Formatting and I/O Library Chapter 2
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Table 2-1. The Formatting and I/O Library Function Tree
Formatting and I/O
File I/O
Open File OpenFile
Close File CloseFile
Read from File ReadFile
Write to File WriteFile
Array to File ArrayToFile
File to Array FileToArray
Get File Information GetFileInfo
Set File Pointer SetFilePtr
String Manipulation
Get String Length StringLength
String to Lowercase StringLowerCase
String to Uppercase StringUpperCase
Fill Bytes FillBytes
Copy Bytes CopyBytes
Copy String CopyString
Compare Bytes CompareBytes
Compare Strings CompareStrings
Find Pattern FindPattern
Read Line ReadLine
Write Line WriteLine
Data Formatting
Formatting Functions
Fmt to Memory (Sample Panel) Fmt
Fmt to File (Sample Panel) FmtFile
Fmt to Stdout (Sample Panel) FmtOut
Scanning Functions
Scan from Mem (Sample Panel) Scan
Scan from File (Sample Panel) ScanFile
Scan from Stdin (Sample Panel) ScanIn
Status Functions
Get # Formatted Bytes NumFmtdBytes
Get Format Index Error GetFmtErrNdx
Get I/O Error GetFmtIOError
Get I/O Error String GetFmtIOErrorString
The classes and subclasses in the tree are described below:
• The File I/O function panels open, close, read, write, and obtain information about files.
• The String Manipulation function panels manipulate strings and character buffers.