LL_File Class Reference

Public Member Functions
bool	isOpen ()
int	read (void)
int	write (byte b)
int	seek (unsigned long target, int whence=SEEK_SET)
int	tell ()
int	size ()
int	close ()
int	read (byte *b, int n)
int	read (char *s, int n)
int	write (const byte *b, int n)
int	write (const char *s, int n)
int	peek ()

Public Attributes
File_Native	_theFile
String	_path
String	_mode

Detailed Description

The file type is ultimately provided by the underlying operating system, not by LambLisp. This class elides the differences between file types on different platforms, providing a POSIX-like interface.

Note that there is no open operstion on files. A file is opened by the file system and then a file is returned. After a file is closed, the same file object cannot be opened again; instead a new file must be requested from the file system.