1 files changed, 59 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/camel/camel-exception.c b/camel/camel-exception.c
index e16c152ff2..254b3046e9 100644
--- a/camel/camel-exception.c
+++ b/camel/camel-exception.c
@@ -27,18 +27,16 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include "camel-exception.h"
 
-void 
-camel_exception_free (CamelException *exception)
-{
-	if (!exception) return;
-
-	if (exception->desc)
-		g_free (exception->desc);
-
-	g_free (exception);
-}
 
 
+/**
+ * camel_exception_new: allocate a new exception object. 
+ * 
+ * Create and returns a new exception object.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * Return value: The newly allocated exception object.
+ **/
 CamelException *
 camel_exception_new ()
 {
@@ -48,18 +46,69 @@ camel_exception_new ()
 	return ex;
 }
 
+/**
+ * camel_exception_free: Free an exception 
+ * @exception: The exception object to free
+ * 
+ * Free an exception object. If the exception
+ * is NULL, nothing is done, the routine simply
+ * returns.
+ **/
+void 
+camel_exception_free (CamelException *exception)
+{
+	if (!exception) return;
+	
+	/* free the description text */
+	if (exception->desc)
+		g_free (exception->desc);
+       	/* free the exeption itself */
+	g_free (exception);
+}
 
+/**
+ * camel_exception_set: set an exception 
+ * @ex: exception object 
+ * @id: exception id 
+ * @desc: textual description of the exception
+ * 
+ * Set the value of an exception. The exception id is 
+ * a unique number representing the exception. The 
+ * textual description is a small text explaining 
+ * what happened and provoked the exception.
+ *
+ * When @ex is NULL, nothing is done, this routine
+ * simply returns.
+ *
+ **/
 void
 camel_exception_set (CamelException *ex,
 		     ExceptionId id,
 		     const char *desc)
 {
+	/* if no exception is given, do nothing */
+	if (!ex) return;
+
 	ex->id = id;
+
+	/* remove the previous exception description */
 	if (ex->desc)
 		g_free (ex->desc);
 	ex->desc = g_strdup (desc);
 }
 
+
+
+/**
+ * camel_exception_xfer: transfer an exception
+ * @ex_dst: Destination exception object 
+ * @ex_src: Source exception object
+ * 
+ * Transfer the content of an exception from
+ * an exception object to another. 
+ * The destination exception receives the id and
+ * the description text of the source exception. 
+ **/
 void 
 camel_exception_xfer (CamelException *ex_dst,
 		      CamelException *ex_src)