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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml | 20 |
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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml index 1b31a1ec9d..b616e97714 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml @@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ Error: fun containing local Erlang function calls <p>The pid of the heir of the table, or <c>none</c> if no heir is set.</p> </item> + <tag><c>{id,</c><seealso marker="#type-tid"> + <c>tid()</c></seealso><c>}</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The table identifier.</p> + </item> <tag><c>{keypos, integer() >= 1}</c></tag> <item> <p>The key position.</p> @@ -2037,6 +2042,21 @@ true</pre> </list> </desc> </func> + + <func> + <name name="whereis" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Retrieves the tid() of a named table.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>This function returns the + <seealso marker="#type-tid"><c>tid()</c></seealso> of the named table + identified by <c><anno>TableName</anno></c>, or <c>undefined</c> if + no such table exists. The <c>tid()</c> can be used in place of the + table name in all operations, which is slightly faster since the name + does not have to be resolved on each call.</p> + <p>If the table is deleted, the <c>tid()</c> will be invalid even if + another named table is created with the same name.</p> + </desc> + </func> </funcs> </erlref> |