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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc')
35 files changed, 507 insertions, 205 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/array.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/array.xml index 28b4435938..0f33e2621c 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/array.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/array.xml @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ the default value cannot be confused with the values of set entries.</p> </fsummary> <desc><marker id="from_list-1"/> -<p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#from_list-2">from_list(<anno>List</anno>, undefined)</seealso>.</p> +<p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#from_list-2">from_list(<c><anno>List</anno></c>, undefined)</seealso>.</p> </desc></func> <func> <name name="from_list" arity="2"/> @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ the default value cannot be confused with the values of set entries.</p> </fsummary> <desc><marker id="from_orddict-1"/> -<p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#from_orddict-2">from_orddict(<anno>Orddict</anno>, undefined)</seealso>.</p> +<p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#from_orddict-2">from_orddict(<c><anno>Orddict</anno></c>, undefined)</seealso>.</p> </desc></func> <func> <name name="from_orddict" arity="2"/> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml index b85be514d8..ef4f928e57 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml @@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code> </description> <section> - </section> - - <section> <title>Macros</title> <taglist> <tag><c>assert(BoolExpr)</c></tag> @@ -94,12 +91,12 @@ erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code> <tag><c>assertMatch(GuardedPattern, Expr)</c></tag> <item><p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> completes normally yielding a value - that matches <c>GuardedPattern</c>. For example: + that matches <c>GuardedPattern</c>. For example:</p> <code type="none"> - ?assertMatch({bork, _}, f())</code></p> - <p>Note that a guard <c>when ...</c> can be included: + ?assertMatch({bork, _}, f())</code> + <p>Note that a guard <c>when ...</c> can be included:</p> <code type="none"> - ?assertMatch({bork, X} when X > 0, f())</code></p> + ?assertMatch({bork, X} when X > 0, f())</code> </item> <tag><c>assertNotMatch(GuardedPattern, Expr)</c></tag> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/beam_lib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/beam_lib.xml index c556180b8b..7c89c8b43e 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/beam_lib.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/beam_lib.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2000</year><year>2013</year> + <year>2000</year><year>2015</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ using <seealso marker="#strip/1">strip/1</seealso>, <seealso marker="#strip_files/1">strip_files/1</seealso> and/or <seealso marker="#strip_release/1">strip_release/1</seealso>.</p> + </section> <section> <title>Reconstructing source code</title> <p>Here is an example of how to reconstruct source code from @@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ keys.</p> </note> </section> - </section> <datatypes> <datatype> @@ -224,6 +224,13 @@ <funcs> <func> + <name name="all_chunks" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Read all chunks from a BEAM file or binary</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Reads chunk data for all chunks.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="chunks" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Read selected chunks from a BEAM file or binary</fsummary> <desc> @@ -251,6 +258,13 @@ </desc> </func> <func> + <name name="build_module" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Creates a BEAM module from a list of chunks</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Builds a BEAM module (as a binary) from a list of chunks.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="version" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Read the BEAM file's module version</fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/binary.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/binary.xml index 063f3048e0..2682198fe5 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/binary.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/binary.xml @@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="match" arity="3"/> - <type name="part"/> <fsummary>Searches for the first match of a pattern in a binary</fsummary> + <type name="part"/> <desc> <p>Searches for the first occurrence of <c><anno>Pattern</anno></c> in <c><anno>Subject</anno></c> and @@ -353,8 +353,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="matches" arity="3"/> - <type name="part"/> <fsummary>Searches for all matches of a pattern in a binary</fsummary> + <type name="part"/> <desc> <p>Works like <c>match/2</c>, but the <c><anno>Subject</anno></c> is searched until diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml index a0f18bd899..e5238fa7db 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml @@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ compile:file(<anno>File</anno>, <anno>Options</anno> ++ [report_errors, report_w </func> <func> <name>lc(Files) -> ok</name> + <fsummary>Compile a list of files</fsummary> <type> <v>Files = [File]</v> <v>File = <seealso marker="file#type-filename">file:filename() </seealso></v> </type> - <fsummary>Compile a list of files</fsummary> <desc> <p>Compiles a list of files by calling <c>compile:file(File, [report_errors, report_warnings])</c> for each <c>File</c> in <c>Files</c>.</p> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/calendar.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/calendar.xml index a8d933dc83..853184dc0f 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/calendar.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/calendar.xml @@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ <func> <name name="date_to_gregorian_days" arity="1"/> <name name="date_to_gregorian_days" arity="3"/> + <fsummary>Compute the number of days from year 0 up to the given date</fsummary> <type variable="Date" name_i="1"/> <type variable="Year"/> <type variable="Month"/> <type variable="Day"/> - <fsummary>Compute the number of days from year 0 up to the given date</fsummary> <desc> <p>This function computes the number of gregorian days starting with year 0 and ending at the given date.</p> @@ -347,11 +347,11 @@ <func> <name name="valid_date" arity="1"/> <name name="valid_date" arity="3"/> + <fsummary>Check if a date is valid</fsummary> <type variable="Date" name_i="1"/> <type variable="Year"/> <type variable="Month"/> <type variable="Day"/> - <fsummary>Check if a date is valid</fsummary> <desc> <p>This function checks if a date is a valid.</p> </desc> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml index 14237b6f90..48400733d1 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml @@ -316,20 +316,20 @@ bytes.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{filename, <seealso marker="file#type-name">file:name()</seealso>}</c>, + <p><c>{filename, </c><seealso marker="file#type-name">file:name()</seealso><c>}</c>, the name of the file where objects are stored.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{keypos, <seealso marker="#type-keypos">keypos()</seealso>} - </c>, the position of the key.</p> + <p><c>{keypos, </c><seealso marker="#type-keypos">keypos()</seealso> + <c>}</c>, the position of the key.</p> </item> <item> <p><c>{size, integer() >= 0}</c>, the number of objects stored in the table.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{type, <seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso>}</c>, - the type of the table.</p> + <p><c>{type, </c><seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso> + <c>}</c>, the type of the table.</p> </item> </list> </desc> @@ -345,12 +345,12 @@ allowed:</p> <list type="bulleted"> <item> - <p><c>{access, <seealso marker="#type-access">access()</seealso>} - </c>, the access mode.</p> + <p><c>{access, </c><seealso marker="#type-access">access()</seealso> + <c>}</c>, the access mode.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{auto_save, <seealso marker="#type-auto_save"> - auto_save()</seealso>}</c>, the auto save interval.</p> + <p><c>{auto_save, </c><seealso marker="#type-auto_save"> + auto_save()</seealso><c>}</c>, the auto save interval.</p> </item> <item> <p><c>{bchunk_format, binary()}</c>, an opaque binary @@ -399,15 +399,40 @@ kept in RAM.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{safe_fixed,</c> SafeFixed<c>}</c>. If the table - is fixed, SafeFixed is a tuple <c>{FixedAtTime, [{Pid,RefCount}]}</c>. <c>FixedAtTime</c> is the time when + <p><c>{safe_fixed_monotonic_time, SafeFixed}</c>. If the table + is fixed, <c>SafeFixed</c> is a tuple <c>{FixedAtTime, [{Pid,RefCount}]}</c>. + <c>FixedAtTime</c> is the time when the table was first fixed, and <c>Pid</c> is the pid of the process that fixes the table <c>RefCount</c> times. There may be any number of processes in the list. If the table is not fixed, SafeFixed is the atom <c>false</c>.</p> + <p><c>FixedAtTime</c> will correspond to the result + returned by + <seealso marker="erts:erlang#monotonic_time/0">erlang:monotonic_time/0</seealso> + at the time of fixation. The usage of <c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c> is + <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Safe_Code">time warp + safe</seealso>.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{version, integer()</c>, the version of the format of + <p> + <c>{safe_fixed, SafeFixed}</c>. The same as + <c>{safe_fixed_monotonic_time, SafeFixed}</c> with the exception + of the format and value of <c>FixedAtTime</c>. + </p> + <p> + <c>FixedAtTime</c> will correspond to the result returned by + <seealso marker="erts:erlang#timestamp/0">erlang:timestamp/0</seealso> + at the time of fixation. Note that when the system is using + single or multi + <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Modes">time warp + modes</seealso> this might produce strange results. This + since the usage of <c>safe_fixed</c> is not + <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Safe_Code">time warp + safe</seealso>. Time warp safe code need to use + <c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c> instead.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p><c>{version, integer()}</c>, the version of the format of the table.</p> </item> </list> @@ -730,16 +755,16 @@ ok tuples where the following values are allowed:</p> <list type="bulleted"> <item> - <p><c>{access, <seealso marker="#type-access"> - access()</seealso>}</c>. It is possible to open + <p><c>{access, </c><seealso marker="#type-access"> + access()</seealso><c>}</c>. It is possible to open existing tables in read-only mode. A table which is opened in read-only mode is not subjected to the automatic file reparation algorithm if it is later opened after a crash. The default value is <c>read_write</c>.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{auto_save, <seealso marker="#type-auto_save"> - auto_save()</seealso>}</c>, the auto save + <p><c>{auto_save, </c><seealso marker="#type-auto_save"> + auto_save()</seealso><c>}</c>, the auto save interval. If the interval is an integer <c>Time</c>, the table is flushed to disk whenever it is not accessed for <c>Time</c> milliseconds. A table that has been flushed @@ -749,18 +774,18 @@ ok is 180000 (3 minutes).</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{estimated_no_objects, <seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> - no_slots()</seealso>}</c>. Equivalent to the + <p><c>{estimated_no_objects, </c><seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> + no_slots()</seealso><c>}</c>. Equivalent to the <c>min_no_slots</c> option.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{file, <seealso marker="file#type-name"> - file:name()</seealso>}</c>, the name of the file to be + <p><c>{file, </c><seealso marker="file#type-name"> + file:name()</seealso><c>}</c>, the name of the file to be opened. The default value is the name of the table.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{max_no_slots, <seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> - no_slots()</seealso>}</c>, the maximum number + <p><c>{max_no_slots, </c><seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> + no_slots()</seealso><c>}</c>, the maximum number of slots that will be used. The default value as well as the maximal value is 32 M. Note that a higher value may increase the fragmentation of the table, and conversely, @@ -769,16 +794,16 @@ ok 9 tables.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{min_no_slots, <seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> - no_slots()</seealso>}</c>. Application + <p><c>{min_no_slots, </c><seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> + no_slots()</seealso><c>}</c>. Application performance can be enhanced with this flag by specifying, when the table is created, the estimated number of different keys that will be stored in the table. The default value as well as the minimum value is 256.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{keypos, <seealso marker="#type-keypos"> - keypos()</seealso>}</c>, the position of the + <p><c>{keypos, </c><seealso marker="#type-keypos"> + keypos()</seealso><c>}</c>, the position of the element of each object to be used as key. The default value is 1. The ability to explicitly state the key position is most convenient when we want to store Erlang @@ -815,12 +840,12 @@ ok already open.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{type, <seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso>}</c>, + <p><c>{type, </c><seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso><c>}</c>, the type of the table. The default value is <c>set</c>.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{version, <seealso marker="#type-version"> - version()</seealso>}</c>, the version of the format + <p><c>{version, </c><seealso marker="#type-version"> + version()</seealso><c>}</c>, the version of the format used for the table. The default value is <c>9</c>. Tables on the format used before OTP R8 can be created by giving the value <c>8</c>. A version 8 table can be converted to @@ -1036,8 +1061,8 @@ ok specification that matches all objects.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{select, <seealso marker="#type-match_spec"> - match_spec()}</seealso></c>. As for <c>select</c> + <p><c>{select, </c><seealso marker="#type-match_spec"> + match_spec()</seealso><c>}</c>. As for <c>select</c> the table is traversed by calling <c>dets:select/3</c> and <c>dets:select/1</c>. The difference is that the match specification is explicitly given. This is how to diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph.xml index 49dc68e103..291be6c08b 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph.xml @@ -103,13 +103,15 @@ <desc><p>A digraph as returned by <c>new/0,1</c>.</p></desc> </datatype> <datatype> - <name><marker id="type-edge">edge()</marker></name> + <name>edge()</name> + <desc><p><marker id="type-edge"/></p></desc> </datatype> <datatype> <name name="label"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name><marker id="type-vertex">vertex()</marker></name> + <name>vertex()</name> + <desc><p><marker id="type-vertex"/></p></desc> </datatype> </datatypes> <funcs> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph_utils.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph_utils.xml index 6a4db2e963..639069543c 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph_utils.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/digraph_utils.xml @@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ <datatypes> <datatype> - <name><marker id="type-digraph">digraph()</marker></name> - <desc><p>A digraph as returned by <c>digraph:new/0,1</c>.</p></desc> + <name>digraph()</name> + <desc><p><marker id="type-digraph"/> + A digraph as returned by <c>digraph:new/0,1</c>.</p></desc> </datatype> </datatypes> <funcs> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/epp.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/epp.xml index fe2944bbf7..8c901f57ec 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/epp.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/epp.xml @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ by <c>compile</c> to preprocess macros and include files before the actual parsing takes place.</p> <p>The Erlang source file <marker - id="encoding"><em>encoding</em></marker> is selected by a + id="encoding"/><em>encoding</em> is selected by a comment in one of the first two lines of the source file. The first string that matches the regular expression <c>coding\s*[:=]\s*([-a-zA-Z0-9])+</c> selects the encoding. If diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_anno.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_anno.xml index be0ffe6f4d..ddc8b8c765 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_anno.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_anno.xml @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ <p>This module implements an abstract type that is used by the Erlang Compiler and its helper modules for holding data such as column, line number, and text. The data type is a collection of - <marker id="annotations"><em>annotations</em></marker> as + <marker id="annotations"/><em>annotations</em> as described in the following.</p> <p>The Erlang Token Scanner returns tokens with a subset of the following annotations, depending on the options:</p> @@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ <datatypes> <datatype> - <name><marker id="type-anno">anno()</marker></name> - <desc><p>A collection of annotations.</p> + <name>anno()</name> + <desc><p><marker id="type-anno"/>A collection of annotations.</p> </desc> </datatype> <datatype> @@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ <funcs> <func> <name name="column" arity="1"/> - <type name="column"></type> <fsummary>Return the column</fsummary> + <type name="column"></type> <desc> <p>Returns the column of the annotations <anno>Anno</anno>. </p> @@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="end_location" arity="1"/> - <type name="location"></type> <fsummary>Return the end location of the text</fsummary> + <type name="location"></type> <desc> <p>Returns the end location of the text of the annotations <anno>Anno</anno>. If there is no text, @@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="file" arity="1"/> - <type name="filename"></type> <fsummary>Return the filename</fsummary> + <type name="filename"></type> <desc> <p>Returns the filename of the annotations <anno>Anno</anno>. If there is no filename, <c>undefined</c> is returned. @@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="generated" arity="1"/> - <type name="generated"></type> <fsummary>Return the generated Boolean</fsummary> + <type name="generated"></type> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if the annotations <anno>Anno</anno> has been marked as generated. The default is to return @@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="line" arity="1"/> - <type name="line"></type> <fsummary>Return the line</fsummary> + <type name="line"></type> <desc> <p>Returns the line of the annotations <anno>Anno</anno>. </p> @@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="location" arity="1"/> - <type name="location"></type> <fsummary>Return the location</fsummary> + <type name="location"></type> <desc> <p>Returns the location of the annotations <anno>Anno</anno>. </p> @@ -217,16 +217,16 @@ </func> <func> <name name="new" arity="1"/> - <type name="location"></type> <fsummary>Create a new collection of annotations</fsummary> + <type name="location"></type> <desc> <p>Creates a new collection of annotations given a location.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name name="set_file" arity="2"/> - <type name="filename"></type> <fsummary>Modify the filename</fsummary> + <type name="filename"></type> <desc> <p>Modifies the filename of the annotations <anno>Anno</anno>. </p> @@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="set_generated" arity="2"/> - <type name="generated"></type> <fsummary>Modify the generated marker</fsummary> + <type name="generated"></type> <desc> <p>Modifies the generated marker of the annotations <anno>Anno</anno>. @@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="set_line" arity="2"/> - <type name="line"></type> <fsummary>Modify the line</fsummary> + <type name="line"></type> <desc> <p>Modifies the line of the annotations <anno>Anno</anno>. </p> @@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="set_location" arity="2"/> - <type name="location"></type> <fsummary>Modify the location</fsummary> + <type name="location"></type> <desc> <p>Modifies the location of the annotations <anno>Anno</anno>. </p> @@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="set_record" arity="2"/> - <type name="record"></type> <fsummary>Modify the record marker</fsummary> + <type name="record"></type> <desc> <p>Modifies the record marker of the annotations <anno>Anno</anno>. </p> @@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="set_text" arity="2"/> - <type name="text"></type> <fsummary>Modify the text</fsummary> + <type name="text"></type> <desc> <p>Modifies the text of the annotations <anno>Anno</anno>. </p> @@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="text" arity="1"/> - <type name="text"></type> <fsummary>Return the text</fsummary> + <type name="text"></type> <desc> <p>Returns the text of the annotations <anno>Anno</anno>. If there is no text, <c>undefined</c> is returned. diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_parse.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_parse.xml index fdd776b7f1..0938b5dec3 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_parse.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_parse.xml @@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ </func> <func> <name name="abstract" arity="2"/> - <type name="encoding_func"/> <fsummary>Convert an Erlang term into an abstract form</fsummary> + <type name="encoding_func"/> <desc> <p>Converts the Erlang data structure <c><anno>Data</anno></c> into an abstract form of type <c><anno>AbsTerm</anno></c>.</p> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_pp.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_pp.xml index c9d9e2723d..4b8a571c81 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_pp.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_pp.xml @@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ <datatype> <name name="hook_function"/> <desc> - <p>The optional argument <marker id="hook_function"> - <c>HookFunction</c></marker>, shown in the functions described below, + <p>The optional argument <marker id="hook_function"/> + <c>HookFunction</c>, shown in the functions described below, defines a function which is called when an unknown form occurs where there should be a valid expression.</p> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_scan.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_scan.xml index 18e988e286..342f491dd0 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_scan.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_scan.xml @@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ <func> <name name="tokens" arity="3"/> <name name="tokens" arity="4"/> + <fsummary>Re-entrant scanner</fsummary> <type name="char_spec"/> <type name="return_cont"/> <type_desc name="return_cont">An opaque continuation</type_desc> - <fsummary>Re-entrant scanner</fsummary> <desc> <p>This is the re-entrant scanner which scans characters until a <em>dot</em> ('.' followed by a white space) or @@ -324,9 +324,9 @@ <func> <name name="token_info" arity="2" clause_i="1"/> <name name="token_info" arity="2" clause_i="2"/> + <fsummary>Return information about a token</fsummary> <type name="token_item"/> <type name="attribute_item"/> - <fsummary>Return information about a token</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns a list containing information about the token <c><anno>Token</anno></c>. If one single @@ -345,28 +345,28 @@ <p>The following <c><anno>TokenInfoTuple</anno></c>s with corresponding <c><anno>TokenItem</anno></c>s are valid:</p> <taglist> - <tag><c>{category, <seealso marker="#type-category"> - category()</seealso>}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{category, </c><seealso marker="#type-category"> + category()</seealso><c>}</c></tag> <item><p>The category of the token.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{column, <seealso marker="#type-column"> - column()</seealso>}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{column, </c><seealso marker="#type-column"> + column()</seealso><c>}</c></tag> <item><p>The column where the token begins.</p> </item> <tag><c>{length, integer() > 0}</c></tag> <item><p>The length of the token's text.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{line, <seealso marker="#type-line"> - line()</seealso>}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{line, </c><seealso marker="#type-line"> + line()</seealso><c>}</c></tag> <item><p>The line where the token begins.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{location, <seealso marker="#type-location"> - location()</seealso>}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{location, </c><seealso marker="#type-location"> + location()</seealso><c>}</c></tag> <item><p>The line and column where the token begins, or just the line if the column unknown.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{symbol, <seealso marker="#type-symbol"> - symbol()</seealso>}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{symbol, </c><seealso marker="#type-symbol"> + symbol()</seealso><c>}</c></tag> <item><p>The token's symbol.</p> </item> <tag><c>{text, string()}</c></tag> @@ -416,19 +416,19 @@ <p>The following <c><anno>AttributeInfoTuple</anno></c>s with corresponding <c><anno>AttributeItem</anno></c>s are valid:</p> <taglist> - <tag><c>{column, <seealso marker="#type-column"> - column()</seealso>}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{column, </c><seealso marker="#type-column"> + column()</seealso><c>}</c></tag> <item><p>The column where the token begins.</p> </item> <tag><c>{length, integer() > 0}</c></tag> <item><p>The length of the token's text.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{line, <seealso marker="#type-line"> - line()</seealso>}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{line, </c><seealso marker="#type-line"> + line()</seealso><c>}</c></tag> <item><p>The line where the token begins.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{location, <seealso marker="#type-location"> - location()</seealso>}</c></tag> + <tag><c>{location, </c><seealso marker="#type-location"> + location()</seealso><c>}</c></tag> <item><p>The line and column where the token begins, or just the line if the column unknown.</p> </item> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml index 0fa5a55c5b..898b55df72 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml @@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ structure like a file descriptor, a sftp channel id or such. The different <c>Fun</c> clauses operates on that very term. </p> - <p>The fun clauses parameter lists are: + <p>The fun clauses parameter lists are:</p> <taglist> <tag><c>(write, {UserPrivate,DataToWrite})</c></tag> <item>Write the term <c>DataToWrite</c> using <c>UserPrivate</c></item> @@ -457,7 +457,6 @@ <tag><c></c></tag> <item></item> </taglist> - </p> <p>A complete <c>Fun</c> parameter for reading and writing on files using the <seealso marker="kernel:file">file module</seealso> could be: </p> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml index ab1a5900b9..447fe51130 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml @@ -132,9 +132,10 @@ <name name="access"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name><marker id="type-continuation">continuation()</marker></name> + <name>continuation()</name> <desc> - <p>Opaque continuation used by <seealso marker="#select/1"> + <p><marker id="type-continuation"/> + Opaque continuation used by <seealso marker="#select/1"> <c>select/1,3</c></seealso>, <seealso marker="#select_reverse/1"> <c>select_reverse/1,3</c></seealso>, <seealso marker="#match/1"> @@ -448,13 +449,13 @@ Error: fun containing local Erlang function calls <item><c>{owner, pid()}</c> <br></br> The pid of the owner of the table.</item> - <item><c>{protection, <seealso marker="#type-access">access()</seealso>}</c> <br></br> + <item><c>{protection, </c><seealso marker="#type-access">access()</seealso><c>}</c> <br></br> The table access rights.</item> <item><c>{size, integer() >= 0</c> <br></br> The number of objects inserted in the table.</item> - <item><c>{type, <seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso>}</c> <br></br> + <item><c>{type, </c><seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso><c>}</c> <br></br> The table type.</item> <item><c>{read_concurrency, boolean()}</c> <br></br> @@ -487,14 +488,39 @@ Error: fun containing local Erlang function calls <item><c>Item=fixed, Value=boolean()</c> <br></br> Indicates if the table is fixed by any process or not.</item> - <item> - <p><c>Item=safe_fixed, Value={FirstFixed,Info}|false</c> <br></br> + <item><marker id="info_2_safe_fixed_monotonic_time"/> + <p><c>Item=safe_fixed|safe_fixed_monotonic_time, Value={FixationTime,Info}|false</c> <br></br> </p> - <p>If the table has been fixed using <c>safe_fixtable/2</c>, - the call returns a tuple where <c>FirstFixed</c> is the + <p>If the table has been fixed using + <seealso marker="#safe_fixtable/2"><c>safe_fixtable/2</c></seealso>, + the call returns a tuple where <c>FixationTime</c> is the time when the table was first fixed by a process, which may or may not be one of the processes it is fixed by right now.</p> + <p>The format and value of <c>FixationTime</c> depends on + <c>Item</c>:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>safe_fixed</c></tag> + <item><p><c>FixationTime</c> will correspond to the result + returned by + <seealso marker="erts:erlang#timestamp/0">erlang:timestamp/0</seealso> + at the time of fixation. Note that when the system is using + single or multi + <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Modes">time warp + modes</seealso> this might produce strange results. This + since the usage of <c>safe_fixed</c> is not + <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Safe_Code">time warp + safe</seealso>. Time warp safe code need to use + <c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c> instead.</p></item> + + <tag><c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c></tag> + <item><p><c>FixationTime</c> will correspond to the result + returned by + <seealso marker="erts:erlang#monotonic_time/0">erlang:monotonic_time/0</seealso> + at the time of fixation. The usage of <c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c> is + <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Safe_Code">time warp + safe</seealso>.</p></item> + </taglist> <p><c>Info</c> is a possibly empty lists of tuples <c>{Pid,RefCount}</c>, one tuple for every process the table is fixed by right now. <c>RefCount</c> is the value @@ -610,7 +636,7 @@ ets:is_compiled_ms(Broken).</code> <p>Returns the last key <c><anno>Key</anno></c> according to Erlang term order in the table <c>Tab</c> of the <c>ordered_set</c> type. If the table is of any other type, the function is synonymous - to <c>first/2</c>. If the table is empty, + to <c>first/1</c>. If the table is empty, <c>'$end_of_table'</c> is returned.</p> <p>Use <c>prev/2</c> to find preceding keys in the table.</p> </desc> @@ -916,7 +942,7 @@ ets:select(Table,MatchSpec),</code> </item> <item> <p><c>{keypos,<anno>Pos</anno>}</c> - Specfies which element in the stored tuples should be + Specifies which element in the stored tuples should be used as key. By default, it is the first element, i.e. <c><anno>Pos</anno>=1</c>. However, this is not always appropriate. In particular, we do not want the first element to be the @@ -1134,9 +1160,11 @@ clean_all_with_value(Tab,X,Key) -> table but never releases it, the memory used by the deleted objects will never be freed. The performance of operations on the table will also degrade significantly.</p> - <p>Use <c>info/2</c> to retrieve information about which - processes have fixed which tables. A system with a lot of - processes fixing tables may need a monitor which sends alarms + <p>Use + <seealso marker="#info_2_safe_fixed_monotonic_time"><c>info(Tab, + safe_fixed_monotonic_time)</c></seealso> to retrieve information + about which processes have fixed which tables. A system with a lot + of processes fixing tables may need a monitor which sends alarms when tables have been fixed for too long.</p> <p>Note that for tables of the <c>ordered_set</c> type, <c>safe_fixtable/2</c> is not necessary as calls to @@ -1626,6 +1654,7 @@ true</pre> <name name="update_counter" arity="4" clause_i="2"/> <name name="update_counter" arity="3" clause_i="3"/> <name name="update_counter" arity="4" clause_i="3"/> + <fsummary>Update a counter object in an ETS table.</fsummary> <type variable="Tab"/> <type variable="Key"/> <type variable="UpdateOp" name_i="1"/> @@ -1633,7 +1662,6 @@ true</pre> <type variable="Threshold" name_i="1"/> <type variable="SetValue" name_i="1"/> <type variable="Default"/> - <fsummary>Update a counter object in an ETS table.</fsummary> <desc> <p>This function provides an efficient way to update one or more counters, without the hassle of having to look up an object, update @@ -1700,11 +1728,11 @@ true</pre> <func> <name name="update_element" arity="3" clause_i="1"/> <name name="update_element" arity="3" clause_i="2"/> + <fsummary>Updates the <c>Pos</c>:th element of the object with a given key in an ETS table.</fsummary> <type variable="Tab"/> <type variable="Key"/> <type variable="Value"/> <type variable="Pos"/> - <fsummary>Updates the <c>Pos</c>:th element of the object with a given key in an ETS table.</fsummary> <desc> <p>This function provides an efficient way to update one or more elements within an object, without the hassle of having to look up, diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/file_sorter.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/file_sorter.xml index 30e09c17b0..f033eebec7 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/file_sorter.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/file_sorter.xml @@ -223,82 +223,82 @@ output(L) -> <datatypes> <datatype> - <name name="file_name"/><br/> + <name name="file_name"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="file_names"/><br/> + <name name="file_names"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="i_command"/><br/> + <name name="i_command"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="i_reply"/><br/> + <name name="i_reply"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="infun"/><br/> + <name name="infun"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="input"/><br/> + <name name="input"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="input_reply"/><br/> + <name name="input_reply"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="o_command"/><br/> + <name name="o_command"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="o_reply"/><br/> + <name name="o_reply"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="object"/><br/> + <name name="object"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="outfun"/><br/> + <name name="outfun"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="output"/><br/> + <name name="output"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="output_reply"/><br/> + <name name="output_reply"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="value"/><br/> + <name name="value"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="options"/><br/> + <name name="options"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="option"/><br/> + <name name="option"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="format"/><br/> + <name name="format"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="format_fun"/><br/> + <name name="format_fun"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="header_length"/><br/> + <name name="header_length"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="key_pos"/><br/> + <name name="key_pos"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="no_files"/><br/> + <name name="no_files"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="order"/><br/> + <name name="order"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="order_fun"/><br/> + <name name="order_fun"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="size"/><br/> + <name name="size"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="tmp_directory"/><br/> + <name name="tmp_directory"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="reason"/><br/> + <name name="reason"/> </datatype> </datatypes> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml index 77e262dbe6..1d4ffc10f9 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ <desc> <p>Converts <c><anno>Path</anno></c> to a form accepted by the command shell and native applications on the current platform. On Windows, - forward slashes is converted to backward slashes. On all + forward slashes are converted to backward slashes. On all platforms, the name is normalized as done by <c>join/1</c>.</p> <pre> 19> <input>filename:nativename("/usr/local/bin/").</input> % Unix diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml index 1efac1535a..c4bab45781 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml @@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 the purposes described below.</p> </note> <p>This function is called by a gen_event process when:</p> - <list typed="bulleted"> + <list type="bulleted"> <item>One of <seealso marker="sys#get_status/1">sys:get_status/1,2</seealso> is invoked to get the gen_event status. <c>Opt</c> is set @@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 customises the details of the current state of the event handler. Any term is allowed for <c>Status</c>. The gen_event module uses <c>Status</c> as follows:</p> - <list typed="bulleted"> + <list type="bulleted"> <item>When <c>sys:get_status/1,2</c> is called, gen_event ensures that its return value contains <c>Status</c> in place of the event handler's actual state term.</item> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml index 5f7b5a3437..4d594b8eb2 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml @@ -339,11 +339,12 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 </desc> </func> <func> - <name>reply(Caller, Reply) -> true</name> + <name>reply(Caller, Reply) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Send a reply to a caller.</fsummary> <type> <v>Caller - see below</v> <v>Reply = term()</v> + <v>Result = term()</v> </type> <desc> <p>This function can be used by a gen_fsm to explicitly send a @@ -358,6 +359,8 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 which will be given back to the client as the return value of <c>sync_send_event/2,3</c> or <c>sync_send_all_state_event/2,3</c>.</p> + <p>The return value <c>Result</c> is not further defined, and + should always be ignored.</p> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -802,7 +805,7 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 module state data.</p> </note> <p>This function is called by a gen_fsm process when:</p> - <list typed="bulleted"> + <list type="bulleted"> <item>One of <seealso marker="sys#get_status/1">sys:get_status/1,2</seealso> is invoked to get the gen_fsm status. <c>Opt</c> is set to diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml index c31e869db8..6d04771cd4 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml @@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 module state.</p> </note> <p>This function is called by a gen_server process when:</p> - <list typed="bulleted"> + <list type="bulleted"> <item>One of <seealso marker="sys#get_status/1">sys:get_status/1,2</seealso> is invoked to get the gen_server status. <c>Opt</c> is set diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml index edf3c51b4c..4655c8662f 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io.xml @@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ <func> <name name="get_chars" arity="2"/> <name name="get_chars" arity="3"/> - <type name="server_no_data"/> <fsummary>Read a specified number of characters</fsummary> + <type name="server_no_data"/> <desc> <p>Reads <c><anno>Count</anno></c> characters from standard input (<c><anno>IoDevice</anno></c>), prompting it with <c><anno>Prompt</anno></c>. It @@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ <func> <name name="get_line" arity="1"/> <name name="get_line" arity="2"/> - <type name="server_no_data"/> <fsummary>Read a line</fsummary> + <type name="server_no_data"/> <desc> <p>Reads a line from the standard input (<c><anno>IoDevice</anno></c>), prompting it with <c><anno>Prompt</anno></c>. It returns:</p> @@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ <func> <name name="read" arity="1"/> <name name="read" arity="2"/> - <type name="server_no_data"/> <fsummary>Read a term</fsummary> + <type name="server_no_data"/> <desc> <p>Reads a term <c><anno>Term</anno></c> from the standard input (<c><anno>IoDevice</anno></c>), prompting it with <c><anno>Prompt</anno></c>. It @@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ <func> <name name="read" arity="3"/> <name name="read" arity="4"/> - <type name="server_no_data"/> <fsummary>Read a term</fsummary> + <type name="server_no_data"/> <desc> <p>Reads a term <c><anno>Term</anno></c> from <c><anno>IoDevice</anno></c>, prompting it with <c><anno>Prompt</anno></c>. Reading starts at location @@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ ok <func> <name name="fread" arity="2"/> <name name="fread" arity="3"/> - <type name="server_no_data"/> <fsummary>Read formatted input</fsummary> + <type name="server_no_data"/> <desc> <p>Reads characters from the standard input (<c><anno>IoDevice</anno></c>), prompting it with <c><anno>Prompt</anno></c>. Interprets the characters in @@ -870,8 +870,8 @@ enter><input>:</input> <input>alan</input> <input>:</input> <input>joe</in <name name="scan_erl_exprs" arity="2"/> <name name="scan_erl_exprs" arity="3"/> <name name="scan_erl_exprs" arity="4"/> - <type name="server_no_data"/> <fsummary>Read and tokenize Erlang expressions</fsummary> + <type name="server_no_data"/> <desc> <p>Reads data from the standard input (<c>IoDevice</c>), prompting it with <c>Prompt</c>. Reading starts at location @@ -919,8 +919,8 @@ enter><input>1.0er.</input> <name name="scan_erl_form" arity="2"/> <name name="scan_erl_form" arity="3"/> <name name="scan_erl_form" arity="4"/> - <type name="server_no_data"/> <fsummary>Read and tokenize an Erlang form</fsummary> + <type name="server_no_data"/> <desc> <p>Reads data from the standard input (<c><anno>IoDevice</anno></c>), prompting it with <c><anno>Prompt</anno></c>. Starts reading @@ -939,9 +939,9 @@ enter><input>1.0er.</input> <name name="parse_erl_exprs" arity="2"/> <name name="parse_erl_exprs" arity="3"/> <name name="parse_erl_exprs" arity="4"/> + <fsummary>Read, tokenize and parse Erlang expressions</fsummary> <type name="parse_ret"/> <type name="server_no_data"/> - <fsummary>Read, tokenize and parse Erlang expressions</fsummary> <desc> <p>Reads data from the standard input (<c><anno>IoDevice</anno></c>), prompting it with @@ -990,9 +990,9 @@ enter><input>abc("hey".</input> <name name="parse_erl_form" arity="2"/> <name name="parse_erl_form" arity="3"/> <name name="parse_erl_form" arity="4"/> + <fsummary>Read, tokenize and parse an Erlang form</fsummary> <type name="parse_form_ret"/> <type name="server_no_data"/> - <fsummary>Read, tokenize and parse an Erlang form</fsummary> <desc> <p>Reads data from the standard input (<c><anno>IoDevice</anno></c>), prompting it with <c><anno>Prompt</anno></c>. Starts reading at diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/lists.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/lists.xml index 46edd9fe16..89ba5238b5 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/lists.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/lists.xml @@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ flatmap(Fun, List1) -> </func> <func> <name name="keyfind" arity="3"/> - <type_desc variable="N">1..tuple_size(<anno>Tuple</anno>)</type_desc> <fsummary>Search for an element in a list of tuples</fsummary> + <type_desc variable="N">1..tuple_size(<anno>Tuple</anno>)</type_desc> <desc> <p>Searches the list of tuples <c><anno>TupleList</anno></c> for a tuple whose <c><anno>N</anno></c>th element compares equal to <c><anno>Key</anno></c>. @@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ flatmap(Fun, List1) -> </func> <func> <name name="keymember" arity="3"/> - <type_desc variable="N">1..tuple_size(<anno>Tuple</anno>)</type_desc> <fsummary>Test for membership of a list of tuples</fsummary> + <type_desc variable="N">1..tuple_size(<anno>Tuple</anno>)</type_desc> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if there is a tuple in <c><anno>TupleList</anno></c> whose <c><anno>N</anno></c>th element compares equal to <c><anno>Key</anno></c>, otherwise @@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ flatmap(Fun, List1) -> </func> <func> <name name="keysearch" arity="3"/> - <type_desc variable="N">1..tuple_size(<anno>Tuple</anno>)</type_desc> <fsummary>Search for an element in a list of tuples</fsummary> + <type_desc variable="N">1..tuple_size(<anno>Tuple</anno>)</type_desc> <desc> <p>Searches the list of tuples <c><anno>TupleList</anno></c> for a tuple whose <c><anno>N</anno></c>th element compares equal to <c><anno>Key</anno></c>. diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/math.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/math.xml index 31e838d741..aee6c3f238 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/math.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/math.xml @@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ <name name="log10" arity="1"/> <name name="pow" arity="2"/> <name name="sqrt" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Diverse math functions</fsummary> <type variable="X" name_i="7"/> <type variable="Y" name_i="7"/> - <fsummary>Diverse math functions</fsummary> <desc> <p>A collection of math functions which return floats. Arguments are numbers. </p> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml index 514ac37d90..5d4f9d912f 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,219 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the STDLIB application.</p> +<section><title>STDLIB 2.8</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fix evaluation in matching of bound map key variables in + the interpreter.</p> + <p> + Prior to this patch, the following code would not + evaluate: <c>X = key,(fun(#{X := value}) -> true + end)(#{X => value})</c></p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13218</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Fix <c>erl_eval</c> not using non-local function + handler. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13228 Aux Id: ERL-32 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> The Erlang Code Linter no longer crashes if there is + a <c>-deprecated()</c> attribute but no <c>-module()</c> + declaration. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13230 Aux Id: ERL-62 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The timestamp in the result returned by <c>dets:info(Tab, + safe_fixed)</c> was unintentionally broken as a result of + the time API rewrites in OTP 18.0. This has now been + fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13239 Aux Id: OTP-11997 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>A rare race condition in <c>beam_lib</c> when using + encrypted abstract format has been eliminated.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13278</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Improved maps:with/2 and maps:without/2 algorithms</p> + <p> + The new implementation speeds up the execution + significantly for all sizes of input.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13376</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Time warp safety improvements.</p> + <p> + Introduced the options <c>monotonic_timestamp</c>, and + <c>strict_monotonic_timestamp</c> to the trace, + sequential trace, and system profile functionality. This + since the already existing <c>timestamp</c> option is not + time warp safe.</p> + <p> + Introduced the option <c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c> to + <c>ets:info/2</c> and <c>dets:info/2</c>. This since the + already existing <c>safe_fixed</c> option is not time + warp safe.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13222 Aux Id: OTP-11997 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + In the shell Ctrl+W (delete word) will no longer consider + "." as being part of a word.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13281</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>STDLIB 2.7</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>The Erlang Pretty Printer uses <c>::</c> for function + type constraints.</p> <p>A bug concerning pretty printing + of annotated type union elements in map pair types has + been fixed.</p> <p>Some minor issues regarding the + documentation of types and specs have been corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13084</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> The shell command <c>rp</c> prints strings as lists + of integers if pretty printing of lists is set to + <c>false</c>. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13145</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The shell would crash if a bit syntax expression with + conflicting types were given (e.g. if a field type was + given as '<c>integer-binary</c>'). (Thanks to Aleksei + Magusev for reporting this bug.)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13157</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>The <c>rand:export_seed/0</c> would never return + '<c>undefined</c>' even if no seed has previously been + created. Fixed to return '<c>undefined</c>' if there is + no seed in the process dictionary.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13162</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Add support for the Delete, Home and End keys in the + Erlang shell.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13032</p> + </item> + <item> + <p><c>beam_lib:all_chunks/1</c> and + <c>beam_lib:build_module/1</c> have been documented.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13063</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>STDLIB 2.6</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> In OTP 18.0, <c>qlc</c> does not handle syntax errors + well. This bug has been fixed. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12946</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Optimize zip:unzip/2 when uncompressing to memory.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12950</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The <c>stdlib</c> reference manual is updated to show + correct information about the return value of + <c>gen_fsm:reply/2</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12973</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>re:split2,3 and re:replace/3,4 now correctly handles + pre-compiled patterns that have been compiled using the + '<c>unicode</c>' option.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12977</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Export <c>shell:catch_exception/1</c> as documented.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12990</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>A mechanism for limiting the amount of text that the + built-in error logger events will produce has been + introduced. It is useful for limiting both the size of + log files and the CPU time used to produce them.</p> + <p>This mechanism is experimental in the sense that it + may be changed if it turns out that it does not solve the + problem it is supposed to solve. In that case, there may + be backward incompatible improvements to this + mechanism.</p> + <p>See the documentation for the config parameter + <c>error_logger_format_depth</c> in the Kernel + application for information about how to turn on this + feature.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12864</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>STDLIB 2.5</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> @@ -89,8 +302,9 @@ Correct <c>maps</c> module error exceptions </p> <p> Bad input to maps module function will now yield the - following exceptions: <list> <item>{badmap,NotMap} - or,</item> <item>badarg</item> </list></p> + following exceptions:</p> + <list> <item>{badmap, NotMap}, or </item> <item>badarg.</item> + </list> <p> Own Id: OTP-12657</p> </item> @@ -188,12 +402,11 @@ <p> <c>proc_lib:stop/1,3</c> is used by the following functions:</p> - <p> <list> <item><c>gen_server:stop/1,3</c> (new)</item> <item><c>gen_fsm:stop/1,3</c> (new)</item> <item><c>gen_event:stop/1,3</c> (modified to be synchronous)</item> <item><c>wx_object:stop/1,3</c> - (new)</item> </list></p> + (new)</item> </list> <p> Own Id: OTP-11173 Aux Id: seq12353 </p> </item> @@ -800,8 +1013,7 @@ also implemented by the generic behaviours <c>gen_server</c>, <c>gen_event</c> and <c>gen_fsm</c>.</p> <p> - The potential incompatibility refers to</p> - <p> + The potential incompatibility refers to:</p> <list> <item>The previous behaviour of intercepting the system message and passing a tuple of size 2 as the last argument to <c>sys:handle_system_msg/6</c> is no longer @@ -809,7 +1021,7 @@ <c>StateFun</c> in <c>sys:replace_state/2,3</c> fails is changed from being totally silent to possibly (if the callback module does not catch) throw an exception in the - client process.</item> </list></p> + client process.</item> </list> <p> (Thanks to James Fish and Steve Vinoski)</p> <p> @@ -971,22 +1183,28 @@ <p> EEP43: New data type - Maps</p> <p> - With Maps you may for instance: <taglist> <item><c>M0 = - #{ a => 1, b => 2}, % create - associations</c></item> <item><c>M1 = M0#{ a := 10 }, % - update values</c></item> <item><c>M2 = M1#{ "hi" => - "hello"}, % add new associations</c></item> <item><c>#{ - "hi" := V1, a := V2, b := V3} = M2. % match keys with - values</c></item> </taglist></p> + With Maps you may for instance:</p> + <taglist> + <tag/> <item><c>M0 = #{ a => 1, b => 2}, % create + associations</c></item> + <tag/><item><c>M1 = M0#{ a := 10 }, % update values</c></item> + <tag/><item><c>M2 = M1#{ "hi" => + "hello"}, % add new associations</c></item> + <tag/><item><c>#{ "hi" := V1, a := V2, b := V3} = M2. + % match keys with values</c></item> + </taglist> <p> For information on how to use Maps please see Map Expressions in the <seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:expressions#map_expressions"> Reference Manual</seealso>.</p> <p> The current implementation is without the following - features: <taglist> <item>No variable keys</item> - <item>No single value access</item> <item>No map - comprehensions</item> </taglist></p> + features:</p> + <taglist> + <tag/><item>No variable keys</item> + <tag/><item>No single value access</item> + <tag/><item>No map comprehensions</item> + </taglist> <p> Note that Maps is <em>experimental</em> during OTP 17.0.</p> <p> @@ -1737,13 +1955,15 @@ supervisor or for the problematic child.</p> <p> This introduces some incompatibilities in stdlib due to - new return values from supervisor: <list> + new return values from supervisor:</p> + <list> <item>restart_child/2 can now return {error,restarting}</item> <item>delete_child/2 can now return {error,restarting}</item> <item>which_children/1 returns a list of {Id,Child,Type,Mods}, where Child, in addition to the old pid() or 'undefined', now also can be - 'restarting'.</item> </list></p> + 'restarting'.</item> + </list> <p> *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> <p> @@ -1759,10 +1979,10 @@ Own Id: OTP-9782 Aux Id: seq11964 </p> </item> <item> - <p> Use universal time as base in error logger + <p> Use universal time as base in error logger</p> <p> Previous conversion used the deprecated - calendar:local_time_to_universal_time/1 </p></p> + calendar:local_time_to_universal_time/1 </p> <p> Own Id: OTP-9854</p> </item> @@ -2519,10 +2739,10 @@ Own Id: OTP-8989 Aux Id: seq11741 </p> </item> <item> - <p>Fix exception generation in the io module + <p>Fix exception generation in the io module</p> <p> Some functions did not generate correct badarg exception - on a badarg exception.</p></p> + on a badarg exception.</p> <p> Own Id: OTP-9045</p> </item> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml index 86ade8840f..85f0c0c908 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml @@ -227,6 +227,17 @@ init(Parent) -> </desc> </func> <func> + <name name="format" arity="3"/> + <fsummary>Format a crash report.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>This function can be used by a user defined event handler to + format a crash report. When <anno>Depth</anno> is given as an + positive integer, it will be used in the format string to + limit the output as follows: <c>io_lib:format("~P", + [Term,<anno>Depth</anno>])</c>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="initial_call" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Extract the initial call of a <c>proc_lib</c>spawned process.</fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml index e7d4728ef7..50057259c6 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ strong. If a strong cryptographic random number generator is needed, use one of functions in the <seealso marker="crypto:crypto">crypto</seealso> - module, for example <c>crypto:rand_bytes/1</c>.</p></note> + module, for example <c>crypto:strong_rand_bytes/1</c>.</p></note> </description> <datatypes> <datatype> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml index 91a4012ce9..fc4f796863 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ tuple of three integers.</p> <p>It should be noted that this random number generator is not cryptographically strong. If a strong cryptographic random number generator is needed for - example <c>crypto:rand_bytes/1</c> could be used instead.</p> + example <c>crypto:strong_rand_bytes/1</c> could be used instead.</p> <note><p>The new and improved <seealso marker="stdlib:rand">rand</seealso> module should be used instead of this module.</p></note> @@ -76,9 +76,15 @@ dictionary, and returns the old state.</p> <p>One easy way of obtaining a unique value to seed with is to:</p> <code type="none"> - random:seed(<seealso marker="erts:erlang#phash2/1">erlang:phash2</seealso>([<seealso marker="erts:erlang#node/0">node()</seealso>]), - <seealso marker="erts:erlang#monotonic_time/0">erlang:monotonic_time()</seealso>, - <seealso marker="erts:erlang#unique_integer/0">erlang:unique_integer()</seealso>)</code> +random:seed(erlang:phash2([node()]), + erlang:monotonic_time(), + erlang:unique_integer())</code> + <p>See <seealso marker="erts:erlang#phash2/1"> + erlang:phash2/1</seealso>, <seealso marker="erts:erlang#node/0"> + node/0</seealso>, <seealso marker="erts:erlang#monotonic_time/0"> + erlang:monotonic_time/0</seealso>, and + <seealso marker="erts:erlang#unique_integer/0"> + erlang:unique_integer/0</seealso>) for details.</p> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ <p>The implementation changed in R15. Upgrading to R15 will break applications that expect a specific output for a given seed. The output is still deterministic number series, but different compared to releases - older than R15. The seed <c>{0,0,0}</c> will for example no longer + older than R15. The seed <c>{0,0,0}</c> will, for example, no longer produce a flawed series of only zeros.</p> </section> </erlref> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/re.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/re.xml index 46b382a6be..8c19926b10 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/re.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/re.xml @@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ This option makes it possible to include comments inside complicated patterns. N </func> <func> <name name="run" arity="3"/> - <type_desc variable="CompileOpt">See <seealso marker="#compile_options">compile/2</seealso> above.</type_desc> <fsummary>Match a subject against regular expression and capture subpatterns</fsummary> + <type_desc variable="CompileOpt">See <seealso marker="#compile_options">compile/2</seealso> above.</type_desc> <desc> <p>Executes a regexp matching, returning <c>match/{match, @@ -881,11 +881,11 @@ nomatch </desc> </func> </funcs> - - <marker id="regexp_syntax"></marker> + <section> <title>PERL LIKE REGULAR EXPRESSIONS SYNTAX</title> - <p>The following sections contain reference material for the + <p><marker id="regexp_syntax"></marker> + The following sections contain reference material for the regular expressions used by this module. The regular expression reference is based on the PCRE documentation, with changes in cases where the re module behaves differently to the PCRE library.</p> @@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ supported, and an error is given if they are encountered.</p> <p>By default, in UTF modes, characters with values greater than 255 do not match any of the POSIX character classes. However, if the PCRE_UCP option is passed -to <b>pcre_compile()</b>, some of the classes are changed so that Unicode +to <em>pcre_compile()</em>, some of the classes are changed so that Unicode character properties are used. This is achieved by replacing the POSIX classes by other sequences, as follows:</p> @@ -2078,10 +2078,10 @@ by other sequences, as follows:</p> <tag>[:alnum:]</tag> <item>becomes <em>\p{Xan}</em></item> <tag>[:alpha:]</tag> <item>becomes <em>\p{L}</em></item> <tag>[:blank:]</tag> <item>becomes <em>\h</em></item> - <tag>[:digit:</tag>] <item>becomes <em>\p{Nd}</em></item> + <tag>[:digit:]</tag> <item>becomes <em>\p{Nd}</em></item> <tag>[:lower:]</tag> <item>becomes <em>\p{Ll}</em></item> <tag>[:space:]</tag> <item>becomes <em>\p{Xps}</em></item> - <tag>[:upper:</tag>] <item>becomes <em>\p{Lu}</em></item> + <tag>[:upper:]</tag> <item>becomes <em>\p{Lu}</em></item> <tag>[:word:]</tag> <item>becomes <em>\p{Xwd}</em></item> </taglist> @@ -3059,7 +3059,7 @@ default newline convention is in force:</p> <quote><p> abc #comment \n still comment</p></quote> -<p>On encountering the # character, <b>pcre_compile()</b> skips along, looking for +<p>On encountering the # character, <em>pcre_compile()</em> skips along, looking for a newline in the pattern. The sequence \n is still literal at this stage, so it does not terminate the comment. Only an actual character with the code value 0x0a (the default newline) does so.</p> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sofs.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sofs.xml index 5d7648d9a1..53f6ca957a 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sofs.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sofs.xml @@ -398,8 +398,9 @@ fun(S) -> sofs:partition(1, S) end </datatype> <datatype> <!-- Parameterized opaque types are NYI: --> - <name><marker id="type-tuple_of">tuple_of(T)</marker></name> - <desc><p>A tuple where the elements are of type <c>T</c>.</p></desc> + <name>tuple_of(T)</name> + <desc><p><marker id="type-tuple_of"/> + A tuple where the elements are of type <c>T</c>.</p></desc> </datatype> </datatypes> <funcs> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml index f08b752998..815bf4a489 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ <desc> <p>Dynamically adds a child specification to the supervisor <c><anno>SupRef</anno></c> which starts the corresponding child process.</p> - <p><marker id="SupRef"><c><anno>SupRef</anno></c></marker> can be:</p> + <p><marker id="SupRef"/><c><anno>SupRef</anno></c> can be:</p> <list type="bulleted"> <item>the pid,</item> <item><c>Name</c>, if the supervisor is locally registered,</item> @@ -543,7 +543,10 @@ </item> <item> <p><c>active</c> - the count of all actively running child processes - managed by this supervisor.</p> + managed by this supervisor. In the case of <c>simple_one_for_one</c> + supervisors, no check is carried out to ensure that each child process + is still alive, though the result provided here is likely to be very + accurate unless the supervisor is heavily overloaded.</p> </item> <item> <p><c>supervisors</c> - the count of all children marked as diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml index 6ec515849e..d400f72e1d 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml @@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ <p>These functions are intended only to help with debugging. They are provided for convenience, allowing developers to avoid having to create their own state extraction functions and also avoid having to interactively extract state from the return values of - <c><seealso marker="#get_status-1">get_status/1</seealso></c> or - <c><seealso marker="#get_status-2">get_status/2</seealso></c> while debugging.</p> + <seealso marker="#get_status-1"><c>get_status/1</c></seealso> or + <seealso marker="#get_status-2"><c>get_status/2</c></seealso> while debugging.</p> </note> <p>The value of <c><anno>State</anno></c> varies for different types of processes. For a <c>gen_server</c> process, the returned <c><anno>State</anno></c> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/timer.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/timer.xml index e002f519b9..7609487300 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/timer.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/timer.xml @@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ <name name="send_after" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Send <c>Message</c>to <c>Pid</c>after a specified <c>Time</c>.</fsummary> <desc> - <p> <taglist> <tag><c>send_after/3</c></tag> <item> @@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ <p>Same as <c>send_after(<anno>Time</anno>, self(), <anno>Message</anno>)</c>.</p> </item> </taglist> - </p> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -109,7 +107,6 @@ <name name="exit_after" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Send an exit signal with <c>Reason</c>after a specified <c>Time</c>.</fsummary> <desc> - <p> <taglist> <tag><c>exit_after/3</c></tag> <item> @@ -130,7 +127,6 @@ <p>Same as <c>exit_after(<anno>Time</anno>, self(), kill)</c>. </p> </item> </taglist> - </p> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -147,7 +143,6 @@ <name name="send_interval" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Send <c>Message</c>repeatedly at intervals of <c>Time</c>.</fsummary> <desc> - <p> <taglist> <tag><c>send_interval/3</c></tag> <item> @@ -161,7 +156,6 @@ <p>Same as <c>send_interval(<anno>Time</anno>, self(), <anno>Message</anno>)</c>.</p> </item> </taglist> - </p> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -192,7 +186,6 @@ Function, Arguments)</c> or <c>apply(Fun, Arguments)</c></fsummary> <type_desc variable="Time">In microseconds</type_desc> <desc> - <p> <taglist> <tag><c>tc/3</c></tag> <item> @@ -213,7 +206,6 @@ </item> </taglist> - </p> </desc> </func> <func> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode.xml index 19ddf1cbd6..966eec49f5 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode.xml @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ <c>latin1</c>, or have characters encoded as one of the UTF-encodings, which is given as the <c><anno>InEncoding</anno></c> parameter. Only when the <c><anno>InEncoding</anno></c> is one of the UTF - encodings, integers in the list are allowed to be grater than + encodings, integers in the list are allowed to be greater than 255.</p> <p>If <c><anno>InEncoding</anno></c> is <c>latin1</c>, the <c><anno>Data</anno></c> parameter diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/zip.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/zip.xml index 4500995c34..186c8ac724 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/zip.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/zip.xml @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ </datatype> <datatype> <name name="filename"/> - <p>The name of a zip file.</p> + <desc><p>The name of a zip file.</p></desc> </datatype> <datatype><name name="extension"/></datatype> <datatype><name name="extension_spec"/></datatype> |