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| -rw-r--r-- | system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml | 8 |
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml index e98fcbcbb9..75486488e9 100644 --- a/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml +++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml @@ -1556,9 +1556,11 @@ end</pre> <p>Bit string comprehensions are written with the following syntax:</p> <pre> -<< BitString || Qualifier1,...,QualifierN >></pre> - <p>Here, <c>BitString</c> is a bit string expression and each - <c>Qualifier</c> is either a generator, a bit string generator or a filter.</p> +<< BitStringExpr || Qualifier1,...,QualifierN >></pre> + <p><c>BitStringExpr</c> is an expression that evalutes to a bit + string. If <c>BitStringExpr</c> is a function call, it must be + enclosed in parentheses. Each <c>Qualifier</c> is either a + generator, a bit string generator or a filter.</p> <list type="bulleted"> <item>A <em>generator</em> is written as: <br></br> <c><![CDATA[Pattern <- ListExpr]]></c>. <br></br> diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml index 3b1f72e5d6..42ea639b54 100644 --- a/system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml +++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/macros.xml @@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ bar(X) -> <item>The current line number.</item> <tag><c>?MACHINE</c>.</tag> <item>The machine name, <c>'BEAM'</c>.</item> + <tag><c>?FUNCTION_NAME</c></tag> + <item>The name of the current function.</item> + <tag><c>?FUNCTION_ARITY</c></tag> + <item>The arity (number of arguments) for the current function.</item> </taglist> </section> diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml index 8915302088..c5d24a96b5 100644 --- a/system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml +++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <chapter> <header> <copyright> - <year>2003</year><year>2015</year> + <year>2003</year><year>2016</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ Union :: Type1 | Type2 ]]></pre> <p> - The general form of bitstrings is <c><<_:M, _:_*N>></c>, + The general form of bit strings is <c><<_:M, _:_*N>></c>, where <c>M</c> and <c>N</c> are positive integers. It denotes a - bitstring that is <c>M + (k*N)</c> bits long (that is, a bitstring that + bit string that is <c>M + (k*N)</c> bits long (that is, a bit string that starts with <c>M</c> bits and continues with <c>k</c> segments of <c>N</c> bits each, where <c>k</c> is also a positive integer). The notations <c><<_:_*N>></c>, <c><<_:M>></c>, @@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ <em>the same</em> tuple. </p> <p> - However, it is up to the tools that process the specificationss + However, it is up to the tools that process the specifications to choose whether to take this extra information into account or not. </p> |