Gamma™ : Version 6.4
	Input/Output

`write_n_chars`

write_n_chars — writes characters from a buffer to a file.

Syntax

write_n_chars (file, buffer, nchars)

Arguments

file: A file pointer to the open destination file for the characters.
buffer: The buffer that is the source of the characters.
nchars: The number of characters to write.

Returns

The number of characters successfully written to the file.

Description

This function reads a given number of characters from a buffer and writes them to an open file.

Example

The following example writes the characters 'e', 'f', and 'g' to a file.

Gamma> fw = open("mywritencharsfile.dat", "w");
#<File:"mywritencharsfile.dat">
Gamma> buf = buffer (101, 102, 103, 104);
#{efgh}
Gamma> write_n_chars (fw, buf, 3);
3
Gamma>

See Also

write, writec, pretty_write


write, writec, pretty_write, pretty_writec		File System

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