Pipe type

Methods

close_reading_end(p:Pipe) Source: stdlib.ngs:5715

Close reading end of the Pipe

close_writing_end(p:Pipe) Source: stdlib.ngs:5712

Close writing end of the Pipe

dup2_reading_end(p:Pipe, newfd:Int) Source: stdlib.ngs:5740

DUP2(2) reading file descriptor

dup2_writing_end(p:Pipe, newfd:Int) Source: stdlib.ngs:5737

DUP2(2) writing file descriptor

init(pipe:Pipe) Source: stdlib.ngs:5679

Pipe constructor. Create UNIX pipe using PIPE(2). Throws PipeCreateFail if pipe can not be created.

Example

p = Pipe()

init(pipe:Pipe, other:Pipe) Source: stdlib.ngs:5691

Initializes Pipe, copying read_fd and write_fd from another Pipe.

Example

my_pipe = ...
second_pipe = Pipe(my_pipe)

read(p:Pipe, count:Any=null) Source: stdlib.ngs:5732

Read from Pipe without parsing. TODO: document if it throws.

Returns

read data

Example

data = read(myipe)

Str(p:Pipe) Source: stdlib.ngs:5707

Undocumented

write(s:Str, p:Pipe)deprecated Source: stdlib.ngs:5720

DEPRECATED! Do not use!

write(p:Pipe, s:Str) Source: stdlib.ngs:5726

Write to Pipe. TODO: document if it throws.

Returns

unspecified at this time, do not count on it