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diff --git a/docs/nspr/reference/pr_write.rst b/docs/nspr/reference/pr_write.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2ec2f1e5c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/nspr/reference/pr_write.rst @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +PR_Write +======== + +Writes a buffer of data to a file or socket. + + +Syntax +------ + +.. code:: + + #include <prio.h> + + PRInt32 PR_Write( + PRFileDesc *fd, + const void *buf, + PRInt32 amount); + + +Parameters +~~~~~~~~~~ + +The function has the following parameters: + +``fd`` + A pointer to the :ref:`PRFileDesc` object for a file or socket. +``buf`` + A pointer to the buffer holding the data to be written. +``amount`` + The amount of data, in bytes, to be written from the buffer. + + +Returns +~~~~~~~ + +One of the following values: + +- A positive number indicates the number of bytes successfully written. +- The value -1 indicates that the operation failed. The reason for the + failure is obtained by calling :ref:`PR_GetError`. + + +Description +----------- + +The thread invoking :ref:`PR_Write` blocks until all the data is written or +the write operation fails. Therefore, the return value is equal to +either ``amount`` (success) or -1 (failure). Note that if :ref:`PR_Write` +returns -1, some data (less than ``amount`` bytes) may have been written +before an error occurred. |