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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_parse.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_parse.xml
index 0938b5dec3..13be488c33 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_parse.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_parse.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2015</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2016</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -44,21 +44,33 @@
</description>
<datatypes>
<datatype>
- <name name="abstract_clause"></name>
- <desc><p>Parse tree for Erlang clause.</p>
+ <name>abstract_clause()</name>
+ <desc><p><marker id="type-abstract_clause"/>
+ Abstract form of an Erlang clause.</p>
</desc>
</datatype>
<datatype>
- <name name="abstract_expr"></name>
- <desc><p>Parse tree for Erlang expression.</p>
+ <name>abstract_expr()</name>
+ <desc><p><marker id="type-abstract_expr"/>
+ Abstract form of an Erlang expression.</p>
</desc>
</datatype>
<datatype>
- <name name="abstract_form"></name>
- <desc><p>Parse tree for Erlang form.</p>
+ <name>abstract_form()</name>
+ <desc><p><marker id="type-abstract_form"/>
+ Abstract form of an Erlang form.</p>
</desc>
</datatype>
<datatype>
+ <name>abstract_type()</name>
+ <desc><p><marker id="type-abstract_type"/>
+ Abstract form of an Erlang type.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="erl_parse_tree"></name>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
<name name="error_description"></name>
</datatype>
<datatype>
@@ -180,7 +192,7 @@
<p>Converts the Erlang data structure <c><anno>Data</anno></c> into an
abstract form of type <c><anno>AbsTerm</anno></c>.</p>
<p>The <c><anno>Line</anno></c> option is the line that will
- be assigned to each node of the abstract form.</p>
+ be assigned to each node of <c><anno>AbsTerm</anno></c>.</p>
<p>The <c><anno>Encoding</anno></c> option is used for
selecting which integer lists will be considered
as strings. The default is to use the encoding returned by
@@ -196,47 +208,53 @@
<func>
<name name="map_anno" arity="2"/>
<fsummary>
- Map a function over the annotations of an abstract form
+ Map a function over the annotations of a <c>erl_parse</c> tree
</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Modifies the abstract form <anno>Abstr</anno> by applying
- <anno>Fun</anno> on every collection of annotations of the
- abstract form. The abstract form is traversed in a
- depth-first, left-to-right, fashion.
+ <p>Modifies the <c>erl_parse</c> tree <c><anno>Abstr</anno></c>
+ by applying <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> on each collection of
+ annotations of the nodes of the <c>erl_parse</c> tree. The
+ <c>erl_parse</c> tree is traversed in a depth-first,
+ left-to-right, fashion.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name name="fold_anno" arity="3"/>
<fsummary>
- Fold a function over the annotations of an abstract form
+ Fold a function over the annotations of a <c>erl_parse</c> tree
</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Updates an accumulator by applying <anno>Fun</anno> on
- every collection of annotations of the abstract form
- <anno>Abstr</anno>. The first call to <anno>Fun</anno> has
- <anno>AccIn</anno> as argument, and the returned accumulator
- <anno>AccOut</anno> is passed to the next call, and so on.
- The final value of the accumulator is returned. The abstract
- form is traversed in a depth-first, left-to-right, fashion.
+ <p>Updates an accumulator by applying <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> on
+ each collection of annotations of the <c>erl_parse</c> tree
+ <c><anno>Abstr</anno></c>. The first call to
+ <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> has <c><anno>AccIn</anno></c> as
+ argument, and the returned accumulator
+ <c><anno>AccOut</anno></c> is passed to the next call, and
+ so on. The final value of the accumulator is returned. The
+ <c>erl_parse</c> tree is traversed in a depth-first, left-to-right,
+ fashion.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name name="mapfold_anno" arity="3"/>
<fsummary>
- Map and fold a function over the annotations of an abstract form
+ Map and fold a function over the annotations of a
+ <c>erl_parse</c> tree
</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Modifies the abstract form <anno>Abstr</anno> by applying
- <anno>Fun</anno> on every collection of annotations of the
- abstract form, while at the same time updating an
- accumulator. The first call to <anno>Fun</anno> has
- <anno>AccIn</anno> as second argument, and the returned
- accumulator <anno>AccOut</anno> is passed to the next call,
- and so on. The modified abstract form as well as the the
- final value of the accumulator is returned. The abstract
- form is traversed in a depth-first, left-to-right, fashion.
+ <p>Modifies the <c>erl_parse</c> tree <c><anno>Abstr</anno></c>
+ by applying <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> on each collection of
+ annotations of the nodes of the <c>erl_parse</c> tree, while
+ at the same time updating an accumulator. The first call to
+ <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> has <c><anno>AccIn</anno></c> as
+ second argument, and the returned accumulator
+ <c><anno>AccOut</anno></c> is passed to the next call, and
+ so on. The modified <c>erl_parse</c> tree as well as the the
+ final value of the accumulator are returned. The
+ <c>erl_parse</c> tree is traversed in a depth-first,
+ left-to-right, fashion.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -246,12 +264,15 @@
Create new annotations
</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Creates an abstract form from a term which has the same
- structure as an abstract form, but <seealso
- marker="erl_anno#type-location">locations</seealso> where the
- abstract form has annotations. For each location, <seealso
- marker="erl_anno#new/1"><c>erl_anno:new/1</c></seealso> is
- called, and the annotations replace the location.
+ <p>Assumes that <c><anno>Term</anno></c> is a term with the same
+ structure as a <c>erl_parse</c> tree, but with <seealso
+ marker="erl_anno#type-location">locations</seealso> where a
+ <c>erl_parse</c> tree has collections of annotations.
+ Returns a <c>erl_parse</c> tree where each location <c>L</c>
+ has been replaced by the value returned by <seealso
+ marker="erl_anno#new/1"><c>erl_anno:new(L)</c></seealso>.
+ The term <c><anno>Term</anno></c> is traversed in a
+ depth-first, left-to-right, fashion.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -261,12 +282,14 @@
Return annotations as terms
</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Assumes that <anno>Term</anno> is a term with the same
- structure as an abstract form, but with terms, T say, on
- those places where an abstract form has annotations. Returns
- an abstract form where every term T has been replaced by the
- value returned by calling <c>erl_anno:from_term(T)</c>. The
- term <anno>Term</anno> is traversed in a depth-first,
+ <p>Assumes that <c><anno>Term</anno></c> is a term with the same
+ structure as a <c>erl_parse</c> tree, but with terms,
+ <c>T</c> say, where a <c>erl_parse</c> tree has collections
+ of annotations. Returns a <c>erl_parse</c> tree where each
+ term <c>T</c> has been replaced by the value returned by
+ <seealso marker="erl_anno#from_term/1">
+ <c>erl_anno:from_term(T)</c></seealso>. The term
+ <c><anno>Term</anno></c> is traversed in a depth-first,
left-to-right, fashion.
</p>
</desc>
@@ -277,10 +300,13 @@
Return the representation of annotations
</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Returns a term where every collection of annotations Anno of
- <anno>Abstr</anno> has been replaced by the term returned by
- calling <c>erl_anno:to_term(Anno)</c>. The abstract form is
- traversed in a depth-first, left-to-right, fashion.
+ <p>Returns a term where each collection of annotations
+ <c>Anno</c> of the nodes of the <c>erl_parse</c> tree
+ <c><anno>Abstr</anno></c> has been replaced by the term
+ returned by <seealso marker="erl_anno#to_term/1">
+ <c>erl_anno:to_term(Anno)</c></seealso>. The
+ <c>erl_parse</c> tree is traversed in a depth-first,
+ left-to-right, fashion.
</p>
</desc>
</func>