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.TH "IO.file" "3kaya" "August 2014" "Kaya" "Kaya module reference"
.SH "NAME"
IO::file \- Create a File from a pointer
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.B File file(
\fIPtr ptr, [FileMode] mode=[Read, Write, Append]\fP
.B ")"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
.B "ptr"
The pointer
.PP
.B "mode"
The file mode, if known. This should be set if possible.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This coerces a pointer to a C file handle into a
\fBFile \fP
 This function is intended solely for writing interfaces to C code that returns file handles, and should not be used for other purposes.
.SH "AUTHORS"
Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/
.SH 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.
.SH "RELATED"
.PD 0
.PP
.B "IO.ptr"(3kaya)
.PD 0.4v