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-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml15
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml19
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml167
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml106
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/proplists.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml61
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml31
8 files changed, 325 insertions, 80 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml
index 57bb5207df..ea23cca2ee 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<fileref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2012</year><year>2016</year>
+ <year>2012</year><year>2017</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -92,18 +92,21 @@ erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code>
<title>Macros</title>
<taglist>
<tag><c>assert(BoolExpr)</c></tag>
- <tag><c>assert(BoolExpr, Comment)</c></tag>
+ <item></item>
+ <tag><c>URKAassert(BoolExpr, Comment)</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Tests that <c>BoolExpr</c> completes normally returning
<c>true</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>assertNot(BoolExpr)</c></tag>
+ <item></item>
<tag><c>assertNot(BoolExpr, Comment)</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Tests that <c>BoolExpr</c> completes normally returning
<c>false</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>assertMatch(GuardedPattern, Expr)</c></tag>
+ <item></item>
<tag><c>assertMatch(GuardedPattern, Expr, Comment)</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> completes normally yielding a value that
@@ -115,6 +118,7 @@ erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code>
?assertMatch({bork, X} when X > 0, f())</code>
</item>
<tag><c>assertNotMatch(GuardedPattern, Expr)</c></tag>
+ <item></item>
<tag><c>assertNotMatch(GuardedPattern, Expr, Comment)</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> completes normally yielding a value that does
@@ -123,18 +127,21 @@ erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code>
<c>when</c> part.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>assertEqual(ExpectedValue, Expr)</c></tag>
+ <item></item>
<tag><c>assertEqual(ExpectedValue, Expr, Comment)</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> completes normally yielding a value that is
exactly equal to <c>ExpectedValue</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>assertNotEqual(ExpectedValue, Expr)</c></tag>
+ <item></item>
<tag><c>assertNotEqual(ExpectedValue, Expr, Comment)</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> completes normally yielding a value that is
not exactly equal to <c>ExpectedValue</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>assertException(Class, Term, Expr)</c></tag>
+ <item></item>
<tag><c>assertException(Class, Term, Expr, Comment)</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> completes abnormally with an exception of type
@@ -145,6 +152,7 @@ erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code>
patterns, as in <c>assertMatch</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>assertNotException(Class, Term, Expr)</c></tag>
+ <item></item>
<tag><c>assertNotException(Class, Term, Expr, Comment)</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> does not evaluate abnormally with an
@@ -155,16 +163,19 @@ erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code>
be guarded patterns.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>assertError(Term, Expr)</c></tag>
+ <item></item>
<tag><c>assertError(Term, Expr, Comment)</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Equivalent to <c>assertException(error, Term, Expr)</c></p>
</item>
<tag><c>assertExit(Term, Expr)</c></tag>
+ <item></item>
<tag><c>assertExit(Term, Expr, Comment)</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Equivalent to <c>assertException(exit, Term, Expr)</c></p>
</item>
<tag><c>assertThrow(Term, Expr)</c></tag>
+ <item></item>
<tag><c>assertThrow(Term, Expr, Comment)</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Equivalent to <c>assertException(throw, Term, Expr)</c></p>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml
index 05401a2d40..d1ec176f81 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml
@@ -1491,6 +1491,25 @@ is_integer(X), is_integer(Y), X + Y < 4711]]></code>
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="select_replace" arity="2"/>
+ <fsummary>Match and replace objects atomically in an ETS table</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Matches the objects in the table <c><anno>Tab</anno></c> using a
+ <seealso marker="#match_spec">match specification</seealso>. If
+ an object is matched, the existing object is replaced with
+ the match specification result, which <em>must</em> retain
+ the original key or the operation will fail with <c>badarg</c>.</p>
+ <p>For the moment, due to performance and semantic constraints,
+ tables of type <c>bag</c> are not yet supported.</p>
+ <p>The function returns the total number of replaced objects.</p>
+ <note>
+ <p>The match/replacement operation atomicity scope is limited
+ to each individual object.</p>
+ </note>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="select_reverse" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Continue matching objects in an ETS table.</fsummary>
<desc>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml
index fd498ee82e..5eb13db1aa 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2016</year>
+ <year>2016-2017</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -587,8 +587,8 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
<name name="state_enter"/>
<desc>
<p>
- If the state machine should use <em>state enter calls</em>
- is selected when starting the <c>gen_statem</c>
+ Whether the state machine should use <em>state enter calls</em>
+ or not is selected when starting the <c>gen_statem</c>
and after code change using the return value from
<seealso marker="#Module:callback_mode/0"><c>Module:callback_mode/0</c></seealso>.
</p>
@@ -606,7 +606,16 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
See
<seealso marker="#Module:StateName/3"><c>Module:StateName/3</c></seealso>
and
- <seealso marker="#Module:handle_event/4"><c>Module:handle_event/4</c></seealso>.
+ <seealso marker="#Module:handle_event/4"><c>Module:handle_event/4</c></seealso>.
+ Such a call can be repeated by returning a
+ <seealso marker="#type-state_callback_result">
+ <c>repeat_state</c>
+ </seealso>
+ or
+ <seealso marker="#type-state_callback_result">
+ <c>repeat_state_and_data</c>
+ </seealso>
+ tuple from the state callback.
</p>
<p>
If
@@ -625,7 +634,8 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
right before entering the initial state even though this
formally is not a state change.
In this case <c>OldState</c> will be the same as <c>State</c>,
- which can not happen for a subsequent state change.
+ which can not happen for a subsequent state change,
+ but will happen when repeating the state enter call.
</p>
</desc>
</datatype>
@@ -640,7 +650,15 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
<list type="ordered">
<item>
<p>
- If the state changes or is the initial state, and
+ If the state changes, is the initial state,
+ <seealso marker="#type-state_callback_result">
+ <c>repeat_state</c>
+ </seealso>
+ or
+ <seealso marker="#type-state_callback_result">
+ <c>repeat_state_and_data</c>
+ </seealso>
+ is used, and also
<seealso marker="#type-state_enter"><em>state enter calls</em></seealso>
are used, the <c>gen_statem</c> calls
the new state callback with arguments
@@ -983,6 +1001,33 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
</desc>
</datatype>
<datatype>
+ <name name="init_result"/>
+ <desc>
+ <p>
+ For a succesful initialization,
+ <c><anno>State</anno></c> is the initial
+ <seealso marker="#type-state"><c>state()</c></seealso>
+ and <c><anno>Data</anno></c> the initial server
+ <seealso marker="#type-data"><c>data()</c></seealso>
+ of the <c>gen_statem</c>.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ The <seealso marker="#type-action"><c>Actions</c></seealso>
+ are executed when entering the first
+ <seealso marker="#type-state">state</seealso> just as for a
+ <seealso marker="#state callback">state callback</seealso>,
+ except that the action <c>postpone</c> is forced to
+ <c>false</c> since there is no event to postpone.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ For an unsuccesful initialization,
+ <c>{stop,<anno>Reason</anno>}</c>
+ or <c>ignore</c> should be used; see
+ <seealso marker="#start_link/3"><c>start_link/3,4</c></seealso>.
+ </p>
+ </desc>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
<name name="state_enter_result"/>
<desc>
<p>
@@ -1068,6 +1113,37 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
<c>{next_state,CurrentState,CurrentData,<anno>Actions</anno>}</c>.
</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c>repeat_state</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The <c>gen_statem</c> keeps the current state, or
+ does a state transition to the current state if you like,
+ sets <c><anno>NewData</anno></c>,
+ and executes all <c><anno>Actions</anno></c>.
+ If the <c>gen_statem</c> runs with
+ <seealso marker="#type-state_enter"><em>state enter calls</em></seealso>,
+ the state enter call is repeated, see type
+ <seealso marker="#type-transition_option"><c>transition_option()</c></seealso>,
+ otherwise <c>repeat_state</c> is the same as
+ <c>keep_state</c>.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>repeat_state_and_data</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The <c>gen_statem</c> keeps the current state and data, or
+ does a state transition to the current state if you like,
+ and executes all <c><anno>Actions</anno></c>.
+ This is the same as
+ <c>{repeat_state,CurrentData,<anno>Actions</anno>}</c>.
+ If the <c>gen_statem</c> runs with
+ <seealso marker="#type-state_enter"><em>state enter calls</em></seealso>,
+ the state enter call is repeated, see type
+ <seealso marker="#type-transition_option"><c>transition_option()</c></seealso>,
+ otherwise <c>repeat_state_and_data</c> is the same as
+ <c>keep_state_and_data</c>.
+ </p>
+ </item>
<tag><c>stop</c></tag>
<item>
<p>
@@ -1609,29 +1685,33 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
It is recommended to use an atom as <c>Reason</c> since
it will be wrapped in an <c>{error,Reason}</c> tuple.
</p>
+ <p>
+ Also note when upgrading a <c>gen_statem</c>,
+ this function and hence
+ the <c>Change={advanced,Extra}</c> parameter in the
+ <seealso marker="sasl:appup"><c>appup</c></seealso> file
+ is not only needed to update the internal state
+ or to act on the <c>Extra</c> argument.
+ It is also needed if an upgrade or downgrade should change
+ <seealso marker="#type-callback_mode"><em>callback mode</em></seealso>,
+ or else the callback mode after the code change
+ will not be honoured,
+ most probably causing a server crash.
+ </p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>Module:init(Args) -> Result</name>
+ <name>Module:init(Args) -> Result(StateType)</name>
<fsummary>
Optional function for initializing process and internal state.
</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Args = term()</v>
- <v>Result = {ok,State,Data}</v>
- <v>&nbsp;| {ok,State,Data,Actions}</v>
- <v>&nbsp;| {stop,Reason} | ignore</v>
- <v>State = <seealso marker="#type-state">state()</seealso></v>
- <v>
- Data = <seealso marker="#type-data">data()</seealso>
- </v>
<v>
- Actions =
- [<seealso marker="#type-action">action()</seealso>] |
- <seealso marker="#type-action">action()</seealso>
+ Result(StateType) =
+ <seealso marker="#type-init_result">init_result(StateType)</seealso>
</v>
- <v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<marker id="Module:init-1"/>
@@ -1644,30 +1724,9 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
the implementation state and server data.
</p>
<p>
- <c>Args</c> is the <c>Args</c> argument provided to the start
+ <c>Args</c> is the <c>Args</c> argument provided to that start
function.
</p>
- <p>
- If the initialization is successful, the function is to
- return <c>{ok,State,Data}</c> or
- <c>{ok,State,Data,Actions}</c>.
- <c>State</c> is the initial
- <seealso marker="#type-state"><c>state()</c></seealso>
- and <c>Data</c> the initial server
- <seealso marker="#type-data"><c>data()</c></seealso>.
- </p>
- <p>
- The <seealso marker="#type-action"><c>Actions</c></seealso>
- are executed when entering the first
- <seealso marker="#type-state">state</seealso> just as for a
- <seealso marker="#state callback">state callback</seealso>.
- </p>
- <p>
- If the initialization fails,
- the function is to return <c>{stop,Reason}</c>
- or <c>ignore</c>; see
- <seealso marker="#start_link/3"><c>start_link/3,4</c></seealso>.
- </p>
<note>
<p>
This callback is optional, so a callback module does not need
@@ -1873,22 +1932,33 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
<seealso marker="#type-enter_action">actions</seealso>
that may be returned:
<seealso marker="#type-postpone"><c>postpone()</c></seealso>
- and
+ is not allowed since a <em>state enter call</em> is not
+ an event so there is no event to postpone, and
<seealso marker="#type-action"><c>{next_event,_,_}</c></seealso>
- are not allowed.
+ is not allowed since using <em>state enter calls</em>
+ should not affect how events are consumed and produced.
You may also not change states from this call.
Should you return <c>{next_state,NextState, ...}</c>
with <c>NextState =/= State</c> the <c>gen_statem</c> crashes.
- You are advised to use <c>{keep_state,...}</c> or
- <c>keep_state_and_data</c>.
+ It is possible to use <c>{repeat_state, ...}</c>,
+ <c>{repeat_state_and_data,_}</c> or
+ <c>repeat_state_and_data</c> but all of them makes little
+ sense since you immediately will be called again with a new
+ <em>state enter call</em> making this just a weird way
+ of looping, and there are better ways to loop in Erlang.
+ You are advised to use <c>{keep_state,...}</c>,
+ <c>{keep_state_and_data,_}</c> or
+ <c>keep_state_and_data</c> since you can not change states
+ from a <em>state enter call</em> anyway.
</p>
<p>
Note the fact that you can use
<seealso marker="erts:erlang#throw/1"><c>throw</c></seealso>
to return the result, which can be useful.
For example to bail out with <c>throw(keep_state_and_data)</c>
- from deep within complex code that is in no position to
- return <c>{next_state,State,Data}</c>.
+ from deep within complex code that can not
+ return <c>{next_state,State,Data}</c> because
+ <c>State</c> or <c>Data</c> is no longer in scope.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -1903,6 +1973,11 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
<v>Ignored = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
+ <note>
+ <p>This callback is optional, so callback modules need not
+ export it. The <c>gen_statem</c> module provides a default
+ implementation without cleanup.</p>
+ </note>
<p>
This function is called by a <c>gen_statem</c>
when it is about to terminate. It is to be the opposite of
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml
index 0143686bb2..428d8a6e70 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,110 @@
</header>
<p>This document describes the changes made to the STDLIB application.</p>
+<section><title>STDLIB 3.3</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>An escript with only two lines would not work.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14098</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> Characters (<c>$char</c>) can be used in constant
+ pattern expressions. They can also be used in types and
+ contracts. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14103 Aux Id: ERL-313 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> The signatures of <c>erl_parse:anno_to_term/1</c> and
+ <c>erl_parse:anno_from_term/1</c> are corrected. Using
+ these functions no longer results in false Dialyzer
+ warnings. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14131</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Pretty-printing of maps is improved. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14175 Aux Id: seq13277 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>If any of the following functions in the <c>zip</c>
+ module crashed, a file would be left open:
+ <c>extract()</c>, <c>unzip()</c>, <c>create()</c>, or
+ <c>zip()</c>. This has been corrected.</p>
+ <p>A <c>zip</c> file having a "Unix header" could not be
+ unpacked.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14189 Aux Id: ERL-348, ERL-349 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> Improve the Erlang shell's tab-completion of long
+ names. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14200 Aux Id: ERL-352 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The reference manual for <c>sys</c> had some faulty
+ information about the 'get_modules' message used by
+ processes where modules change dynamically during
+ runtime. The documentation is now corrected.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14248 Aux Id: ERL-367 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Bug fixes, new features and improvements to gen_statem:</p>
+ <p>
+ A new type init_result/1 has replaced the old
+ init_result/0, so if you used that old type (that was
+ never documented) you have to change your code, which may
+ be regarded as a potential incompatibility.</p>
+ <p>
+ Changing callback modes after code change did not work
+ since the new callback mode was not recorded. This bug
+ has been fixed.</p>
+ <p>
+ The event types state_timeout and {call,From} could not
+ be generated with a {next_event,EventType,EventContent}
+ action since they did not pass the runtime type check.
+ This bug has now been corrected.</p>
+ <p>
+ State entry calls can now be repeated using (new) state
+ callback returns {repeat_state,...},
+ {repeat_state_and_data,_} and repeat_state_and_data.</p>
+ <p>
+ There have been lots of code cleanup in particular
+ regarding timer handling. For example is async
+ cancel_timer now used. Error handling has also been
+ cleaned up.</p>
+ <p>
+ To align with probable future changes to the rest of
+ gen_*, terminate/3 has now got a fallback and
+ code_change/4 is not mandatory.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14114</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p><c>filename:safe_relative_path/1</c> to sanitize a
+ relative path has been added.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14215</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>STDLIB 3.2</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
@@ -3163,7 +3267,7 @@
<p>
Two bugs in io:format for ~F.~Ps has been corrected. When
length(S) >= abs(F) > P, the precision P was incorrectly
- ignored. When F == P > lenght(S) the result was
+ ignored. When F == P > length(S) the result was
incorrectly left adjusted. Bug found by Ali Yakout who
also provided a fix.</p>
<p>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proplists.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proplists.xml
index fe6b8cc3bf..990d47b313 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proplists.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proplists.xml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ split([{c, 2}, {e, 1}, a, {c, 3, 4}, d, {b, 5}, b], [a, b, c])</code>
with <c>{K2, true}</c>, thus changing the name of the option and
simultaneously negating the value specified by
<seealso marker="#get_bool/2">
- <c>get_bool(Key, <anno>ListIn</anno></c></seealso>.
+ <c>get_bool(Key, <anno>ListIn</anno>)</c></seealso>.
If the same <c>K1</c> occurs more than once in
<c><anno>Negations</anno></c>, only the first occurrence is used.</p>
<p>For example, <c>substitute_negations([{no_foo, foo}], L)</c>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml
index 8745e16908..2ddf3021ac 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml
@@ -120,27 +120,50 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus),
{SND0, S2} = rand:normal_s(S1),</pre>
<note>
- <p>This random number generator is not cryptographically
- strong. If a strong cryptographic random number generator is
- needed, use one of functions in the
- <seealso marker="crypto:crypto"><c>crypto</c></seealso>
- module, for example, <seealso marker="crypto:crypto">
- <c>crypto:strong_rand_bytes/1</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <p>The builtin random number generator algorithms are not
+ cryptographically strong. If a cryptographically strong
+ random number generator is needed, use something like
+ <seealso marker="crypto:crypto#rand_seed-0"><c>crypto:rand_seed/0</c></seealso>.
+ </p>
</note>
</description>
<datatypes>
<datatype>
+ <name name="builtin_alg"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
<name name="alg"/>
</datatype>
<datatype>
+ <name name="alg_handler"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="alg_state"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="exs64_state"/>
+ <desc><p>Algorithm specific internal state</p></desc>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="exsplus_state"/>
+ <desc><p>Algorithm specific internal state</p></desc>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="exs1024_state"/>
+ <desc><p>Algorithm specific internal state</p></desc>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
<name name="state"/>
<desc><p>Algorithm-dependent state.</p></desc>
</datatype>
<datatype>
<name name="export_state"/>
- <desc><p>Algorithm-dependent state that can be printed or saved to
- file.</p></desc>
+ <desc>
+ <p>
+ Algorithm-dependent state that can be printed or saved to file.
+ </p>
+ </desc>
</datatype>
</datatypes>
@@ -215,8 +238,11 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus),
<fsummary>Seed random number generator.</fsummary>
<desc>
<marker id="seed-1"/>
- <p>Seeds random number generation with the specifed algorithm and
- time-dependent data if <anno>AlgOrExpState</anno> is an algorithm.</p>
+ <p>
+ Seeds random number generation with the specifed algorithm and
+ time-dependent data if <c><anno>AlgOrStateOrExpState</anno></c>
+ is an algorithm.
+ </p>
<p>Otherwise recreates the exported seed in the process dictionary,
and returns the state. See also
<seealso marker="#export_seed-0"><c>export_seed/0</c></seealso>.</p>
@@ -236,8 +262,11 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus),
<name name="seed_s" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Seed random number generator.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Seeds random number generation with the specifed algorithm and
- time-dependent data if <anno>AlgOrExpState</anno> is an algorithm.</p>
+ <p>
+ Seeds random number generation with the specifed algorithm and
+ time-dependent data if <c><anno>AlgOrStateOrExpState</anno></c>
+ is an algorithm.
+ </p>
<p>Otherwise recreates the exported seed and returns the state.
See also <seealso marker="#export_seed-0">
<c>export_seed/0</c></seealso>.</p>
@@ -258,7 +287,7 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus),
<fsummary>Return a random float.</fsummary>
<desc><marker id="uniform-0"/>
<p>Returns a random float uniformly distributed in the value
- range <c>0.0 &lt; <anno>X</anno> &lt; 1.0</c> and
+ range <c>0.0 =&lt; <anno>X</anno> &lt; 1.0</c> and
updates the state in the process dictionary.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -269,7 +298,7 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus),
<desc><marker id="uniform-1"/>
<p>Returns, for a specified integer <c><anno>N</anno> >= 1</c>,
a random integer uniformly distributed in the value range
- <c>1 &lt;= <anno>X</anno> &lt;= <anno>N</anno></c> and
+ <c>1 =&lt; <anno>X</anno> =&lt; <anno>N</anno></c> and
updates the state in the process dictionary.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -279,7 +308,7 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus),
<fsummary>Return a random float.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Returns, for a specified state, random float
- uniformly distributed in the value range <c>0.0 &lt;
+ uniformly distributed in the value range <c>0.0 =&lt;
<anno>X</anno> &lt; 1.0</c> and a new state.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -290,7 +319,7 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus),
<desc>
<p>Returns, for a specified integer <c><anno>N</anno> >= 1</c>
and a state, a random integer uniformly distributed in the value
- range <c>1 &lt;= <anno>X</anno> &lt;= <anno>N</anno></c> and a
+ range <c>1 =&lt; <anno>X</anno> =&lt; <anno>N</anno></c> and a
new state.</p>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml
index 9091a46df9..45171f814d 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
<p>If the modules used to implement the process change dynamically
during runtime, the process must understand one more message. An
example is the <seealso marker="gen_event"><c>gen_event</c></seealso>
- processes. The message is <c>{get_modules, From}</c>.
- The reply to this message is <c>From ! {modules, Modules}</c>, where
+ processes. The message is <c>{_Label, {From, Ref}, get_modules}</c>.
+ The reply to this message is <c>From ! {Ref, Modules}</c>, where
<c>Modules</c> is a list of the currently active modules in the
process.</p>
<p>This message is used by the release handler to find which
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml
index efc8b75075..a8ef8ff5c5 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
<item><p>In Erlang/OTP 17.0, the encoding default for Erlang
source files was switched to UTF-8.</p></item>
+
+ <item><p>In Erlang/OTP 20.0, atoms and function can contain
+ Unicode characters. Module names are still restricted to
+ the ISO-Latin-1 range.</p></item>
</list>
<p>This section outlines the current Unicode support and gives some
@@ -339,9 +343,10 @@
<tag>The language</tag>
<item>
<p>Having the source code in UTF-8 also allows you to write string
- literals containing Unicode characters with code points &gt; 255,
- although atoms, module names, and function names are restricted to
- the ISO Latin-1 range. Binary literals, where you use type
+ literals, function names, and atoms containing Unicode
+ characters with code points &gt; 255.
+ Module names are still restricted to the ISO Latin-1 range.
+ Binary literals, where you use type
<c>/utf8</c>, can also be expressed using Unicode characters &gt; 255.
Having module names using characters other than 7-bit ASCII can cause
trouble on operating systems with inconsistent file naming schemes,
@@ -432,15 +437,17 @@ external_charlist() = maybe_improper_list(char() | external_unicode_binary() |
<section>
<title>Basic Language Support</title>
- <p><marker id="unicode_in_erlang"/>As from Erlang/OTP R16, Erlang source
- files can be written in UTF-8 or bytewise (<c>latin1</c>) encoding. For
- information about how to state the encoding of an Erlang source file, see
- the <seealso marker="stdlib:epp#encoding"><c>epp(3)</c></seealso> module.
- Strings and comments can be written using Unicode, but functions must
- still be named using characters from the ISO Latin-1 character set, and
- atoms are restricted to the same ISO Latin-1 range. These restrictions in
- the language are of course independent of the encoding of the source
- file.</p>
+ <p><marker id="unicode_in_erlang"/>As from Erlang/OTP R16, Erlang
+ source files can be written in UTF-8 or bytewise (<c>latin1</c>)
+ encoding. For information about how to state the encoding of an
+ Erlang source file, see the <seealso
+ marker="stdlib:epp#encoding"><c>epp(3)</c></seealso> module. As
+ from Erlang/OTP R16, strings and comments can be written using
+ Unicode. As from Erlang/OTP 20, also atoms and functions can be
+ written using Unicode. Modules names must still be named using
+ characters from the ISO Latin-1 character set. (These
+ restrictions in the language are independent of the encoding of
+ the source file.)</p>
<section>
<title>Bit Syntax</title>