(C) 1998 AROS - The Amiga Research OS


NAME
#include <stdio.h>
#include <aros/bigendianio.h>
#include <proto/alib.h>

BOOL ReadString ()

SYNOPSIS
struct Hook * hook
STRPTR * dataptr
void * stream

FUNCTION
Reads one C string from a streamhook.

INPUTS
hook
Streamhook
dataptr
Put the data here. If you don't need the string anymore, call FreeVec() to free it.
stream
Read from this stream

RESULT
The function returns TRUE on success. On success, the string read is written into dataptr. On failure, FALSE is returned and the contents of dataptr are not changed. The string must be freed with FreeVec().

EXAMPLE

SEE ALSO
ReadByte(), ReadWord(), ReadLong(), ReadFloat(), ReadDouble(), ReadString(), ReadStruct(), WriteByte(), WriteWord(), WriteLong(), WriteFloat(), WriteDouble(), WriteString(), WriteStruct()

NOTES
This function reads big endian values from a streamhook even on little endian machines.

BUGS

INTERNALS

HISTORY
20.10.1998 hkiel
Amiga Research OS
27.03.1997 ldp
libaros.a -> libarossupport.a