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TStream.ReadBuffer

Reads data from the stream to a buffer

Declaration

Source position: classesh.inc line 597

public procedure TStream.ReadBuffer(

  var Buffer;

  Count: LongInt

);

Description

ReadBufferreads Countbytes of the stream into Buffer. If the stream does not contain Countbytes, then an exception is raised.

ReadBuffershould be used to read in a fixed number of bytes, such as when reading structures or the content of variables. If the number of bytes is not determined, use TStream.Readinstead. ReadBufferuses Readinternally to do the actual reading.

Errors

If the stream does not allow to read Countbytes, then an exception is raised.

See also

TStream.Read

  

Reads data from the stream to a buffer and returns the number of bytes read.

TStream.WriteBuffer

  

Writes data from the stream to the buffer