compressed< T >

Contents of type T are expected to be compressed. The compression method(s) etc are implementation specific.

T can be any ALFA type. Some types will compress better than others. For example compress< list< string > >, is potentially a good use. compress< int >, perhaps not.

Optional Parameters

Parameters can be specified in the form compressed< T >( k1 = v1, k2 = v2, ... ). Currently the usage and types for the parameters are undefined.