method

write

v1_8_6_287 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: IO

write(p1) public

Writes the given string to ios. The stream must be opened for writing. If the argument is not a string, it will be converted to a string using to_s. Returns the number of bytes written.

   count = $stdout.write( "This is a test\n" )
   puts "That was #{count} bytes of data"

produces:

   This is a test
   That was 15 bytes of data

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     ios.write(string)    => integer
 *  
 *  Writes the given string to <em>ios</em>. The stream must be opened
 *  for writing. If the argument is not a string, it will be converted
 *  to a string using <code>to_s</code>. Returns the number of bytes
 *  written.
 *     
 *     count = $stdout.write( "This is a test\n" )
 *     puts "That was #{count} bytes of data"
 *     
 *  <em>produces:</em>
 *     
 *     This is a test
 *     That was 15 bytes of data
 */

static VALUE
io_write(io, str)
    VALUE io, str;
{
    OpenFile *fptr;
    long n;

    rb_secure(4);
    if (TYPE(str) != T_STRING)
        str = rb_obj_as_string(str);

    if (TYPE(io) != T_FILE) {
        /* port is not IO, call write method for it. */
        return rb_funcall(io, id_write, 1, str);
    }
    if (RSTRING(str)->len == 0) return INT2FIX(0);

    GetOpenFile(io, fptr);
    rb_io_check_writable(fptr);

    n = io_fwrite(str, fptr);
    if (n == -1L) rb_sys_fail(fptr->path);
    if (!(fptr->mode & FMODE_SYNC)) {
        fptr->mode |= FMODE_WBUF;
    }

    return LONG2FIX(n);
}

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