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iobuf.buffer

data type

Library: Buffers (OMIOBUF)
Import : omiobuf.xmd


Purpose

Use the iobuf.buffer opaque data type to hold data. It is written to by iobuf.writer and read from by iobuf.reader.

Example

The following program uses an instance of iobuf.buffer to hold data and subsequently output it. 

  import "omiobuf.xmd" prefixed by iobuf.
  
  process
     local iobuf.buffer b
  
     using output as iobuf.writer of b
        output "Hello, World!%n"
  
     output iobuf.reader of b

Usage Note

To use iobuf.buffer, you must import OMIOBUF into your program using an import declaration such as: 

  import "omiobuf.xmd" prefixed by io.

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