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.
| package | Swift |
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| subpackage | ByteStream |
| author | Chris Corbyn |
read(int $length) : string
If less bytes exist than are requested the remaining bytes are given instead. If no bytes are remaining at all, boolean false is returned.
int
\Swift_IoException |
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stringsetReadPointer(int $byteOffset) : boolean