reader

Reads data from a binary or text stream. Use the given methods to parse data types or iterate over the reader
object directly for utf-8 characters in a text stream:

foreach(c in reader) {
print(c)
}

Methods

boolean()	reads a 1-byte boolean value from a binary stream
buffer(integer size)	reads bytes from a stream into a new buffer object
float()	reads a floating point value from a binary stream
integer(integer size)	reads an integer value from a binary stream
lines()	returns an iterator over lines of text
string()	read a string value from a binary stream
tell()	returns the location in the stream if available

Method Documentation

bool boolean()

Reads a 1-byte boolean value from a binary stream

Returns

bool

buffer buffer(integer size)

Reads bytes from a stream into a new buffer object

Parameters

size (integer) The size of the buffer to return

Returns

buffer

float float()

Reads a floating point value from a binary stream

Returns

float

integer integer(integer size)

Reads an integer value from a binary stream

Parameters

size (integer) optional Size of the integer to read, default is 8 bytes

Returns

integer

iterator lines()

Returns an iterator over lines of text

Returns

iterator

Read a string value from a binary stream. The stream is read until a terminating '/0' character or the end of the stream is encountered.

Do not use this method to read from a text stream, use the lines() iterator or iterate utf-8 characters over the reader object itself