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1 files changed, 80 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml index 3312b08064..cd58090dcd 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_lib.xml @@ -4,20 +4,21 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2013</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2014</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> @@ -59,6 +60,35 @@ <datatype> <name name="latin1_string"/> </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="format_spec"/> + <desc><p>Description:</p> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item><p><c>control_char</c> is the type of control + sequence: <c>$P</c>, <c>$w</c>, and so on;</p> + </item> + <item><p><c>args</c> is a list of the arguments used by the + control sequence, or an empty list if the control sequence + does not take any arguments;</p> + </item> + <item><p><c>width</c> is the field width;</p> + </item> + <item><p><c>adjust</c> is the adjustment;</p> + </item> + <item><p><c>precision</c> is the precision of the printed + argument;</p> + </item> + <item><p><c>pad_char</c> is the padding character;</p> + </item> + <item><p><c>encoding</c> is set to <c>true</c> if the translation + modifier <c>t</c> is present;</p> + </item> + <item><p><c>strings</c> is set to <c>false</c> if the modifier + <c>l</c> is present.</p> + </item> + </list> + </desc> + </datatype> </datatypes> <funcs> <func> @@ -260,6 +290,45 @@ </desc> </func> <func> + <name name="scan_format" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Parse all control sequences in the format string</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Returns a list corresponding to the given format string, + where control sequences have been replaced with + corresponding tuples. This list can be passed to <seealso + marker="#build_text/1">io_lib:build_text/1</seealso> to have + the same effect as <c>io_lib:format(Format, Args)</c>, or to + <seealso + marker="#unscan_format/1">io_lib:unscan_format/1</seealso> + in order to get the corresponding pair of <c>Format</c> and + <c>Args</c> (with every <c>*</c> and corresponding argument + expanded to numeric values).</p> + <p>A typical use of this function is to replace unbounded-size + control sequences like <c>~w</c> and <c>~p</c> with the + depth-limited variants <c>~W</c> and <c>~P</c> before + formatting to text, e.g. in a logger.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="unscan_format" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Revert a pre-parsed format list to a plain character list + and a list of arguments</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>See <seealso + marker="#scan_format/2">io_lib:scan_format/2</seealso> for + details.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="build_text" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Build the output text for a pre-parsed format list</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>See <seealso + marker="#scan_format/2">io_lib:scan_format/2</seealso> for + details.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="indentation" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Indentation after printing string</fsummary> <desc> |