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diff --git a/binaryninjaapi.h b/binaryninjaapi.h
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@@ -15513,8 +15513,20 @@ namespace BinaryNinja {
public CoreRefCountObject<BNBackgroundTask, BNNewBackgroundTaskReference, BNFreeBackgroundTask>
{
public:
- BackgroundTask(BNBackgroundTask* task);
- BackgroundTask(const std::string& initialText, bool canCancel);
+ BackgroundTask(BNBackgroundTask *task);
+
+ /*!
+ Provides a mechanism for reporting progress of
+ an optionally cancelable task to the user via the status bar in the UI.
+ If canCancel is is `True`, then the task can be cancelled either
+ programmatically or by the user via the UI.
+
+ \note This API does not provide a means to execute a task. The caller is responsible to execute (and possibly cancel) the task.
+
+ \param initialText Text description of the progress of the background task (displayed in status bar of the UI)
+ \param canCancel Whether the task can be cancelled
+ */
+ BackgroundTask(const std::string &initialText, bool canCancel);
bool CanCancel() const;
bool IsCancelled() const;