EventBuffer::read

(PECL event >= 1.6.0)

EventBuffer::readRead data from an evbuffer and drain the bytes read

Description

public EventBuffer::read( int $max_bytes ): string

Read the first max_bytes from the buffer and drain the bytes read. If more max_bytes are requested than are available in the buffer, it only extracts as many bytes as available.

Parameters

max_bytes

Maxmimum number of bytes to read from the buffer.

Return Values

Returns string read, or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
PECL event 1.6.0 Renamed EventBuffer::read()(the old method name) to EventBuffer::read(). EventBuffer::read() now takes only max_bytes argument; returns string instead of integer.

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