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-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml20
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/src/ets.erl11
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/test/ets_SUITE.erl35
3 files changed, 63 insertions, 3 deletions
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>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/ets.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/ets.erl
index 039ab45868..6a559f0be5 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/ets.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/ets.erl
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@
select_count/2, select_delete/2, select_replace/2, select_reverse/1,
select_reverse/2, select_reverse/3, setopts/2, slot/2,
take/2,
- update_counter/3, update_counter/4, update_element/3]).
+ update_counter/3, update_counter/4, update_element/3,
+ whereis/1]).
%% internal exports
-export([internal_request_all/0]).
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ give_away(_, _, _) ->
InfoList :: [InfoTuple],
InfoTuple :: {compressed, boolean()}
| {heir, pid() | none}
+ | {id, tid()}
| {keypos, pos_integer()}
| {memory, non_neg_integer()}
| {name, atom()}
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ info(_) ->
-spec info(Tab, Item) -> Value | undefined when
Tab :: tab(),
- Item :: compressed | fixed | heir | keypos | memory
+ Item :: compressed | fixed | heir | id | keypos | memory
| name | named_table | node | owner | protection
| safe_fixed | safe_fixed_monotonic_time | size | stats | type
| write_concurrency | read_concurrency,
@@ -512,6 +514,11 @@ update_counter(_, _, _, _) ->
update_element(_, _, _) ->
erlang:nif_error(undef).
+-spec whereis(TableName) -> tid() | undefined when
+ TableName :: atom().
+whereis(_) ->
+ erlang:nif_error(undef).
+
%%% End of BIFs
-opaque comp_match_spec() :: reference().
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/ets_SUITE.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/ets_SUITE.erl
index 0cfb1b5516..8b651f4b43 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/ets_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/ets_SUITE.erl
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
-export([ets_all/1]).
-export([massive_ets_all/1]).
-export([take/1]).
+-export([whereis_table/1]).
-export([init_per_testcase/2, end_per_testcase/2]).
%% Convenience for manual testing
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ all() ->
otp_9423,
ets_all,
massive_ets_all,
- take].
+ take,
+ whereis_table].
groups() ->
[{new, [],
@@ -4099,6 +4101,7 @@ info_do(Opts) ->
{value, {keypos, 2}} = lists:keysearch(keypos, 1, Res),
{value, {protection, protected}} =
lists:keysearch(protection, 1, Res),
+ {value, {id, Tab}} = lists:keysearch(id, 1, Res),
true = ets:delete(Tab),
undefined = ets:info(non_existing_table_xxyy),
undefined = ets:info(non_existing_table_xxyy,type),
@@ -5892,6 +5895,36 @@ take(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
ets:delete(T3),
ok.
+whereis_table(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+ %% Do we return 'undefined' when the named table doesn't exist?
+ undefined = ets:whereis(whereis_test),
+
+ %% Does the tid() refer to the same table as the name?
+ whereis_test = ets:new(whereis_test, [named_table]),
+ Tid = ets:whereis(whereis_test),
+
+ ets:insert(whereis_test, [{hello}, {there}]),
+
+ [[{hello}],[{there}]] = ets:match(whereis_test, '$1'),
+ [[{hello}],[{there}]] = ets:match(Tid, '$1'),
+
+ true = ets:delete_all_objects(Tid),
+
+ [] = ets:match(whereis_test, '$1'),
+ [] = ets:match(Tid, '$1'),
+
+ %% Does the name disappear when deleted through the tid()?
+ true = ets:delete(Tid),
+ undefined = ets:info(whereis_test),
+ {'EXIT',{badarg, _}} = (catch ets:match(whereis_test, '$1')),
+
+ %% Is the old tid() broken when the table is re-created with the same
+ %% name?
+ whereis_test = ets:new(whereis_test, [named_table]),
+ [] = ets:match(whereis_test, '$1'),
+ {'EXIT',{badarg, _}} = (catch ets:match(Tid, '$1')),
+
+ ok.
%%
%% Utility functions: