ReadBytes

ReadBytes

Command Index · BlitzBasic · Banks

ReadBytes:Int32 bank:Int32, file:Int32, offset:Int32, count:Int32

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
bank	In	Int32	required	The bank to fill.
file	In	Int32	required	A file opened for reading.
offset	In	Int32	required	Where in the bank to put the first byte.
count	In	Int32	required	How many bytes to read.

Returns: The number of bytes that were read.

Description

Reads bytes from an open file into a bank. It reads up to count bytes, and fewer when the file ends first.

Examples

source = CreateBank(4)
For i = 0 To 3
	PokeByte source, i, 65 + i
Next
file = WriteFile("banks_example.tmp")
WriteBytes source, file, 0, 4
CloseFile file
target = CreateBank(4)
file = ReadFile("banks_example.tmp")
Print ReadBytes(target, file, 0, 4)
CloseFile file
DeleteFile "banks_example.tmp"
Print Chr$(PeekByte(target, 2))

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Related Commands

PokeInt, PokeShort, ResizeBank, WriteBytes

Command Index · BlitzBasic · Banks