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This isn't entirely true, see file:pread/2 for how to do it with a file. We lack a binary:pread/2 though :)
by jlouis 14y ago
This isn't entirely true, see file:pread/2 for how to do it with a file. We lack a binary:pread/2 though :)
- nivertech 14y agothanks for pointing it out, looks like it will not work with sockets though. Also spec says that it will return list of either strings or binaries, not exactly iolist.
- masklinn 14y ago> Also spec says that it will return list of either strings or binaries, not exactly iolist. It's a proper subset of iolists, since it reads from flat data (a file) there isn't much sense in its adding arbitrary amounts of nesting to it.