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diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml index 9fd0b0f287..01994aae5e 100644 --- a/system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml +++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <chapter> <header> <copyright> - <year>2003</year><year>2013</year> + <year>2003</year><year>2015</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ </legalnotice> - <title>The Preprocessor</title> + <title>Preprocessor</title> <prepared></prepared> <docno></docno> <date></date> @@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ <section> <title>File Inclusion</title> - <p>A file can be included in the following way:</p> + <p>A file can be included as follows:</p> <pre> -include(File). -include_lib(File).</pre> - <p><c>File</c>, a string, should point out a file. The contents of - this file are included as-is, at the position of the directive.</p> + <p><c>File</c>, a string, is to point out a file. The contents of + this file are included as is, at the position of the directive.</p> <p>Include files are typically used for record and macro definitions that are shared by several modules. It is - recommended that the file name extension <c>.hrl</c> be used - for include files.</p> - <p><c>File</c> may start with a path component <c>$VAR</c>, for + recommended to use the file name extension <c>.hrl</c> for + include files.</p> + <p><c>File</c> can start with a path component <c>$VAR</c>, for some string <c>VAR</c>. If that is the case, the value of the environment variable <c>VAR</c> as returned by <c>os:getenv(VAR)</c> is substituted for <c>$VAR</c>. If @@ -49,21 +49,29 @@ as is.</p> <p>If the filename <c>File</c> is absolute (possibly after variable substitution), the include file with that name is - included. Otherwise, the specified file is searched for in - the current working directory, in the same directory as - the module being compiled, and in the directories given by - the <c>include</c> option, in that order. - See <c>erlc(1)</c> and <c>compile(3)</c> for details.</p> - <p>Examples:</p> + included. Otherwise, the specified file is searched for + in the following directories, and in this order:</p> + <list type="ordered"> + <item>The current working directory</item> + <item>The directory where the module is being compiled</item> + <item>The directories given by the <c>include</c> option</item> + </list> + <p>For details, see the + <seealso marker="erts:erlc">erlc(1)</seealso> manual page + in ERTS and + <seealso marker="compiler:compile">compile(3)</seealso> + manual page in Compiler.</p> + <p><em>Examples:</em></p> <pre> -include("my_records.hrl"). -include("incdir/my_records.hrl"). -include("/home/user/proj/my_records.hrl"). -include("$PROJ_ROOT/my_records.hrl").</pre> - <p><c>include_lib</c> is similar to <c>include</c>, but should not + <p><c>include_lib</c> is similar to <c>include</c>, but is not to point out an absolute file. Instead, the first path component (possibly after variable substitution) is assumed to be - the name of an application. Example:</p> + the name of an application.</p> + <p><em>Example:</em></p> <pre> -include_lib("kernel/include/file.hrl").</pre> <p>The code server uses <c>code:lib_dir(kernel)</c> to find @@ -74,7 +82,7 @@ <section> <title>Defining and Using Macros</title> - <p>A macro is defined the following way:</p> + <p>A macro is defined as follows:</p> <code type="none"> -define(Const, Replacement). -define(Func(Var1,...,VarN), Replacement).</code> @@ -83,33 +91,34 @@ come before any usage of the macro.</p> <p>If a macro is used in several modules, it is recommended that the macro definition is placed in an include file.</p> - <p>A macro is used the following way:</p> + <p>A macro is used as follows:</p> <code type="none"> ?Const ?Func(Arg1,...,ArgN)</code> <p>Macros are expanded during compilation. A simple macro - <c>?Const</c> will be replaced with <c>Replacement</c>. - Example:</p> + <c>?Const</c> is replaced with <c>Replacement</c>.</p> + <p><em>Example:</em></p> <code type="none"> -define(TIMEOUT, 200). ... call(Request) -> server:call(refserver, Request, ?TIMEOUT).</code> - <p>This will be expanded to:</p> + <p>This is expanded to:</p> <code type="none"> call(Request) -> server:call(refserver, Request, 200).</code> - <p>A macro <c>?Func(Arg1,...,ArgN)</c> will be replaced with + <p>A macro <c>?Func(Arg1,...,ArgN)</c> is replaced with <c>Replacement</c>, where all occurrences of a variable <c>Var</c> from the macro definition are replaced with the corresponding - argument <c>Arg</c>. Example:</p> + argument <c>Arg</c>.</p> + <p><em>Example:</em></p> <code type="none"> -define(MACRO1(X, Y), {a, X, b, Y}). ... bar(X) -> ?MACRO1(a, b), ?MACRO1(X, 123)</code> - <p>This will be expanded to:</p> + <p>This is expanded to:</p> <code type="none"> bar(X) -> {a,a,b,b}, @@ -154,7 +163,7 @@ bar(X) -> -define(F0(), c). -define(F1(A), A). -define(C, m:f).</code> - <p>the following will not work:</p> + <p>the following does not work:</p> <code type="none"> f0() -> ?F0. % No, an empty list of arguments expected. @@ -165,7 +174,7 @@ f1(A) -> <code> f() -> ?C().</code> - <p>will expand to</p> + <p>is expanded to</p> <code> f() -> m:f().</code> @@ -185,7 +194,7 @@ f() -> defined.</item> <tag><c>-else.</c></tag> <item>Only allowed after an <c>ifdef</c> or <c>ifndef</c> - directive. If that condition was false, the lines following + directive. If that condition is false, the lines following <c>else</c> are evaluated instead.</item> <tag><c>-endif.</c></tag> <item>Specifies the end of an <c>ifdef</c> or <c>ifndef</c> @@ -194,7 +203,7 @@ f() -> <note> <p>The macro directives cannot be used inside functions.</p> </note> - <p>Example:</p> + <p><em>Example:</em></p> <code type="none"> -module(m). ... @@ -206,7 +215,7 @@ f() -> -endif. ...</code> - <p>When trace output is desired, <c>debug</c> should be defined + <p>When trace output is desired, <c>debug</c> is to be defined when the module <c>m</c> is compiled:</p> <pre> % <input>erlc -Ddebug m.erl</input> @@ -215,18 +224,18 @@ or 1> <input>c(m, {d, debug}).</input> {ok,m}</pre> - <p><c>?LOG(Arg)</c> will then expand to a call to <c>io:format/2</c> + <p><c>?LOG(Arg)</c> is then expanded to a call to <c>io:format/2</c> and provide the user with some simple trace output.</p> </section> <section> <title>Stringifying Macro Arguments</title> <p>The construction <c>??Arg</c>, where <c>Arg</c> is a macro - argument, will be expanded to a string containing the tokens of + argument, is expanded to a string containing the tokens of the argument. This is similar to the <c>#arg</c> stringifying construction in C.</p> <p>The feature was added in Erlang 5.0/OTP R7.</p> - <p>Example:</p> + <p><em>Example:</em></p> <code type="none"> -define(TESTCALL(Call), io:format("Call ~s: ~w~n", [??Call, Call])). @@ -236,7 +245,7 @@ or <code type="none"> io:format("Call ~s: ~w~n",["myfunction ( 1 , 2 )",myfunction(1,2)]), io:format("Call ~s: ~w~n",["you : function ( 2 , 1 )",you:function(2,1)]).</code> - <p>That is, a trace output with both the function called and + <p>That is, a trace output, with both the function called and the resulting value.</p> </section> </chapter> |