read string
Description
s reads(f, i)
reads(f, i) produces a string consisting of the next i characters from f, or the remaining characters of f if fewer remain, but fails on an end of file. In reads(), unlike read(), line termination sequences have no special significance. reads() should be used for reading binary data.
Parameters
- f
- open file object
- i
- number of characters to read
- returns
- data read as string or fail
Defaults
- f
- &input
- i
- 1
Errors
| 101 |
i is not an integer |
105 |
f is not a file |
205 |
i ≤ 0 |
212 |
f is not open for reading |
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