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diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.xml index 1a4bdc5680..6cbf864a79 100644 --- a/system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.xml +++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <chapter> <header> <copyright> - <year>2003</year><year>2022</year> + <year>2003</year><year>2023</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -305,9 +305,10 @@ adam in STDLIB.</p> <p>Read more about maps in <seeguide marker="expressions#map_expressions"> Map Expressions</seeguide>.</p> - <note> - <p>Maps are considered to be experimental during Erlang/OTP R17.</p> - </note> + <change> + <p>Maps were introduced as an experimental feature in Erlang/OTP R17. Their + functionality was extended and became fully supported in Erlang/OTP 18.</p> + </change> </section> <section> @@ -421,75 +422,109 @@ true</pre> <cell align="left" valign="middle"><em>Description</em></cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\b</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Backspace</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\b</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Backspace (ASCII code 8)</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\d</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Delete</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\d</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Delete (ASCII code 127)</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\e</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Escape</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\e</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Escape (ASCII code 27)</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\f</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Form feed</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\f</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Form Feed (ASCII code 12)</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\n</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Newline</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\n</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Line Feed/Newline (ASCII code 10)</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\r</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Carriage return</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\r</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Carriage Return (ASCII code 13)</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\s</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Space</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\s</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Space (ASCII code 32)</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\t</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Tab</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\t</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">(Horizontal) Tab (ASCII code 9)</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\v</cell> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">Vertical tab</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\v</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Vertical Tab (ASCII code 11)</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\XYZ, \YZ, \Z</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\</c>XYZ, <c>\</c>YZ, <c>\</c>Z</cell> <cell align="left" valign="middle">Character with octal representation XYZ, YZ or Z</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\xXY</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\xXY</c></cell> <cell align="left" valign="middle">Character with hexadecimal representation XY</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\x{X...}</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\x{</c>X...<c>}</c></cell> <cell align="left" valign="middle">Character with hexadecimal representation; X... is one or more hexadecimal characters</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\^a...\^z <br></br> -\^A...\^Z</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\^a</c>...<c>\^z</c> <br></br> +<c>\^A</c>...<c>\^Z</c></cell> <cell align="left" valign="middle">Control A to control Z</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\'</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\^@</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">NUL (ASCII code 0)</cell> + </row> + <row> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\^[</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Escape (ASCII code 27)</cell> + </row> + <row> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\^\</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">File Separator (ASCII code 28)</cell> + </row> + <row> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\^]</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Group Separator (ASCII code 29)</cell> + </row> + <row> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\^^</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Record Separator (ASCII code 30)</cell> + </row> + <row> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\^_</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Unit Separator (ASCII code 31)</cell> + </row> + <row> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\^?</c></cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle">Delete (ASCII code 127)</cell> + </row> + <row> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\'</c></cell> <cell align="left" valign="middle">Single quote</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\"</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\"</c></cell> <cell align="left" valign="middle">Double quote</cell> </row> <row> - <cell align="left" valign="middle">\\</cell> + <cell align="left" valign="middle"><c>\\</c></cell> <cell align="left" valign="middle">Backslash</cell> </row> <tcaption>Recognized Escape Sequences</tcaption> </table> + + + <change><p>As of Erlang/OTP 26, the value of <c>$\^?</c> has been + changed to be 127 (Delete), instead of 31. Previous releases + would allow any character following <c>$\^</c>; as of Erlang/OTP + 26, only the documented characters are allowed.</p></change> </section> <section> |