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diff --git a/docs/nspr/reference/pr_read.rst b/docs/nspr/reference/pr_read.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a6d7c03efa --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/nspr/reference/pr_read.rst @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +PR_Read +======= + +Reads bytes from a file or socket. + + +Syntax +------ + +.. code:: + + #include <prio.h> + + PRInt32 PR_Read(PRFileDesc *fd, + void *buf, + PRInt32 amount); + + +Parameters +~~~~~~~~~~ + +The function has the following parameters: + +``fd`` + A pointer to a :ref:`PRFileDesc` object for the file or socket. +``buf`` + A pointer to a buffer to hold the data read in. On output, the buffer + contains the data. +``amount`` + The size of ``buf`` (in bytes). + + +Returns +~~~~~~~ + +One of the following values: + +- A positive number indicates the number of bytes actually read in. +- The value 0 means end of file is reached or the network connection is + closed. +- The value -1 indicates a failure. To get the reason for the failure, + call :ref:`PR_GetError`. + + +Description +----------- + +The thread invoking :ref:`PR_Read` blocks until it encounters an +end-of-stream indication, some positive number of bytes (but no more +than ``amount`` bytes) are read in, or an error occurs. |