Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/www/doc/api/item.html
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/www/doc/api/item.html,v
diff -u -N -r1.1 -r1.2
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/www/doc/api/item.html	13 Mar 2001 22:59:26 -0000	1.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/www/doc/api/item.html	15 Feb 2003 12:11:41 -0000	1.2
@@ -210,9 +210,13 @@
   <p>&nbsp;</p>
     <li><font size="+1">Function: </font>content_item.get_live_revision
 
-    <p>Retrieves the id of the live revision for the item
-</p>
+    <p>Retrieves the id of the live revision for the item</p>
 
+    <p>Note that this function does nothing else besides retrieving
+    the value of the column <code>cr_items.live_revision</code>. It is
+    thus more efficient in many cases to join against
+    <code>cr_items</code> and retrieve the value directly.</p>
+
     <table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 border=0>
       
         <tr><th align=left>Returns:</th><td align=left>The id of the live revision for this item, or null if no live revision