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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/zmq_recv.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/zmq_send.txt | 7 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/zmq_recv.txt b/doc/zmq_recv.txt index b93f2a5..50be810 100644 --- a/doc/zmq_recv.txt +++ b/doc/zmq_recv.txt @@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ to EAGAIN. Multi-part messages ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A 0MQ message is composed of 1 to N message parts; each message part is an -independent 'zmq_msg_t' in its own right. Consequently, wherever this -documentation uses the term _message_ it may be substituted for _message part_. +independent 'zmq_msg_t' in its own right. The total number of message parts is +unlimited. Consequently, wherever this documentation uses the term _message_ it +may be substituted for _message part_. An application wishing to determine if a message is composed of multiple parts does so by retrieving the value of the _ZMQ_RCVMORE_ socket option on the diff --git a/doc/zmq_send.txt b/doc/zmq_send.txt index b05c73b..e4439f5 100644 --- a/doc/zmq_send.txt +++ b/doc/zmq_send.txt @@ -37,15 +37,16 @@ responsibility for the message. Multi-part messages ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A 0MQ message is composed of 1 to N message parts; each message part is an -independent 'zmq_msg_t' in its own right. Consequently, wherever this -documentation uses the term _message_ it may be substituted for _message part_. +independent 'zmq_msg_t' in its own right. The total number of message parts is +unlimited. Consequently, wherever this documentation uses the term _message_ it +may be substituted for _message part_. An application wishing to send a multi-part message does so by specifying the 'ZMQ_SNDMORE' flag to _zmq_send()_. The presence of this flag indicates to 0MQ that the message being sent is a multi-part message and that more message parts are to follow. When the application wishes to send the final message part it does so by calling _zmq_send()_ without the 'ZMQ_SNDMORE' flag; this indicates -that no more message parts are to follow. The total number of mess +that no more message parts are to follow. 0MQ shall ensure the atomicity of a multi-part message; peers shall receive either all _message parts_ of a multi-part message or none at all. |