<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd"> <erlref> <header> <copyright> <year>1996</year> <year>2013</year> <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License. The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB. </legalnotice> <title>erl_internal</title> <prepared>Robert Virding</prepared> <responsible>Bjarne Däcker</responsible> <docno>1</docno> <approved>Bjarne Däcker</approved> <checked></checked> <date>97-01-21</date> <rev>B</rev> <file>erl_internal.sgml</file> </header> <module>erl_internal</module> <modulesummary>Internal Erlang Definitions</modulesummary> <description> <p>This module defines Erlang BIFs, guard tests and operators. This module is only of interest to programmers who manipulate Erlang code.</p> </description> <funcs> <func> <name name="bif" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Test for an Erlang BIF</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is an Erlang BIF which is automatically recognized by the compiler, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name name="guard_bif" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Test for an Erlang BIF allowed in guards</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is an Erlang BIF which is allowed in guards, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name name="type_test" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Test for a valid type test</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Name</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is a valid Erlang type test, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name name="arith_op" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Test for an arithmetic operator</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is an arithmetic operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name name="bool_op" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Test for a Boolean operator</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is a Boolean operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name name="comp_op" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Test for a comparison operator</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is a comparison operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name name="list_op" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Test for a list operator</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is a list operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name name="send_op" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Test for a send operator</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> is a send operator, otherwise <c>false</c>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name name="op_type" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Return operator type</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the <c><anno>Type</anno></c> of operator that <c><anno>OpName</anno>/<anno>Arity</anno></c> belongs to, or generates a <c>function_clause</c> error if it is not an operator at all.</p> </desc> </func> </funcs> </erlref>