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--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2014</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2016</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -217,14 +217,18 @@
processes. For example, a <c>gen_server</c> process returns
the callback module's state, a <c>gen_fsm</c> process
returns information such as its current state name and state data,
- and a <c>gen_event</c> process returns information about each of its
+ a <c>gen_statem</c> process returns information about
+ its current state and data, and a <c>gen_event</c> process
+ returns information about each of its
registered handlers. Callback modules for <c>gen_server</c>,
- <c>gen_fsm</c>, and <c>gen_event</c> can also customise the value
+ <c>gen_fsm</c>, <c>gen_statem</c> and <c>gen_event</c>
+ can also customise the value
of <c><anno>Misc</anno></c> by exporting a <c>format_status/2</c>
function that contributes module-specific information;
- see <seealso marker="gen_server#Module:format_status/2">gen_server:format_status/2</seealso>,
- <seealso marker="gen_fsm#Module:format_status/2">gen_fsm:format_status/2</seealso>, and
- <seealso marker="gen_event#Module:format_status/2">gen_event:format_status/2</seealso>
+ see <seealso marker="gen_server#Module:format_status/2">gen_server format_status/2</seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="gen_fsm#Module:format_status/2">gen_fsm format_status/2</seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="gen_statem#Module:format_status/2">gen_statem format_status/2</seealso>, and
+ <seealso marker="gen_event#Module:format_status/2">gen_event format_status/2</seealso>
for more details.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -245,6 +249,8 @@
processes. For a <c>gen_server</c> process, the returned <c><anno>State</anno></c>
is simply the callback module's state. For a <c>gen_fsm</c> process,
<c><anno>State</anno></c> is the tuple <c>{CurrentStateName, CurrentStateData}</c>.
+ For a <c>gen_statem</c> process <c><anno>State</anno></c> is
+ the tuple <c>{CurrentState,CurrentData}.</c>
For a <c>gen_event</c> process, <c><anno>State</anno></c> a list of tuples,
where each tuple corresponds to an event handler registered in the process and contains
<c>{Module, Id, HandlerState}</c>, where <c>Module</c> is the event handler's module name,
@@ -263,8 +269,9 @@
details of the exception.</p>
<p>The <c>system_get_state/1</c> function is primarily useful for user-defined
behaviours and modules that implement OTP <seealso marker="#special_process">special
- processes</seealso>. The <c>gen_server</c>, <c>gen_fsm</c>, and <c>gen_event</c> OTP
- behaviour modules export this function, and so callback modules for those behaviours
+ processes</seealso>. The <c>gen_server</c>, <c>gen_fsm</c>,
+ <c>gen_statem</c> and <c>gen_event</c> OTP
+ behaviour modules export this function, so callback modules for those behaviours
need not supply their own.</p>
<p>To obtain more information about a process, including its state, see
<seealso marker="#get_status-1">get_status/1</seealso> and
@@ -290,6 +297,8 @@
<c>gen_fsm</c> process, <c><anno>State</anno></c> is the tuple
<c>{CurrentStateName, CurrentStateData}</c>, and <c><anno>NewState</anno></c>
is a similar tuple that may contain a new state name, new state data, or both.
+ The same applies for a <c>gen_statem</c> process but
+ it names the tuple fields <c>{CurrentState,CurrentData}</c>.
For a <c>gen_event</c> process, <c><anno>State</anno></c> is the tuple
<c>{Module, Id, HandlerState}</c> where <c>Module</c> is the event handler's module name,
<c>Id</c> is the handler's ID (which is the value <c>false</c> if it was registered without
@@ -304,7 +313,8 @@
state, then regardless of process type, it may simply return its <c><anno>State</anno></c>
argument.</p>
<p>If a <c><anno>StateFun</anno></c> function crashes or throws an exception, then
- for <c>gen_server</c> and <c>gen_fsm</c> processes, the original state of the process is
+ for <c>gen_server</c>, <c>gen_fsm</c> or <c>gen_statem</c> processes,
+ the original state of the process is
unchanged. For <c>gen_event</c> processes, a crashing or failing <c><anno>StateFun</anno></c>
function means that only the state of the particular event handler it was working on when it
failed or crashed is unchanged; it can still succeed in changing the states of other event
@@ -329,7 +339,8 @@
<c>{callback_failed, StateFun, {Class, Reason}}</c>.</p>
<p>The <c>system_replace_state/2</c> function is primarily useful for user-defined behaviours and
modules that implement OTP <seealso marker="#special_process">special processes</seealso>. The
- <c>gen_server</c>, <c>gen_fsm</c>, and <c>gen_event</c> OTP behaviour modules export this function,
+ <c>gen_server</c>, <c>gen_fsm</c>, <c>gen_statem</c> and
+ <c>gen_event</c> OTP behaviour modules export this function,
and so callback modules for those behaviours need not supply their own.</p>
</desc>
</func>