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buffer_copy (28 of 30 overloads)

Copies a limited number of bytes from a source buffer to a target buffer sequence.

template<
    typename MutableBufferSequence>
std::size_t buffer_copy(
    const MutableBufferSequence & target,
    const mutable_buffer & source,
    std::size_t max_bytes_to_copy);
Parameters

target

A modifiable buffer sequence representing the memory regions to which the bytes will be copied.

source

A modifiable buffer representing the memory region from which the bytes will be copied. The contents of the source buffer will not be modified.

max_bytes_to_copy

The maximum number of bytes to be copied.

Return Value

The number of bytes copied.

Remarks

The number of bytes copied is the lesser of:


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