1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/ACE/ace/Countdown_Time.h b/ACE/ace/Countdown_Time.h
index bb7dff364d7..58f74c235e9 100644
--- a/ACE/ace/Countdown_Time.h
+++ b/ACE/ace/Countdown_Time.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL
  *
  * @brief Keeps track of the amount of elapsed time.
  *
- * This class has a side-effect on the <max_wait_time> -- every
+ * This class has a side-effect on the @c max_wait_time -- every
  * time the <stop> method is called the <max_wait_time> is
  * updated.
  */
@@ -38,25 +38,26 @@ class ACE_Export ACE_Countdown_Time
 {
 public:
   // = Initialization and termination methods.
-  /// Cache the <max_wait_time> and call <start>.
+  /// Cache the @a max_wait_time and call @c start().
   ACE_Countdown_Time (ACE_Time_Value *max_wait_time);
 
-  /// Call <stop>.
+  /// Destructor, makes sure the max_wait_time that got passed as pointer
+  /// to the constructor is updated with the time elapsed.
   ~ACE_Countdown_Time (void);
 
   /// Cache the current time and enter a start state.
-  int start (void);
+  void start (void);
 
   /// Subtract the elapsed time from max_wait_time_ and enter a stopped
   /// state.
-  int stop (void);
+  void stop (void);
 
   /// Calls stop and then start.  max_wait_time_ is modified by the
   /// call to stop.
-  int update (void);
+  void update (void);
 
-  /// Returns 1 if we've already been stopped, else 0.
-  int stopped (void) const;
+  /// Returns true if we've already been stopped, else false.
+  bool stopped (void) const;
 
 private:
   /// Maximum time we were willing to wait.
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ private:
   ACE_Time_Value start_time_;
 
   /// Keeps track of whether we've already been stopped.
-  int stopped_;
+  bool stopped_;
 
   // Prevent copying
   ACE_Countdown_Time (const ACE_Countdown_Time &);