add explanation for the anchor string

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/escrow/escrow_api.c b/src/escrow/escrow_api.c
index e48dc28e4..5bd615c2d 100644
--- a/src/escrow/escrow_api.c
+++ b/src/escrow/escrow_api.c
@@ -437,6 +437,10 @@ GNUNET_ESCROW_get_status (struct GNUNET_ESCROW_Handle *h,
 /**
  * Deserialize an escrow anchor string (e.g. from command line) into a
  * GNUNET_ESCROW_Anchor struct
+ * The anchor string is expected to have the following form:
+ *    <method>:<egoName>:<anchorData>
+ * with <method>, <egoName> and <anchorData> being URL-encoded
+ * 
  * 
  * @param anchorString the encoded escrow anchor string
  *