lib

A number of useful library functions

Warning!

This module is retained for compatibility. It may disappear without warning in a future release.

Functions

flush_receive/0

Flushes the message buffer of the current process.

error_message/2

Prints error message Args in accordance with Format. Similar to io:format/2, see io(3).

progname/0

Returns the name of the script that started the current Erlang session.

nonl/1

Removes the last newline character, if any, in String1.

send/2

This function to makes it possible to send a message using the apply/3 BIF.

sendw/2

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.

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