read ( n -- seq )
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Vocabulary
io

Inputs

n	a non-negative integer

Outputs

seq	a byte-array, a string, or f

Word description
Reads n elements from input-stream. If there is no input available, outputs f. If there are less than n elements available, outputs a sequence shorter than n in length.

Errors
Throws an error if the I/O operation fails.

Definition

USING: namespaces ;

IN: io

: read ( n -- seq ) input-stream get stream-read ; inline