From: Vadim Zeitlin <vadim@wxwidgets.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:45:28 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: documented that Write() doesn't always write all the data
X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/commitdiff_plain/b68b06e2ff4fdd8984dcfbc99a02995e597ee082

documented that Write() doesn't always write all the data


git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@28352 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775
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diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/outptstr.tex b/docs/latex/wx/outptstr.tex
index 5ebf899fa5..b808b05054 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/outptstr.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/outptstr.tex
@@ -18,23 +18,29 @@ wxOutputStream is an abstract base class which may not be used directly.
 % -----------
 % ctor & dtor
 % -----------
+
 \membersection{wxOutputStream::wxOutputStream}
 
 \func{}{wxOutputStream}{\void}
 
 Creates a dummy wxOutputStream object.
 
+
 \membersection{wxOutputStream::\destruct{wxOutputStream}}
 
 \func{}{\destruct{wxOutputStream}}{\void}
 
 Destructor.
 
-\membersection{wxOutputStream::LastWrite}
+
+\membersection{wxOutputStream::LastWrite}\label{wxoutputstreamlastwrite}
 
 \constfunc{size\_t}{LastWrite}{\void}
 
-Returns the number of bytes written during the last Write().
+Returns the number of bytes written during the last 
+\helpref{Write()}{wxoutputstreamwrite}. It may return $0$ even if there is no
+error on the stream if it is only temporarily impossible to write to it.
+
 
 \membersection{wxOutputStream::PutC}
 
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ Returns the number of bytes written during the last Write().
 Puts the specified character in the output queue and increments the
 stream position.
 
+
 \membersection{wxOutputStream::SeekO}\label{wxoutputstreamseeko}
 
 \func{off\_t}{SeekO}{\param{off\_t}{ pos}, \param{wxSeekMode}{ mode = wxFromStart}}
@@ -59,18 +66,24 @@ Changes the stream current position.
 
 The new stream position or wxInvalidOffset on error.
 
+
 \membersection{wxOutputStream::TellO}
 
 \constfunc{off\_t}{TellO}{\void}
 
 Returns the current stream position.
 
-\membersection{wxOutputStream::Write}
+
+\membersection{wxOutputStream::Write}\label{wxoutputstreamwrite}
 
 \func{wxOutputStream\&}{Write}{\param{const void *}{buffer}, \param{size\_t}{ size}}
 
-Writes the specified amount of bytes using the data of {\it buffer}. 
-{\it WARNING!} The buffer absolutely needs to have at least the specified size.
+Writes up to the specified amount of bytes using the data of {\it buffer}. Note
+that not all data can always be written so you must check the number of bytes
+really written to the stream using \helpref{LastWrite()}{wxoutputstreamlastwrite} 
+when this function returns. In some cases (for example a write end of a pipe
+which is currently full) it is even possible that there is no errors and zero
+bytes have been written.
 
 This function returns a reference on the current object, so the user can test
 any states of the stream right away.