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author | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1998-04-03 06:49:26 (GMT) |
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committer | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1998-04-03 06:49:26 (GMT) |
commit | 74810d5abb61088b35e2bac535b6fd92b005906f (patch) | |
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Nits.
Add {excdesc} for zlib.error.
Use {methoddesc} where appropriate.
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libzlib.tex b/Doc/lib/libzlib.tex index c4ad987..d8ecc98 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libzlib.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libzlib.tex @@ -1,19 +1,25 @@ -% XXX The module has been extended (by Jeremy) but this documentation hasn't been updated yet +% XXX The module has been extended (by Jeremy) but this documentation +% hasn't been updated yet -\section{Built-in Module \sectcode{zlib}} +\section{Built-in Module \module{zlib}} \label{module-zlib} \bimodindex{zlib} For applications that require data compression, the functions in this module allow compression and decompression, using the zlib library, -which is based on GNU zip. The zlib library has its own home page at -\url{http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/}. -Version 1.0.4 is the most recent version as of December, 1997; use a -later version if one is available. +which is based on the GNU \program{gzip} program. The zlib library +has its own home page at +\url{http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/}. Version 1.0.4 is the +most recent version as of December, 1997; use a later version if one +is available. + +The available exception and functions in this module are: + +\begin{excdesc}{error} + Exception raised on compression and decompression errors. +\end{excdesc} -The available functions in this module are: -\setindexsubitem{(in module zlib)} \begin{funcdesc}{adler32}{string\optional{, value}} Computes a Adler-32 checksum of \var{string}. (An Adler-32 checksum is almost as reliable as a CRC32 but can be computed much @@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ Compresses the data in \var{string}, returning a string contained compressed data. \var{level} is an integer from \code{1} to \code{9} controlling the level of compression; \code{1} is fastest and produces the least compression, \code{9} is slowest and produces the most. The -default value is \code{6}. Raises the \exception{zlib.error} +default value is \code{6}. Raises the \exception{error} exception if any error occurs. \end{funcdesc} @@ -43,17 +49,19 @@ exception if any error occurs. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{crc32}{string\optional{, value}} - Computes a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) sum of \var{string}. If - \var{value} is present, it is used as the starting value of the - checksum; otherwise, a fixed default value is used. This allows - computing a running checksum over the concatenation of several - input strings. The algorithm is not cryptographically strong, and - should not be used for authentication or digital signatures. + Computes a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check)% + \index{Cyclic Redundancy Check} + checksum of \var{string}. If + \var{value} is present, it is used as the starting value of the + checksum; otherwise, a fixed default value is used. This allows + computing a running checksum over the concatenation of several + input strings. The algorithm is not cryptographically strong, and + should not be used for authentication or digital signatures. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{decompress}{string} Decompresses the data in \var{string}, returning a string containing -the uncompressed data. Raises the \exception{zlib.error} exception if any +the uncompressed data. Raises the \exception{error} exception if any error occurs. \end{funcdesc} @@ -66,41 +74,41 @@ alone. Compression objects support the following methods: -\begin{funcdesc}{compress}{string} +\begin{methoddesc}[Compress]{compress}{string} Compress \var{string}, returning a string containing compressed data for at least part of the data in \var{string}. This data should be concatenated to the output produced by any preceding calls to the \method{compress()} method. Some input may be kept in internal buffers for later processing. -\end{funcdesc} +\end{methoddesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{flush}{} +\begin{methoddesc}[Compress]{flush}{} All pending input is processed, and an string containing the remaining compressed output is returned. After calling \method{flush()}, the \method{compress()} method cannot be called again; the only realistic action is to delete the object. -\end{funcdesc} +\end{methoddesc} Decompression objects support the following methods: -\begin{funcdesc}{decompress}{string} +\begin{methoddesc}[Decompress]{decompress}{string} Decompress \var{string}, returning a string containing the uncompressed data corresponding to at least part of the data in \var{string}. This data should be concatenated to the output produced by any preceding calls to the \method{decompress()} method. Some of the input data may be preserved in internal buffers for later processing. -\end{funcdesc} +\end{methoddesc} -\begin{funcdesc}{flush}{} +\begin{methoddesc}[Decompress]{flush}{} All pending input is processed, and a string containing the remaining uncompressed output is returned. After calling \method{flush()}, the \method{decompress()} method cannot be called again; the only realistic action is to delete the object. -\end{funcdesc} +\end{methoddesc} \begin{seealso} -\seemodule{gzip}{reading and writing \file{gzip}-format files} +\seemodule{gzip}{reading and writing \program{gzip}-format files} \end{seealso} |