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read_buffer |
Name
read_buffer() - read from a file and return a buffer
Synopsis
mixed read_buffer( mixed src, int start, int len );
Description
If `src' is a string (filename), then the filename will be read, starting at byte # `start', for 'len' bytes, and returned as a buffer. If neither argument is given, the entire file is read.
If `src' is a buffer, then characters are read from the buffer beginning at byte # `start' in the buffer, and for 'len' # of bytes, and returned as a string.
Note that the maximum number of bytes you can read from a file and into a buffer is controlled via the `maximum byte transfer' parameter in the runtime config file.
