stream-read-partial ( n stream -- seq/f )
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Vocabulary
io

Inputs

n	a non-negative integer
stream	an input stream

Outputs

seq/f

a byte-array, a string, or f

Word description
Reads at most n elements from a stream and returns up to that many characters without blocking. If no characters are available, blocks until some are and returns them.

Definition

USING: io.private ;

IN: io

: stream-read-partial ( n stream -- seq/f )
    [ stream-read-partial-unsafe ] read-into-new ; inline