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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml index 7c6380ce28..57c4348745 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2003</year><year>2016</year> + <year>2003</year><year>2017</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -45,6 +45,30 @@ <p>For more information about raw filenames, see the <seealso marker="kernel:file"><c>file</c></seealso> module.</p> + + <note> + <p> + Functionality in this module generally assumes valid input and + does not necessarily fail on input that does not use a valid + encoding. You can validate the encoding of a filename using + <seealso marker="stdlib:filename#validate/1">filename:validate/1</seealso>. + </p> + <p> + File operations used to accept filenames containing + null characters (integer value zero). This caused + the name to be truncated at the first null character. + Filenames containing null characters inside the filename + are now <em>rejected</em> and will cause primitive + file operations fail. + </p> + </note> + <warning><p> + Currently null characters at the end of the filename + will be accepted by primitive file operations. Such + filenames are however still documented as invalid. The + implementation will also change in the future and + reject such filenames. + </p></warning> </description> <datatypes> @@ -60,6 +84,12 @@ <datatype> <name name="filename_all"/> </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="find_file_rule"/> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="find_source_rule"/> + </datatype> </datatypes> <funcs> @@ -226,7 +256,51 @@ filelib:wildcard("lib/**/*.{erl,hrl}")</code> directory.</p> </desc> </func> + + <func> + <name name="find_file" arity="2"/> + <name name="find_file" arity="3"/> + <fsummary>Find a file relative to a given directory.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Looks for a file of the given name by applying suffix rules to + the given directory path. For example, a rule <c>{"ebin", "src"}</c> + means that if the directory path ends with <c>"ebin"</c>, the + corresponding path ending in <c>"src"</c> should be searched.</p> + <p>If <c><anno>Rules</anno></c> is left out or is an empty list, the + default system rules are used. See also the Kernel application + parameter <seealso + marker="kernel:kernel_app#source_search_rules"><c>source_search_rules</c></seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="find_source" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Find the source file for a given object file.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Equivalent to <c>find_source(Base, Dir)</c>, where <c>Dir</c> is + <c>filename:dirname(<anno>FilePath</anno>)</c> and <c>Base</c> is + <c>filename:basename(<anno>FilePath</anno>)</c>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="find_source" arity="2"/> + <name name="find_source" arity="3"/> + <fsummary>Find a source file relative to a given directory.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Applies file extension specific rules to find the source file for + a given object file relative to the object directory. For example, + for a file with the extension <c>.beam</c>, the default rule is to + look for a file with a corresponding extension <c>.erl</c> by + replacing the suffix <c>"ebin"</c> of the object directory path with + <c>"src"</c>. + The file search is done through <seealso + marker="#find_file/3"><c>find_file/3</c></seealso>. The directory of + the object file is always tried before any other directory specified + by the rules.</p> + <p>If <c><anno>Rules</anno></c> is left out or is an empty list, the + default system rules are used. See also the Kernel application + parameter <seealso + marker="kernel:kernel_app#source_search_rules"><c>source_search_rules</c></seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </func> </funcs> </erlref> - - |