appropriate type. */
virtual unsigned available() const = 0;
- ///< Return number of bytes available for reading without
- ///< blocking
+ ///< Return (maximum) number of bytes available for reading
+ ///< without < blocking
/**< This member will check in a (very, sigh) protocol
dependent way, how many bytes may be read from a socket
in a single (non-blocking) read operation. If the
returns ethernet frames, returning 1500 from
available() is ok). However, this should only be done
as a last resort. Also beware, that this number should
- not be to large since the socket layer will always need
- to allocate that number of bytes for the data to be
- read. */
+ not be too large since the socket layer will always
+ need to allocate that number of bytes for the data to
+ be read. */
virtual bool eof() const = 0; ///< Check for end-of-file condition
/**< This is another check which (like available()) is