFixed is a tuple <c>{FixedAtTime, [{Pid,RefCount}]}</c>. <c>FixedAtTime</c> is the time when + <p><c>{safe_fixed_monotonic_time, SafeFixed}</c>. If the table + is fixed, <c>SafeFixed</c> is a tuple <c>{FixedAtTime, [{Pid,RefCount}]}</c>. + <c>FixedAtTime</c> is the time when the table was first fixed, and <c>Pid</c> is the pid of the process that fixes the table <c>RefCount</c> times. There may be any number of processes in the list. If the table is not fixed, SafeFixed is the atom <c>false</c>.</p> + <p><c>FixedAtTime</c> will correspond to the result + returned by + <seealso marker="erts:erlang#monotonic_time/0">erlang:monotonic_time/0</seealso> + at the time of fixation. The usage of <c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c> is + <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Safe_Code">time warp + safe</seealso>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + <c>{safe_fixed, SafeFixed}</c>. The same as + <c>{safe_fixed_monotonic_time, SafeFixed}</c> with the exception + of the format and value of <c>FixedAtTime</c>. + </p> + <p> + <c>FixedAtTime</c> will correspond to the result returned by + <seealso marker="erts:erlang#timestamp/0">erlang:timestamp/0</seealso> + at the time of fixation. Note that when the system is using + single or multi + <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Modes">time warp + modes</seealso> this might produce strange results. This + since the usage of <c>safe_fixed</c> is not + <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Safe_Code">time warp + safe</seealso>. Time warp safe code need to use + <c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c> instead.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{version, integer()</c>, the version of the format of + <p><c>{version, integer()}</c>, the version of the format of the table.</p> </item> </list> @@ -729,16 +755,16 @@ ok tuples where the following values are allowed:</p> <list type="bulleted"> <item> - <p><c>{access, <seealso marker="#type-access"> - access()</seealso>}</c>. It is possible to open + <p><c>{access, </c><seealso marker="#type-access"> + access()</seealso><c>}</c>. It is possible to open existing tables in read-only mode. A table which is opened in read-only mode is not subjected to the automatic file reparation algorithm if it is later opened after a crash. The default value is <c>read_write</c>.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{auto_save, <seealso marker="#type-auto_save"> - auto_save()</seealso>}</c>, the auto save + <p><c>{auto_save, </c><seealso marker="#type-auto_save"> + auto_save()</seealso><c>}</c>, the auto save interval. If the interval is an integer <c>Time</c>, the table is flushed to disk whenever it is not accessed for <c>Time</c> milliseconds. A table that has been flushed @@ -748,18 +774,18 @@ ok is 180000 (3 minutes).</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{estimated_no_objects, <seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> - no_slots()</seealso>}</c>. Equivalent to the + <p><c>{estimated_no_objects, </c><seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> + no_slots()</seealso><c>}</c>. Equivalent to the <c>min_no_slots</c> option.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{file, <seealso marker="file#type-name"> - file:name()</seealso>}</c>, the name of the file to be + <p><c>{file, </c><seealso marker="file#type-name"> + file:name()</seealso><c>}</c>, the name of the file to be opened. The default value is the name of the table.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{max_no_slots, <seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> - no_slots()</seealso>}</c>, the maximum number + <p><c>{max_no_slots, </c><seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> + no_slots()</seealso><c>}</c>, the maximum number of slots that will be used. The default value as well as the maximal value is 32 M. Note that a higher value may increase the fragmentation of the table, and conversely, @@ -768,16 +794,16 @@ ok 9 tables.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{min_no_slots, <seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> - no_slots()</seealso>}</c>. Application + <p><c>{min_no_slots, </c><seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> + no_slots()</seealso><c>}</c>. Application performance can be enhanced with this flag by specifying, when the table is created, the estimated number of different keys that will be stored in the table. The default value as well as the minimum value is 256.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{keypos, <seealso marker="#type-keypos"> - keypos()</seealso>}</c>, the position of the + <p><c>{keypos, </c><seealso marker="#type-keypos"> + keypos()</seealso><c>}</c>, the position of the element of each object to be used as key. The default value is 1. The ability to explicitly state the key position is most convenient when we want to store Erlang @@ -814,12 +840,12 @@ ok already open.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{type, <seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso>}</c>, + <p><c>{type, </c><seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso><c>}</c>, the type of the table. The default value is <c>set</c>.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{version, <seealso marker="#type-version"> - version()</seealso>}</c>, the version of the format + <p><c>{version, </c><seealso marker="#type-version"> + version()</seealso><c>}</c>, the version of the format used for the table. The default value is <c>9</c>. Tables on the format used before OTP R8 can be created by giving the value <c>8</c>. A version 8 table can be converted to @@ -1035,8 +1061,8 @@ ok specification that matches all objects.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{select, <seealso marker="#type-match_spec"> - match_spec()}</seealso></c>. As for <c>select</c> + <p><c>{select, </c><seealso marker="#type-match_spec"> + match_spec()</seealso><c>}</c>. As for <c>select</c> the table is traversed by calling <c>dets:select/3</c> and <c>dets:select/1</c>. The difference is that the match specification is explicitly given. This is how to |