buffer_peek(3)

buffer_peek3

Return pointer to string in buffer

Usage

#include <libowfat/buffer.h>

char* buffer_peek(buffer* b);

Overview

buffer_peek returns a pointer to the first byte of the string in the buffer.

Examples

buffer_feed, buffer_peek and buffer_seek can be used for efficient reading loops, nearly the same speed as calling op directly:

for (;;) {
r = buffer_feed(&b);
if (r <= 0) return r;
x = buffer_peek(&b);
dosomething(x,r);
buffer_seek(&b,r);
}

Releases

7 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 7–8
  2. 9–11
  3. 12–13

From libowfat-dev 0.32-5 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.