GETC(III) 4/30/72 GETC(III)





GETC(III)                    4/30/72                    GETC(III)







NAME

     getc  -  buffered input



SYNOPSIS

     mov     $filename,r0

     jsr     r5,fopen; iobuf



     fopen(filename, iobuf)

     char *filename;

     struct buf *iobuf;



     jsr     r5,getc; iobuf

     (character in r0)



     getc(iobuf)

     struct buf *iobuf;



     jsr     r5,getw; iobuf

     (word in r0)



     [getw not available in C]



DESCRIPTION

     These routines provide a buffered input facility.  Iobuf  is

     the address of a 518(10) byte buffer area whose contents are

     maintained by these routines.  Its format is:



     ioptr:  .=.+2           / file descriptor

             .=.+2           / characters left in buffer

             .=.+2           / ptr to next character

             .=.+512.        / the buffer



     Or in C,



             struct buf {

                     int fildes;

                     int nleft;

                     char *nextp;

                     char buffer[512];

             };



     Fopen may be called initially to open the file.  On  return,

     the  error  bit (c-bit) is set if the open failed.  If fopen

     is never called, get will read from the standard input file.

     From C, the value is negative if the open failed.



     Getc returns the next byte from the file in r0.   The  error

     bit  is  set  on  end  of file or a read error.  From C, the

     character is returned; it is -1 on end-of-file or error.



     Getw returns the next word in r0.  Getc and getw may be used

     alternately;  there  are  no odd/even problems.  Getw is not

     available from C.



     Iobuf must be provided by the user; it must  be  on  a  word

     boundary.



     To reuse the same buffer for another file, it is  sufficient

     to close the original file and call fopen again.



SEE ALSO

     open(II), read(II), putc(III)



DIAGNOSTICS

     c-bit set on EOF or error;

     from C, negative return indicates error or EOF.



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