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read (5 of 6 overloads)

Attempt to read a certain amount of data from a stream before returning.

template<
    typename SyncReadStream,
    typename Allocator,
    typename CompletionCondition>
std::size_t read(
    SyncReadStream & s,
    basic_streambuf< Allocator > & b,
    CompletionCondition completion_condition);

This function is used to read a certain number of bytes of data from a stream. The call will block until one of the following conditions is true:

This operation is implemented in terms of one or more calls to the stream's read_some function.

Parameters

s

The stream from which the data is to be read. The type must support the SyncReadStream concept.

b

The basic_streambuf object into which the data will be read.

completion_condition

The function object to be called to determine whether the read operation is complete. The signature of the function object must be:

bool completion_condition(
  const boost::system::error_code& error, // Result of latest read_some
                                          // operation.

  std::size_t bytes_transferred           // Number of bytes transferred
                                          // so far.
); 

A return value of true indicates that the read operation is complete. False indicates that further calls to the stream's read_some function are required.

Return Value

The number of bytes transferred.

Exceptions

boost::system::system_error

Thrown on failure.


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