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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml')
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1 files changed, 30 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml index a0ec22c515..305376a425 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml @@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ Error: fun containing local Erlang function calls <p>The pid of the heir of the table, or <c>none</c> if no heir is set.</p> </item> + <tag><c>{id,</c><seealso marker="#type-tid"> + <c>tid()</c></seealso><c>}</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The table identifier.</p> + </item> <tag><c>{keypos, integer() >= 1}</c></tag> <item> <p>The key position.</p> @@ -963,11 +968,11 @@ ets:is_compiled_ms(Broken).</code> <func> <name name="match_spec_run" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Perform matching, using a compiled match specification on a - list of tuples.</fsummary> + list of terms.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Executes the matching specified in a compiled <seealso marker="#match_spec">match specification</seealso> on a list - of tuples. Term <c><anno>CompiledMatchSpec</anno></c> is to be + of terms. Term <c><anno>CompiledMatchSpec</anno></c> is to be the result of a call to <seealso marker="#match_spec_compile/1"> <c>match_spec_compile/1</c></seealso> and is hence the internal representation of the match specification one wants to use.</p> @@ -985,7 +990,7 @@ Table = ets:new... MatchSpec = ... % The following call... ets:match_spec_run(ets:tab2list(Table), -ets:match_spec_compile(MatchSpec)), + ets:match_spec_compile(MatchSpec)), % ...gives the same result as the more common (and more efficient) ets:select(Table, MatchSpec),</code> <note> @@ -1074,10 +1079,13 @@ ets:select(Table, MatchSpec),</code> </item> <tag><c>named_table</c></tag> <item> - <p>If this option is present, name <c><anno>Name</anno></c> is - associated with the table identifier. The name can then - be used instead of the table identifier in subsequent - operations.</p> + <p>If this option is present, the table is registered under its + <c><anno>Name</anno></c> which can then be used instead of the + table identifier in subsequent operations.</p> + <p>The function will also return the <c><anno>Name</anno></c> + instead of the table identifier. To get the table identifier of a + named table, use + <seealso marker="#whereis/1"><c>whereis/1</c></seealso>.</p> </item> <tag><c>{keypos,<anno>Pos</anno>}</c></tag> <item> @@ -2037,6 +2045,21 @@ true</pre> </list> </desc> </func> + + <func> + <name name="whereis" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Retrieves the tid() of a named table.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>This function returns the + <seealso marker="#type-tid"><c>tid()</c></seealso> of the named table + identified by <c><anno>TableName</anno></c>, or <c>undefined</c> if + no such table exists. The <c>tid()</c> can be used in place of the + table name in all operations, which is slightly faster since the name + does not have to be resolved on each call.</p> + <p>If the table is deleted, the <c>tid()</c> will be invalid even if + another named table is created with the same name.</p> + </desc> + </func> </funcs> </erlref> |