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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml')
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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml index cddb55e5c5..73df7183e6 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml @@ -271,8 +271,14 @@ child_spec() = {Id,StartFunc,Restart,Shutdown,Type,Modules} <p>If <c><anno>SupName</anno>={local,Name}</c> the supervisor is registered locally as <c>Name</c> using <c>register/2</c>. If <c><anno>SupName</anno>={global,Name}</c> the supervisor is registered - globally as <c>Name</c> using <c>global:register_name/2</c>. - If no name is provided, the supervisor is not registered.</p> + globally as <c>Name</c> using <c>global:register_name/2</c>. If + <c><anno>SupName</anno>={via,Module,Name}</c> the supervisor + is registered as <c>Name</c> using the registry represented by + <c>Module</c>. The <c>Module</c> callback should export the functions + <c>register_name/2</c>, <c>unregister_name/1</c> and <c>send/2</c>, + which should behave like the corresponding functions in <c>global</c>. + Thus, <c>{via,global,Name}</c> is a valid reference.</p> + <p>If no name is provided, the supervisor is not registered.</p> <p><c><anno>Module</anno></c> is the name of the callback module.</p> <p><c><anno>Args</anno></c> is an arbitrary term which is passed as the argument to <c><anno>Module</anno>:init/1</c>.</p> @@ -315,6 +321,8 @@ child_spec() = {Id,StartFunc,Restart,Shutdown,Type,Modules} registered at another node, or</item> <item><c>{global,Name}</c>, if the supervisor is globally registered.</item> + <item><c>{via,Module,Name}</c>, if the supervisor is registered + through an alternative process registry.</item> </list> <p><c><anno>ChildSpec</anno></c> should be a valid child specification (unless the supervisor is a <c>simple_one_for_one</c> |