Module read

Callable

• read<TBuffer>(fd: number, buffer: TBuffer, offset: number, length: number, position: number | null, callback: function): void

• Asynchronously reads data from the file referenced by the supplied file descriptor.

  Type parameters

  • TBuffer: ArrayBufferView

  Parameters

  • fd: number

    A file descriptor.

  • buffer: TBuffer

    The buffer that the data will be written to.

  • offset: number

    The offset in the buffer at which to start writing.

  • length: number

    The number of bytes to read.

  • position: number | null

    The offset from the beginning of the file from which data should be read. If null, data will be read from the current position.

  • callback: function

    • • (err: ErrnoException | null, bytesRead: number, buffer: TBuffer): void

      • Parameters

        • err: ErrnoException | null

        • bytesRead: number

        • buffer: TBuffer

        Returns void

  Returns void