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NAME
- ReadChunkBytes
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read bytes from the current chunk into a buffer. (V36)
SYNOPSIS
actual = ReadChunkBytes(iff, buf, numBytes);
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LONG ReadChunkBytes(struct IFFHandle *, APTR buf, LONG);
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LONG ReadChunkBytes(struct IFFHandle *, APTR buf, LONG);
FUNCTION
Reads the IFFHandle stream into the buffer for the specified number of bytes. Reads are limited to the size of the current chunk and attempts to read past the end of the chunk will truncate. This function returns positive number of bytes read or a negative error code.
INPUTS
- iff
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pointer to IFFHandle structure.
- buf
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pointer to buffer area to receive data.
- numBytes
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number of bytes to read.
RESULT
- actual
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(positive) number of bytes read if successful or a (negative) IFFERR_#? error code if unsuccessful.