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NSFileHandleMBS class

// file must exist for this sample:

dim f as FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("test.txt")
dim n as NSFileHandleMBS = NSFileHandleMBS.fileHandleForReadingAtFile(f)

if n<>Nil then
  MsgBox n.readDataToEndOfFile
end if

• 2 properties
  • property Handle as Integer
  • property offsetInFile as UInt64
• 16 methods
  • method acceptConnectionInBackgroundAndNotify
  • method AvailableBytes as Integer
  • method availableData as MemoryBlock
  • method closeFile
  • method Constructor   Private
  • method fileDescriptor as Integer
  • method readDataOfLength(length as Integer) as MemoryBlock
  • method readDataToEndOfFile as MemoryBlock
  • method readInBackgroundAndNotify
  • method readToEndOfFileInBackgroundAndNotify
  • method seekToEndOfFile as UInt64
  • method seekToFileOffset(offset as UInt64)
  • method synchronizeFile
  • method truncateFileAtOffset(offset as UInt64)
  • method waitForDataInBackgroundAndNotify
  • method writeData(data as MemoryBlock)
• 26 shared methods
  • shared method fileHandleForReadingAtFile(path as folderitem) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleForReadingAtPath(path as string) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleForReadingFromFile(URL as folderitem, byref error as NSErrorMBS) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleForReadingFromURL(URL as string, byref error as NSErrorMBS) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleForUpdatingAtFile(path as folderitem) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleForUpdatingAtPath(path as string) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleForUpdatingFile(URL as folderitem, byref error as NSErrorMBS) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleForUpdatingURL(URL as string, byref error as NSErrorMBS) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleForWritingAtFile(path as folderitem) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleForWritingAtPath(path as string) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleForWritingToFile(URL as folderitem, byref error as NSErrorMBS) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleForWritingToURL(URL as string, byref error as NSErrorMBS) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleWithFileDescriptor(fd as Integer) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleWithFileDescriptor(fd as Integer, closeOnDealloc as boolean) as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleWithNullDevice as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleWithStandardError as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleWithStandardInput as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method fileHandleWithStandardOutput as NSFileHandleMBS
  • shared method NSFileHandleConnectionAcceptedNotification as string
  • shared method NSFileHandleDataAvailableNotification as string
  • shared method NSFileHandleNotificationDataItem as string
  • shared method NSFileHandleNotificationFileHandleItem as string
  • shared method NSFileHandleNotificationMonitorModes as string
  • shared method NSFileHandleOperationException as string
  • shared method NSFileHandleReadCompletionNotification as string
  • shared method NSFileHandleReadToEndOfFileCompletionNotification as string

This class has no sub classes.

Some methods using this class:

• NSPipeMBS.fileHandleForReading as NSFileHandleMBS
• NSPipeMBS.fileHandleForWriting as NSFileHandleMBS
• NSTaskMBS.setStandardError(p as NSFileHandleMBS)
• NSTaskMBS.setStandardInput(p as NSFileHandleMBS)
• NSTaskMBS.setStandardOutput(p as NSFileHandleMBS)

Some properties using for this class:

• NSUserUnixTaskMBS.standardError as NSFileHandleMBS
• NSUserUnixTaskMBS.standardInput as NSFileHandleMBS
• NSUserUnixTaskMBS.standardOutput as NSFileHandleMBS

Some examples using this class:

• /MacBase/NSFileHandle async reading
• /MacCocoa/NSTask/NSTask
• /MacCocoa/NSTask/NSTask live output
• /MacCocoa/NSTask/NSTask traceroute
• /MacCocoa/NSTask/NSTask with Arguments
• /MacCocoa/readToEndOfFileInBackgroundAndNotify Test

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The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS MacCocoa Plugin.

NSFileCoordinatorMBS   -   NSFileManagerMBS