IO.file(3kaya)

IO.file3kaya

Create a file from a pointer

Usage

File file( Ptr ptr, [FileMode] mode=[Read, Write, Append] )

Arguments

ptr The pointer

mode The file mode, if known. This should be set if possible.

Overview

This coerces a pointer to a C file handle into a File
This function is intended solely for writing interfaces to C code that returns file handles, and should not be used for other purposes.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 5.0
  2. 6.0
  3. 7
  4. 8

Authors

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others ([email protected]). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

License

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

From kaya 0.4.4-6.2 in Debian 8 (Jessie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.