<c-reader> ( handle -- stream )
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<c-writer> ( handle -- stream )

Vocabulary
io.streams.c

Inputs

handle

a C FILE* handle

Outputs

stream

a new stream

Word description
Creates a stream which reads data by calling C standard library functions.

Notes
Usually C streams are only used during bootstrap, and non-blocking OS-specific I/O routines are used during normal operation.

Definition

IN: io.streams.c

: <c-reader> ( handle -- stream ) c-reader new-c-stream ;