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BufferReader

A BufferReader is an abstraction wrapper for buffer objects that provides a convenient way of reading out data from buffers.

Functions​

ReadInt8​

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BufferReader:ReadInt8() → number

Read a signed 8-bit integer from the buffer.

ReadUInt8​

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BufferReader:ReadUInt8() → number

Read an unsigned 8-bit integer from the buffer.

ReadInt16​

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BufferReader:ReadInt16() → number

Read a signed 16-bit integer from the buffer.

ReadUInt16​

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BufferReader:ReadUInt16() → number

Read an unsigned 16-bit integer from the buffer.

ReadInt32​

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BufferReader:ReadInt32() → number

Read a signed 32-bit integer from the buffer.

ReadUInt32​

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BufferReader:ReadUInt32() → number

Read an unsigned 32-bit integer from the buffer.

ReadFloat32​

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BufferReader:ReadFloat32() → number

Read a 32-bit single-precision float from the buffer.

ReadFloat64​

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BufferReader:ReadFloat64() → number

Read a 64-bit double-precision float from the buffer.

ReadBool​

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BufferReader:ReadBool() → boolean

Read a boolean from the buffer.

ReadString​

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BufferReader:ReadString() → string

Read a string from the buffer.

info

This assumes the string was written using the BufferWriter:WriteString() method, which stores an extra integer to mark the size of the string.

ReadStringRaw​

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BufferReader:ReadStringRaw(length: number) → string

Read a string from the buffer.

info

This assumes the string was written using the BufferWriter:WriteStringRaw().

ReadDataType​

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BufferReader:ReadDataType(dataType: T) → T

Read a DataType from the buffer.

local cframe = reader:ReadDataType(CFrame)

SetCursor​

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BufferReader:SetCursor(position: number) → ()

Sets the position of the cursor.

GetCursor​

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BufferReader:GetCursor() → number

Returns the position of the cursor.

ResetCursor​

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BufferReader:ResetCursor() → ()

Resets the position of the cursor.

GetSize​

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BufferReader:GetSize() → number

Returns the size of the buffer.

GetBuffer​

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BufferReader:GetBuffer() → buffer

Returns the buffer object.

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