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-rw-r--r-- | include/asterisk/strings.h | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/asterisk/strings.h b/include/asterisk/strings.h index e145e2b90..71106eabc 100644 --- a/include/asterisk/strings.h +++ b/include/asterisk/strings.h @@ -327,11 +327,16 @@ int ast_get_timeval(const char *src, struct timeval *tv, struct timeval _default * ast_str_set_va(&buf, max_len, ap) * ast_str_append_va(&buf, max_len, ap) * - * \arg max_len The maximum allowed length, reallocating if needed. + * \param max_len The maximum allowed capacity of the ast_str. Note that + * if the value of max_len is less than the current capacity of the + * ast_str (as returned by ast_str_size), then the parameter is effectively + * ignored. * 0 means unlimited, -1 means "at most the available space" * * \return All the functions return <0 in case of error, or the - * length of the string added to the buffer otherwise. + * length of the string added to the buffer otherwise. Note that + * in most cases where an error is returned, characters ARE written + * to the ast_str. */ /*! \brief The descriptor of a dynamic string |