buffer_peek - return pointer to string in buffer
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Description
buffer_peek returns a pointer to the first byte of the string in the buffer.
Example
buffer_feed, buffer_peek and buffer_seek can be used for efficient reading loops, nearly the same speed
as calling op directly:
for (;;) {
r = buffer_feed(&b);
if (r <= 0) return r;
x = buffer_peek(&b);
dosomething(x,r);
buffer_seek(&b,r);
}
Name
buffer_peek - return pointer to string in buffer
See Also
buffer_init(3), buffer_feed(3), buffer_get(3), buffer_seek(3), buffer(3) buffer_peek(3)
Syntax
#include<libowfat/buffer.h>
char* buffer_peek(buffer* b);
