lib
Module
lib
Module Summary
Useful library functions.
Description
Warning
This module is retained for backward compatibility. It can disappear without warning in a future Erlang/OTP release.
Exports
error_message(Format, Args) -> ok
Types
Prints error message Args
in accordance with Format
. Similar to io:format/2
.
flush_receive() -> ok
Flushes the message buffer of the current process.
nonl(String1) -> String2
Types
Removes the last newline character, if any, in String1
.
progname() -> atom()
Returns the name of the script that started the current Erlang session.
send(To, Msg) -> Msg
Types
Makes it possible to send a message using the apply/3
BIF.
sendw(To, Msg) -> term()
Types
As send/2
, but waits for an answer. It is implemented as follows:
sendw(To, Msg) -> To ! {self(),Msg}, receive Reply -> Reply end.
The returned message is not necessarily a reply to the sent message.
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