Swift_OutputByteStream
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An abstract means of reading data.
Classes implementing this interface may use a subsystem which requires less memory than working with large strings of data.
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- read() : string|bool
- Reads $length bytes from the stream into a string and moves the pointer through the stream by $length.
- setReadPointer() : bool
- Move the internal read pointer to $byteOffset in the stream.
Methods
read()
Reads $length bytes from the stream into a string and moves the pointer through the stream by $length.
public
read(int $length) : string|bool
If less bytes exist than are requested the remaining bytes are given instead. If no bytes are remaining at all, boolean false is returned.
Parameters
- $length : int
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Return values
string|bool —setReadPointer()
Move the internal read pointer to $byteOffset in the stream.
public
setReadPointer(int $byteOffset) : bool
Parameters
- $byteOffset : int