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diff --git a/doc/lz4_manual.html b/doc/lz4_manual.html index ef1a8b5..4cd21fc 100644 --- a/doc/lz4_manual.html +++ b/doc/lz4_manual.html @@ -180,10 +180,15 @@ int LZ4_compress_fast_extState (void* state, const char* src, char* dst, int src </p></pre><BR> <pre><b>int LZ4_loadDict (LZ4_stream_t* streamPtr, const char* dictionary, int dictSize); -</b><p> Use this function to load a static dictionary into LZ4_stream_t. - Any previous data will be forgotten, only 'dictionary' will remain in memory. +</b><p> Use this function to reference a static dictionary into LZ4_stream_t. + The dictionary must remain available during compression. + LZ4_loadDict() triggers a reset, so any previous data will be forgotten. + The same dictionary will have to be loaded on decompression side for successful decoding. + Dictionary are useful for better compression of small data (KB range). + While LZ4 accept any input as dictionary, + results are generally better when using Zstandard's Dictionary Builder. Loading a size of 0 is allowed, and is the same as reset. - @return : dictionary size, in bytes (necessarily <= 64 KB) + @return : loaded dictionary size, in bytes (necessarily <= 64 KB) </p></pre><BR> |