lib(3erl) Erlang Module Definition lib(3erl)
NAME
lib - A number of useful library functions
DESCRIPTION
Warning:
This module is retained for compatibility. It may disappear without warning in a future release.
EXPORTS
flush_receive() -> void()
Flushes the message buffer of the current process.
error_message(Format, Args) -> ok
Types Format = atom() | string() | binary()
Args = [term()]
Prints error message Args in accordance with Format . Similar to io:format/2 , see io(3erl) .
progname() -> atom()
Returns the name of the script that started the current Erlang session.
nonl(String1) -> String2
Types String1 = String2 = string()
Removes the last newline character, if any, in String1 .
send(To, Msg)
Types To = pid() | Name | {Name,Node}
Name = Node = atom()
Msg = term()
This function to makes it possible to send a message using the apply/3 BIF.
sendw(To, Msg)
Types To = pid() | Name | {Name,Node}
Name = Node = atom()
Msg = term()
As send/2 , but waits for an answer. It is implemented as follows:
sendw(To, Msg) ->
To ! {self(),Msg},
receive
Reply -> Reply
end.
The message returned is not necessarily a reply to the message sent.
Ericsson AB stdlib 1.17.3 lib(3erl)
