const Pathname & path() const
{ return _path; }
- /** Size of the input stream (might be estimated).
- * If constructed from a file, the file size. Otherwise \c -1.
- * See \ref setSize;
+ /** Size of the input stream (informal).
+ * If constructed from an uncompressed file, the file size.
+ * Otherwise \c -1. See \ref setSize;
*/
std::streamoff size() const
{ return _size; }
- /** Set the (estimated) size of the input stream.
+ /** Set the size of the input stream.
* You may set it to whatever vaule is appropriate. E.g.
* <tt>*=10</tt> to compensate gzip comression. or the
* number of items, lines, ... The value is not used here,