GDataInputStream

GDataInputStream — Data Input Stream

Synopsis


#include <gio/gio.h>


                    GDataInputStream;
enum                GDataStreamByteOrder;
enum                GDataStreamNewlineType;
GDataInputStream*   g_data_input_stream_new             (GInputStream *base_stream);
void                g_data_input_stream_set_byte_order  (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GDataStreamByteOrder order);
GDataStreamByteOrder g_data_input_stream_get_byte_order (GDataInputStream *stream);
void                g_data_input_stream_set_newline_type
                                                        (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GDataStreamNewlineType type);
GDataStreamNewlineType g_data_input_stream_get_newline_type
                                                        (GDataInputStream *stream);
guchar              g_data_input_stream_read_byte       (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);
gint16              g_data_input_stream_read_int16      (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);
guint16             g_data_input_stream_read_uint16     (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);
gint32              g_data_input_stream_read_int32      (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);
guint32             g_data_input_stream_read_uint32     (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);
gint64              g_data_input_stream_read_int64      (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);
guint64             g_data_input_stream_read_uint64     (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);
char*               g_data_input_stream_read_line       (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         gsize *length,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);
char*               g_data_input_stream_read_until      (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         const gchar *stop_chars,
                                                         gsize *length,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);

Object Hierarchy


  GObject
   +----GInputStream
         +----GFilterInputStream
               +----GBufferedInputStream
                     +----GDataInputStream

Properties


  "byte-order"               GDataStreamByteOrder  : Read / Write
  "newline-type"             GDataStreamNewlineType  : Read / Write

Description

Data input stream implements GInputStream and includes functions for reading structured data directly from a binary input stream.

Details

GDataInputStream

typedef struct _GDataInputStream GDataInputStream;

An implementation of GBufferedInputStream that allows for high-level data manipulation of arbitrary data (including binary operations).

enum GDataStreamByteOrder

typedef enum  {
  G_DATA_STREAM_BYTE_ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN,
  G_DATA_STREAM_BYTE_ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN,
  G_DATA_STREAM_BYTE_ORDER_HOST_ENDIAN
} GDataStreamByteOrder;

GDataStreamByteOrder is used to ensure proper endianness of streaming data sources across various machine architectures.

G_DATA_STREAM_BYTE_ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN

 Selects Big Endian byte order.

G_DATA_STREAM_BYTE_ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN

 Selects Little Endian byte order.

G_DATA_STREAM_BYTE_ORDER_HOST_ENDIAN

 Selects endianness based on host machine's architecture.

enum GDataStreamNewlineType

typedef enum  {
  G_DATA_STREAM_NEWLINE_TYPE_LF,
  G_DATA_STREAM_NEWLINE_TYPE_CR,
  G_DATA_STREAM_NEWLINE_TYPE_CR_LF,
  G_DATA_STREAM_NEWLINE_TYPE_ANY
} GDataStreamNewlineType;

GDataStreamNewlineType is used when checking for or setting the line endings for a given file.

G_DATA_STREAM_NEWLINE_TYPE_LF

 Selects "LF" line endings, common on most modern UNIX platforms.

G_DATA_STREAM_NEWLINE_TYPE_CR

 Selects "CR" line endings.

G_DATA_STREAM_NEWLINE_TYPE_CR_LF

 Selects "CR, LF" line ending, common on Microsoft Windows.

G_DATA_STREAM_NEWLINE_TYPE_ANY

 Automatically try to handle any line ending type.

g_data_input_stream_new ()

GDataInputStream*   g_data_input_stream_new             (GInputStream *base_stream);

Creates a new data input stream for the base_stream.

base_stream :

 a GInputStream.

Returns :

 a new GDataInputStream.

g_data_input_stream_set_byte_order ()

void                g_data_input_stream_set_byte_order  (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GDataStreamByteOrder order);

This function sets the byte order for the given stream. All subsequent reads from the stream will be read in the given order.

stream :

 a given GDataInputStream.

order :

 a GDataStreamByteOrder to set.

g_data_input_stream_get_byte_order ()

GDataStreamByteOrder g_data_input_stream_get_byte_order (GDataInputStream *stream);

Gets the byte order for the data input stream.

stream :

 a given GDataInputStream.

Returns :

 the stream's current GDataStreamByteOrder.

g_data_input_stream_set_newline_type ()

void                g_data_input_stream_set_newline_type
                                                        (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GDataStreamNewlineType type);

Sets the newline type for the stream.

Note that using G_DATA_STREAM_NEWLINE_TYPE_ANY is slightly unsafe. If a read chunk ends in "CR" we must read an additional byte to know if this is "CR" or "CR LF", and this might block if there is no more data availible.

stream :

 a GDataInputStream.

type :

 the type of new line return as GDataStreamNewlineType.

g_data_input_stream_get_newline_type ()

GDataStreamNewlineType g_data_input_stream_get_newline_type
                                                        (GDataInputStream *stream);

Gets the current newline type for the stream.

stream :

 a given GDataInputStream.

Returns :

 GDataStreamNewlineType for the given stream.

g_data_input_stream_read_byte ()

guchar              g_data_input_stream_read_byte       (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);

Reads an unsigned 8-bit/1-byte value from stream.

stream :

 a given GDataInputStream.

cancellable :

 optional GCancellable object, NULL to ignore.

error :

 GError for error reporting.

Returns :

 an unsigned 8-bit/1-byte value read from the stream or 0 if an error occurred.

g_data_input_stream_read_int16 ()

gint16              g_data_input_stream_read_int16      (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);

Reads a 16-bit/2-byte value from stream.

In order to get the correct byte order for this read operation, see g_data_stream_get_byte_order() and g_data_stream_set_byte_order().

stream :

 a given GDataInputStream.

cancellable :

 optional GCancellable object, NULL to ignore.

error :

 GError for error reporting.

Returns :

 a signed 16-bit/2-byte value read from stream or 0 if an error occurred.

g_data_input_stream_read_uint16 ()

guint16             g_data_input_stream_read_uint16     (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);

Reads an unsigned 16-bit/2-byte value from stream.

In order to get the correct byte order for this read operation, see g_data_stream_get_byte_order() and g_data_stream_set_byte_order().

stream :

 a given GDataInputStream.

cancellable :

 optional GCancellable object, NULL to ignore.

error :

 GError for error reporting.

Returns :

 an unsigned 16-bit/2-byte value read from the stream or 0 if an error occurred.

g_data_input_stream_read_int32 ()

gint32              g_data_input_stream_read_int32      (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);

Reads a signed 32-bit/4-byte value from stream.

In order to get the correct byte order for this read operation, see g_data_stream_get_byte_order() and g_data_stream_set_byte_order().

If cancellable is not NULL, then the operation can be cancelled by triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation was cancelled, the error G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned.

stream :

 a given GDataInputStream.

cancellable :

 optional GCancellable object, NULL to ignore.

error :

 GError for error reporting.

Returns :

 a signed 32-bit/4-byte value read from the stream or 0 if an error occurred.

g_data_input_stream_read_uint32 ()

guint32             g_data_input_stream_read_uint32     (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);

Reads an unsigned 32-bit/4-byte value from stream.

In order to get the correct byte order for this read operation, see g_data_stream_get_byte_order() and g_data_stream_set_byte_order().

If cancellable is not NULL, then the operation can be cancelled by triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation was cancelled, the error G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned.

stream :

 a given GDataInputStream.

cancellable :

 optional GCancellable object, NULL to ignore.

error :

 GError for error reporting.

Returns :

 an unsigned 32-bit/4-byte value read from the stream or 0 if an error occurred.

g_data_input_stream_read_int64 ()

gint64              g_data_input_stream_read_int64      (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);

Reads a 64-bit/8-byte value from stream.

In order to get the correct byte order for this read operation, see g_data_stream_get_byte_order() and g_data_stream_set_byte_order().

If cancellable is not NULL, then the operation can be cancelled by triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation was cancelled, the error G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned.

stream :

 a given GDataInputStream.

cancellable :

 optional GCancellable object, NULL to ignore.

error :

 GError for error reporting.

Returns :

 a signed 64-bit/8-byte value read from stream or 0 if an error occurred.

g_data_input_stream_read_uint64 ()

guint64             g_data_input_stream_read_uint64     (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);

Reads an unsigned 64-bit/8-byte value from stream.

In order to get the correct byte order for this read operation, see g_data_stream_get_byte_order().

If cancellable is not NULL, then the operation can be cancelled by triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation was cancelled, the error G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned.

stream :

 a given GDataInputStream.

cancellable :

 optional GCancellable object, NULL to ignore.

error :

 GError for error reporting.

Returns :

 an unsigned 64-bit/8-byte read from stream or 0 if an error occurred.

g_data_input_stream_read_line ()

char*               g_data_input_stream_read_line       (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         gsize *length,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);

Reads a line from the data input stream.

If cancellable is not NULL, then the operation can be cancelled by triggering the cancellable object from another thread. If the operation was cancelled, the error G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned.

stream :

 a given GDataInputStream.

length :

 a gsize to get the length of the data read in.

cancellable :

 optional GCancellable object, NULL to ignore.

error :

 GError for error reporting.

Returns :

 a string with the line that was read in (including the newlines). Set length to a gsize to get the length of the read line. Returns NULL on an error.

g_data_input_stream_read_until ()

char*               g_data_input_stream_read_until      (GDataInputStream *stream,
                                                         const gchar *stop_chars,
                                                         gsize *length,
                                                         GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                         GError **error);

Reads a string from the data input stream, up to the first occurrance of any of the stop characters.

stream :

 a given GDataInputStream.

stop_chars :

 characters to terminate the read.

length :

 a gsize to get the length of the data read in.

cancellable :

 optional GCancellable object, NULL to ignore.

error :

 GError for error reporting.

Returns :

 a string with the data that was read before encountering any of the stop characters. Set length to a gsize to get the length of the string. This function will return NULL on an error.

Property Details

The "byte-order" property

  "byte-order"               GDataStreamByteOrder  : Read / Write

The byte order.

Default value: G_DATA_STREAM_BYTE_ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN

The "newline-type" property

  "newline-type"             GDataStreamNewlineType  : Read / Write

The accepted types of line ending.

Default value: G_DATA_STREAM_NEWLINE_TYPE_LF

See Also

GInputStream