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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml index 22cd45a482..e904f0f0c8 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml @@ -440,9 +440,12 @@ ok</pre> </item> <tag><c>s</c></tag> <item> - <p>Prints the argument with the <c>string</c> syntax. The + <p>Prints the argument with the string syntax. The argument is, if no Unicode translation modifier is present, an - iolist(), a binary, or an atom. If the Unicode translation modifier (<c>t</c>) is in effect, the argument is unicode:chardata(), meaning that binaries are in UTF-8. The characters + <c>iolist()</c>, a <c>binary()</c>, or an <c>atom()</c>. + If the Unicode translation modifier (<c>t</c>) is in effect, + the argument is <c>unicode:chardata()</c>, meaning that + binaries are in UTF-8. The characters are printed without quotes. The string is first truncated by the given precision and then padded and justified to the given field width. The default precision is the field width.</p> |