NAME¶
Binary::readBlock - Read a block from a file.
SYNOPSIS¶
Binary readBlock( File h, Int bsize )
ARGUMENTS¶
h A file handle to read from
bsize The maximum number of bytes to read
DESCRIPTION¶
Creates a block of size
bsize and reads data into it. If there is less
data to read than
bsize , the block will contain as much data as could
be read, and the
Binary.blockSize (3kaya) function will return the size
of the data that was read. Naturally, the file handle must be valid and
readable.
AUTHORS¶
Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others
(kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see
http://kayalang.org/
LICENSE¶
The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version
2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.
Binary.Binary (3kaya)
IO(3kaya)
Binary.writeBlock (3kaya)