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<H1 CLASS="title">Function Template <CODE>read</CODE></H1>
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<DT><A href="#overview">Overview</A></DT>
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<H2>Overview</H2>
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The two overloads of the function template <CODE>read</CODE> provide a uniform interface for reading a sequence of characters from a <A HREF="../concepts/source.html">Source</A> or <A HREF="../concepts/input_filter.html">InputFilter</A>.
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<LI>The first overload can be used directly in the definitions of new Filter types (<I>see</I> <A HREF="#example">Example</A>), and figures in the specification of the <A HREF="../concepts.html#device_concepts">Device</A> concepts.
<LI>The second overload is primarily for internal use by the library.
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Although <CODE>read</CODE> is designed to be overloaded or specialized for new Filter and Device types, the default implementation should be suitable for most purposes.</P>
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<H2>Example</H2>
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The following code illustrates the use of the function <CODE>read</CODE> in the definition of a <A HREF="../concepts/multi-character.html">Multi-Character</A> <A HREF="../concepts/input_filter.html">InputFilter</A>.
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<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> <SPAN CLASS="preprocessor">#include</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS="literal">&lt;ctype.h&gt;</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS="comment">// tolower</SPAN>
<SPAN CLASS="preprocessor">#include</SPAN> <A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/concepts.hpp"><SPAN CLASS="literal">&lt;boost/iostreams/concepts.hpp&gt;</SPAN></A> <SPAN CLASS="comment">// multichar_input_filter</SPAN>
<SPAN CLASS="preprocessor">#include</SPAN> <A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/operations.hpp"><SPAN CLASS="literal">&lt;boost/iostreams/operations.hpp&gt;</SPAN></A> <SPAN CLASS="comment">// read</SPAN>
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">using</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> std;
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">using</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost::io;
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">struct</SPAN> tolower_filter : <SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN> multichar_input_filter {
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Source&gt;
streamsize read(Source& src, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">char</SPAN>* s, streamsize n)
{
streamsize result = boost::iostreams::read(src, s, n);
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">for</SPAN> (streamsize z = <SPAN CLASS="numeric_literal">0</SPAN>; z < result; ++z)
s[z] = tolower(s[z]);
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">return</SPAN> result;
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<DT><A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/operations.hpp"><CODE>&lt;boost/iostreams/operations.hpp&gt;</CODE></A></DT>
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<H4>Description</H4>
Reads a sequence of characters from a given instance of the template parameter <CODE>T</CODE>, returning the number of characters read.
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<H4>Synopsis</H4>
<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#template_params">T</A>&gt;
std::streamsize <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#read_device">read</A>( T& <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#function_params">t</A>,
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="../traits.html#char_type_ref">char_type_of</A>&lt;T&gt;::type* <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#function_params">s</A>,
std::streamsize <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#function_params">n</A> );
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#template_params">T</A>, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#template_params">Source</A>&gt;
std::streamsize <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#read_filter">read</A>( T& <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#function_params">t</A>,
Source& <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#function_params">src</A>,
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="../traits.html#char_type_ref">char_type_of</A>&lt;T&gt;::type* <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#function_params">s</A>,
std::streamsize <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#function_params">n</A> );
} } <SPAN CLASS="comment">// End namespace boost::io</SPAN></PRE>
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<H4>Template Parameters</H4>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>T</I></TD><TD WIDTH="2em" VALIGN="top">-</TD>
<TD>For the first overload, a model of <A HREF="../concepts/source.html">Source</A> or a standard input stream or stream buffer type. For the second overload, a model of <A HREF="../concepts/input_filter.html">InputFilter</A>.
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>Source</I></TD><TD WIDTH="2em" VALIGN="top">-</TD>
<TD>A model of <A HREF="../concepts/source.html">Source</A> with the same <A HREF="../traits.html#char_type">character type</A> as <CODE>T</CODE> whose <A HREF="../modes.html">i/o mode</A> refines that of <CODE>T</CODE>. <CODE>Source</CODE> must also model <A HREF="../concepts/peekable.html">Peekable</A>.
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>t</I></TD><TD WIDTH="2em" VALIGN="top">-</TD>
<TD>An instance of the Filter or Device type <CODE>T</CODE></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>s</I></TD><TD WIDTH="2em" VALIGN="top">-</TD>
<TD>The buffer into which characters should be read</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>n</I></TD><TD WIDTH="2em" VALIGN="top">-</TD>
<TD>The maximum number of characters to read</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>src</I></TD><TD WIDTH="2em" VALIGN="top">-</TD>
<TD>An instance of <CODE>Source</CODE>
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<H4>Semantics &#8212; Device Types</H4>
<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> T&gt;
std::streamsize read( T& t, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> char_type_of&lt;T&gt;::type* s, std::streamsize n );</PRE>
<P>The semantics of <CODE>read</CODE> depends on the <A HREF="../traits.html#category">category</A> of <CODE>T</CODE> as follows:</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">convertible to <A HREF="../traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>istream_tag</CODE></A></TD>
<TD>invokes <CODE>t.read(s, n)</CODE> and returns <CODE>t.gcount()</CODE></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">convertible to <A HREF="../traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>streambuf_tag</CODE></A> but not to <A HREF="../traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>istream_tag</CODE></A></TD>
<TD>returns <CODE>t.sgetn(s, n)</CODE></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>not</I> convertible to <A HREF="../traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>direct_tag</CODE></A></TD>
<TD>returns <CODE>t.read(s, n)</CODE></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">otherwise</TD>
<TD>compile-time error</CODE></TD>
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<H4>Semantics &#8212; Filter Types</H4>
<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> T&gt;
std::streamsize read( T& t, Source& src, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> char_type_of&lt;T&gt;::type* s,
std::streamsize n );</PRE>
<P>The semantics of <CODE>read</CODE> depends on the <A HREF="../traits.html#category">category</A> of <CODE>T</CODE> as follows:</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">convertible to <A HREF="../traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>multichar_tag</CODE></A></TD>
<TD>returns <CODE>t.read(src, s, n)</CODE></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">otherwise</TD>
<TD>reads up to <CODE>n</CODE> characters into <CODE>s</CODE> by invoking <CODE>t.get(src)</CODE> repeatedly, halting if an end-of-stream indicator is returned; returns the number of characters successfully read</TD>
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