/** @file factor.h
*
- * Polynomial factorization code.
+ * Polynomial factorization.
+ *
*/
/*
class ex;
+/** Factorizes univariate and multivariate polynomials.
+ *
+ * The default option is factor_options::polynomial, which means that factor()
+ * will only factorize an expression if it is a proper polynomial (i.e. the
+ * flag info_flags::polynomial is set). Given the option factor_options::all,
+ * factor() will factorize all subexpressions, e.g. polynomials containing
+ * functions or polynomials inside function arguments.
+ *
+ * @param[in] poly expression to factorize
+ * @param[in] option options to influence the factorization
+ * @return factorized expression
+ */
extern ex factor(const ex& poly, unsigned options = 0);
} // namespace GiNaC