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-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/binary.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/gb_trees.xml18
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml61
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml55
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml39
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/ms_transform.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/sofs.xml10
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml25
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor_bridge.xml7
10 files changed, 147 insertions, 76 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/binary.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/binary.xml
index 88ce77e0d0..7ce2defb72 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/binary.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/binary.xml
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
<type>
<v>Subject = binary()</v>
<v>Pos = integer() >= 0</v>
- <v>Len = integer() >= 0</v>
+ <v>Len = integer()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>The same as <c>part(Subject, {Pos, Len})</c>.</p>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gb_trees.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gb_trees.xml
index 65c866efbe..9316d60b1a 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gb_trees.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gb_trees.xml
@@ -132,15 +132,6 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="lookup" arity="2"/>
- <fsummary>Look up a key in a tree</fsummary>
- <desc>
- <p>Looks up <c><anno>Key</anno></c> in <c><anno>Tree</anno></c>; returns
- <c>{value, <anno>Val</anno>}</c>, or <c>none</c> if <c><anno>Key</anno></c> is not
- present.</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
- <func>
<name name="insert" arity="3"/>
<fsummary>Insert a new key and value in a tree</fsummary>
<desc>
@@ -196,6 +187,15 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="lookup" arity="2"/>
+ <fsummary>Look up a key in a tree</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Looks up <c><anno>Key</anno></c> in <c><anno>Tree</anno></c>; returns
+ <c>{value, <anno>Val</anno>}</c>, or <c>none</c> if <c><anno>Key</anno></c> is not
+ present.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
<name name="map" arity="2"/>
<fsummary>Return largest key and value</fsummary>
<desc><p>Maps the function F(<anno>K</anno>, <anno>V1</anno>) -> <anno>V2</anno> to all key-value pairs
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml
index 79a0c8ad89..ef81b06500 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml
@@ -120,8 +120,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<name>start_link(EventMgrName) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Create a generic event manager process in a supervision tree.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>EventMgrName = {local,Name} | {global,Name}</v>
+ <v>EventMgrName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = atom()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Result = {ok,Pid} | {error,{already_started,Pid}}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Pid = pid()</v>
</type>
@@ -132,10 +134,17 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
the event manager is linked to the supervisor.</p>
<p>If <c>EventMgrName={local,Name}</c>, the event manager is
registered locally as <c>Name</c> using <c>register/2</c>.
- If <c>EventMgrName={global,Name}</c>, the event manager is
- registered globally as <c>Name</c> using
+ If <c>EventMgrName={global,GlobalName}</c>, the event manager is
+ registered globally as <c>GlobalName</c> using
<c>global:register_name/2</c>. If no name is provided,
- the event manager is not registered.</p>
+ the event manager is not registered.
+ If <c>EventMgrName={via,Module,ViaName}</c>, the event manager will
+ register with 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>,
+ <c>whereis_name/1</c> and <c>send/2</c>, which should behave like the
+ corresponding functions in <c>global</c>. Thus,
+ <c>{via,global,GlobalName}</c> is a valid reference.</p>
<p>If the event manager is successfully created the function
returns <c>{ok,Pid}</c>, where <c>Pid</c> is the pid of
the event manager. If there already exists a process with
@@ -149,8 +158,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<name>start(EventMgrName) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Create a stand-alone event manager process.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>EventMgrName = {local,Name} | {global,Name}</v>
+ <v>EventMgrName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = atom()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Result = {ok,Pid} | {error,{already_started,Pid}}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Pid = pid()</v>
</type>
@@ -166,8 +177,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<name>add_handler(EventMgrRef, Handler, Args) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Add an event handler to a generic event manager.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>EventMgr = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v>
+ <v>EventMgr = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = Node = atom()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Handler = Module | {Module,Id}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Id = term()</v>
@@ -185,8 +198,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<item><c>Name</c>, if the event manager is locally registered,</item>
<item><c>{Name,Node}</c>, if the event manager is locally
registered at another node, or</item>
- <item><c>{global,Name}</c>, if the event manager is globally
+ <item><c>{global,GlobalName}</c>, if the event manager is globally
registered.</item>
+ <item><c>{via,Module,ViaName}</c>, if the event manager is registered
+ through an alternative process registry.</item>
</list>
<p><c>Handler</c> is the name of the callback module <c>Module</c> or
a tuple <c>{Module,Id}</c>, where <c>Id</c> is any term.
@@ -208,8 +223,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<name>add_sup_handler(EventMgrRef, Handler, Args) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Add a supervised event handler to a generic event manager.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>EventMgr = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v>
+ <v>EventMgr = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = Node = atom()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Handler = Module | {Module,Id}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Id = term()</v>
@@ -253,8 +270,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<name>sync_notify(EventMgrRef, Event) -> ok</name>
<fsummary>Notify an event manager about an event.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v>
+ <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = Node = atom()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Event = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -278,8 +297,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<name>call(EventMgrRef, Handler, Request, Timeout) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Make a synchronous call to a generic event manager.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v>
+ <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = Node = atom()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Handler = Module | {Module,Id}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Id = term()</v>
@@ -318,8 +339,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<name>delete_handler(EventMgrRef, Handler, Args) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Delete an event handler from a generic event manager.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v>
+ <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = Node = atom()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Handler = Module | {Module,Id}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Id = term()</v>
@@ -346,8 +369,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<name>swap_handler(EventMgrRef, {Handler1,Args1}, {Handler2,Args2}) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Replace an event handler in a generic event manager.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v>
+ <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = Node = atom()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Handler1 = Handler2 = Module | {Module,Id}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Id = term()</v>
@@ -390,8 +415,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<name>swap_sup_handler(EventMgrRef, {Handler1,Args1}, {Handler2,Args2}) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Replace an event handler in a generic event manager.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v>
+ <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = Node = atom()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Handler1 = Handler 2 = Module | {Module,Id}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Id = term()</v>
@@ -412,8 +439,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<name>which_handlers(EventMgrRef) -> [Handler]</name>
<fsummary>Return all event handlers installed in a generic event manager.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v>
+ <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = Node = atom()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Handler = Module | {Module,Id}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Id = term()</v>
@@ -429,8 +458,10 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<name>stop(EventMgrRef) -> ok</name>
<fsummary>Terminate a generic event manager.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,Name} | pid()</v>
+ <v>EventMgrRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>Name = Node = atom()</v>
+ <v>GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Terminates the event manager <c>EventMgrRef</c>. Before
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml
index 421eeb4fd3..73c1911f1e 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml
@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4
<name>start_link(FsmName, Module, Args, Options) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Create a gen_fsm process in a supervision tree.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>FsmName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}</v>
+ <v>FsmName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = atom()</v>
- <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = term()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
<v>Args = term()</v>
<v>Options = [Option]</v>
@@ -113,8 +114,16 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4
locally as <c>Name</c> using <c>register/2</c>.
If <c>FsmName={global,GlobalName}</c>, the gen_fsm is
registered globally as <c>GlobalName</c> using
- <c>global:register_name/2</c>. If no name is provided,
- the gen_fsm is not registered.</p>
+ <c>global:register_name/2</c>.
+ If <c>EventMgrName={via,Module,ViaName}</c>, the event manager will
+ register with 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>,
+ <c>whereis_name/1</c> and <c>send/2</c>, which should behave like the
+ corresponding functions in <c>global</c>. Thus,
+ <c>{via,global,GlobalName}</c> is a valid reference.</p>
+ <p>If no name is provided,
+ the gen_fsm is not registered.</p>
<p><c>Module</c> is the name of the callback module.</p>
<p><c>Args</c> is an arbitrary term which is passed as
the argument to <c>Module:init/1</c>.</p>
@@ -154,9 +163,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4
<name>start(FsmName, Module, Args, Options) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Create a stand-alone gen_fsm process.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>FsmName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}</v>
+ <v>FsmName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = atom()</v>
- <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = term()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
<v>Args = term()</v>
<v>Options = [Option]</v>
@@ -180,9 +190,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4
<name>send_event(FsmRef, Event) -> ok</name>
<fsummary>Send an event asynchronously to a generic FSM.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} | pid()</v>
+ <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = Node = atom()</v>
- <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = term()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Event = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -196,9 +207,11 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4
<item>the pid,</item>
<item><c>Name</c>, if the gen_fsm is locally registered,</item>
<item><c>{Name,Node}</c>, if the gen_fsm is locally
- registered at another node, or</item>
- <item><c>{global,GlobalName}</c>, if the gen_fsm is globally
- registered.</item>
+ registered at another node, or</item>
+ <item><c>{global,GlobalName}</c>, if the gen_fsm is globally
+ registered.</item>
+ <item><c>{via,Module,ViaName}</c>, if the event manager is registered
+ through an alternative process registry.</item>
</list>
<p><c>Event</c> is an arbitrary term which is passed as one of
the arguments to <c>Module:StateName/2</c>.</p>
@@ -208,9 +221,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4
<name>send_all_state_event(FsmRef, Event) -> ok</name>
<fsummary>Send an event asynchronously to a generic FSM.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} | pid()</v>
+ <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = Node = atom()</v>
- <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = term()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Event = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -232,9 +246,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4
<name>sync_send_event(FsmRef, Event, Timeout) -> Reply</name>
<fsummary>Send an event synchronously to a generic FSM.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} | pid()</v>
+ <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = Node = atom()</v>
- <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = term()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Event = term()</v>
<v>Timeout = int()>0 | infinity</v>
<v>Reply = term()</v>
@@ -264,9 +279,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4
<name>sync_send_all_state_event(FsmRef, Event, Timeout) -> Reply</name>
<fsummary>Send an event synchronously to a generic FSM.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} | pid()</v>
+ <v>FsmRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = Node = atom()</v>
- <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = term()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Event = term()</v>
<v>Timeout = int()>0 | infinity</v>
<v>Reply = term()</v>
@@ -388,9 +404,10 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;| {log_to_file,FileName} | {install,{Func,FuncState}}</v>
<v>StateName = atom()</v>
<v>StateData = term()</v>
- <v>FsmName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}</v>
+ <v>FsmName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = atom()</v>
- <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = term()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Timeout = int() | infinity</v>
</type>
<desc>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml
index edeb7dff91..9edff1b9cf 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2
<name>start_link(ServerName, Module, Args, Options) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Create a gen_server process in a supervision tree.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>ServerName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}</v>
+ <v>ServerName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = atom()</v>
- <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = term()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
<v>Args = term()</v>
<v>Options = [Option]</v>
@@ -111,14 +112,22 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2
If <c>ServerName={global,GlobalName}</c> the gen_server is
registered globally as <c>GlobalName</c> using
<c>global:register_name/2</c>. If no name is provided,
- the gen_server is not registered.</p>
+ the gen_server is not registered.
+ If <c>EventMgrName={via,Module,ViaName}</c>, the event manager will
+ register with 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>,
+ <c>whereis_name/1</c> and <c>send/2</c>, which should behave like the
+ corresponding functions in <c>global</c>. Thus,
+ <c>{via,global,GlobalName}</c> is a valid reference.</p>
<p><c>Module</c> is the name of the callback module.</p>
<p><c>Args</c> is an arbitrary term which is passed as
the argument to <c>Module:init/1</c>.</p>
<p>If the option <c>{timeout,Time}</c> is present,
the gen_server is allowed to spend <c>Time</c> milliseconds
initializing or it will be terminated and the start function
- will return <c>{error,timeout}</c>.</p>
+ will return <c>{error,timeout}</c>.
+ </p>
<p>If the option <c>{debug,Dbgs}</c> is present,
the corresponding <c>sys</c> function will be called for each
item in <c>Dbgs</c>. See
@@ -151,9 +160,10 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2
<name>start(ServerName, Module, Args, Options) -> Result</name>
<fsummary>Create a stand-alone gen_server process.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>ServerName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}</v>
+ <v>ServerName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = atom()</v>
- <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = term()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
<v>Args = term()</v>
<v>Options = [Option]</v>
@@ -178,9 +188,10 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2
<name>call(ServerRef, Request, Timeout) -> Reply</name>
<fsummary>Make a synchronous call to a generic server.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>ServerRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} | pid()</v>
+ <v>ServerRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Node = atom()</v>
- <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = term()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Request = term()</v>
<v>Timeout = int()>0 | infinity</v>
<v>Reply = term()</v>
@@ -198,6 +209,8 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2
registered at another node, or</item>
<item><c>{global,GlobalName}</c>, if the gen_server is
globally registered.</item>
+ <item><c>{via,Module,ViaName}</c>, if the gen_server is
+ registered through an alternative process registry.</item>
</list>
<p><c>Request</c> is an arbitrary term which is passed as one of
the arguments to <c>Module:handle_call/3</c>.</p>
@@ -281,9 +294,10 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2
<name>cast(ServerRef, Request) -> ok</name>
<fsummary>Send an asynchronous request to a generic server.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>ServerRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName} | pid()</v>
+ <v>ServerRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Node = atom()</v>
- <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = term()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Request = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -355,9 +369,10 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dbg = trace | log | statistics</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;| {log_to_file,FileName} | {install,{Func,FuncState}}</v>
<v>State = term()</v>
- <v>ServerName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}</v>
+ <v>ServerName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Name = atom()</v>
- <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = term()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Timeout = int() | infinity</v>
</type>
<desc>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml
index 667d758e29..e6d262466c 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
<desc>
<p>Either <c>standard_io</c>, <c>standard_error</c>, a
registered name, or a pid handling IO protocols (returned from
- <seealso marker="file#open/2">file:open/2</seealso>).</p>
+ <seealso marker="kernel:file#open/2">file:open/2</seealso>).</p>
</desc>
</datatype>
<datatype>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ms_transform.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ms_transform.xml
index f81f8bda96..ad5f8bd5ac 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ms_transform.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ms_transform.xml
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ ets:select(emp_tab, ets:fun2ms(
Erlang code. Also arithmetics is allowed, as well as ordinary guard
bif's. Here's a list of bif's and expressions:</p>
<list type="bulleted">
- <item>The type tests: is_atom, is_constant, is_float, is_integer,
+ <item>The type tests: is_atom, is_float, is_integer,
is_list, is_number, is_pid, is_port, is_reference, is_tuple,
is_binary, is_function, is_record</item>
<item>The boolean operators: not, and, or, andalso, orelse </item>
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ ets:select(emp_tab, ets:fun2ms(
<item>The guard bif's: abs, element, hd, length, node, round, size, tl,
trunc, self</item>
<item>The obsolete type test (only in guards):
- atom, constant, float, integer,
+ atom, float, integer,
list, number, pid, port, reference, tuple,
binary, function, record</item>
</list>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sofs.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sofs.xml
index 2e7768a1df..37c41501ae 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sofs.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sofs.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2001</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>2001</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
but is to be preferred since it makes it possible to handle this
case even more efficiently. Examples of SetFuns:</p>
<pre>
-{sofs, union}
+fun sofs:union/1
fun(S) -> sofs:partition(1, S) end
{external, fun(A) -> A end}
{external, fun({A,_,C}) -> {C,A} end}
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ fun(S) -> sofs:partition(1, S) end
argument.</p>
<pre>
1> <input>F1 = sofs:from_term([{a,[[1,2],[2,3]]},{b,[[]]}]),</input>
-<input>F2 = sofs:family_projection({sofs, union}, F1),</input>
+<input>F2 = sofs:family_projection(fun sofs:union/1, F1),</input>
<input>sofs:to_external(F2).</input>
[{a,[1,2,3]},{b,[]}]</pre>
</desc>
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ fun(S) -> sofs:partition(1, S) end
<input>sofs:to_external(F2).</input>
[{a,[1,2,3]},{b,[]}]</pre>
<p><c>family_union(F)</c> is equivalent to
- <c>family_projection({sofs,union},&nbsp;F)</c>.</p>
+ <c>family_projection(fun sofs:union/1,&nbsp;F)</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ true</pre>
1> <input>R1 = sofs:relation([{a,1},{b,2}]),</input>
<input>R2 = sofs:relation([{x,1},{x,2},{y,3}]),</input>
<input>S1 = sofs:from_sets([R1,R2]),</input>
-<input>S2 = sofs:specification({sofs,is_a_function}, S1),</input>
+<input>S2 = sofs:specification(fun sofs:is_a_function/1, S1),</input>
<input>sofs:to_external(S2).</input>
[[{a,1},{b,2}]]</pre>
</desc>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml
index cddb55e5c5..d1e62230bc 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml
@@ -127,25 +127,18 @@ child_spec() = {Id,StartFunc,Restart,Shutdown,Type,Modules}
<p><c>StartFunc</c> defines the function call used to start
the child process. It should be a module-function-arguments
tuple <c>{M,F,A}</c> used as <c>apply(M,F,A)</c>.</p>
- <p> <br></br>
-</p>
<p>The start function <em>must create and link to</em> the child
process, and should return <c>{ok,Child}</c> or
<c>{ok,Child,Info}</c> where <c>Child</c> is the pid of
the child process and <c>Info</c> an arbitrary term which is
ignored by the supervisor.</p>
- <p> <br></br>
-</p>
<p>The start function can also return <c>ignore</c> if the child
process for some reason cannot be started, in which case
- the child specification will be kept by the supervisor but
- the non-existing child process will be ignored.</p>
- <p> <br></br>
-</p>
+ the child specification will be kept by the supervisor
+ (unless it is a temporary child) but the non-existing child
+ process will be ignored.</p>
<p>If something goes wrong, the function may also return an
error tuple <c>{error,Error}</c>.</p>
- <p> <br></br>
-</p>
<p>Note that the <c>start_link</c> functions of the different
behaviour modules fulfill the above requirements.</p>
</item>
@@ -271,8 +264,14 @@ 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 +314,8 @@ 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>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor_bridge.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor_bridge.xml
index c1a5e7947f..f6712d6c1d 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor_bridge.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor_bridge.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@
If <c><anno>SupBridgeName</anno>={global,<anno>Name</anno>}</c> the supervisor_bridge is
registered globally as <c><anno>Name</anno></c> using
<c>global:register_name/2</c>.
+ If <c><anno>SupBridgeName</anno>={via,<anno>Module</anno>,<anno>Name</anno>}</c> the supervisor_bridge is
+ registered as <c><anno>Name</anno></c> using a registry represented
+ by <anno>Module</anno>. 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,GlobalName}</c> is a valid reference.
If no name is provided, the supervisor_bridge is not registered.
If there already exists a process with the specified
<c><anno>SupBridgeName</anno></c> the function returns