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diff --git a/include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h b/include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h
index 2bf9c62d..bbb9d9a5 100644
--- a/include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h
+++ b/include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 #include <babeltrace/context.h>
 #include <babeltrace/clock-types.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 struct definition;
 struct bt_ctf_event;
 struct bt_ctf_event_decl;
@@ -102,9 +106,19 @@ uint64_t bt_ctf_get_cycles(const struct bt_ctf_event *event);
 uint64_t bt_ctf_get_timestamp(const struct bt_ctf_event *event);
 
 /*
- * bt_ctf_get_field_list: set list pointer to an array of definition
+ * bt_ctf_get_field_list: obtain the list of fields for compound type
+ *
+ * This function can be used to obtain the list of fields 
+ * contained within a compound type: array, sequence,
+ * structure, or variant.
+
+ * This function sets the "list" pointer to an array of definition
  * pointers and set count to the number of elements in the array.
  * Return 0 on success and a negative value on error.
+ *
+ * The content pointed to by "list" should *not* be freed. It stays
+ * valid as long as the event is unchanged (as long as the iterator
+ * from which the event is extracted is unchanged).
  */
 int bt_ctf_get_field_list(const struct bt_ctf_event *event,
 		const struct definition *scope,
@@ -183,9 +197,15 @@ int bt_ctf_get_array_len(const struct definition *field);
  * If the field does not exist or is not of the type requested, the value
  * returned is undefined. To check if an error occured, use the
  * bt_ctf_field_get_error() function after accessing a field.
+ *
+ * bt_ctf_get_enum_int gets the integer field of an enumeration.
+ * bt_ctf_get_enum_str gets the string matching the current enumeration
+ * value, or NULL if the current value does not match any string.
  */
 uint64_t bt_ctf_get_uint64(const struct definition *field);
 int64_t bt_ctf_get_int64(const struct definition *field);
+const struct definition *bt_ctf_get_enum_int(const struct definition *field);
+const char *bt_ctf_get_enum_str(const struct definition *field);
 char *bt_ctf_get_char_array(const struct definition *field);
 char *bt_ctf_get_string(const struct definition *field);
 
@@ -227,4 +247,8 @@ int bt_ctf_get_decl_fields(struct bt_ctf_event_decl *event_decl,
  */
 const char *bt_ctf_get_decl_field_name(const struct bt_ctf_field_decl *field);
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _BABELTRACE_CTF_EVENTS_H */