fread.c File Reference

#include "../stdio.h"

Functions
size_t	fread (void *ptr, size_t size, size_t count, FILE *stream)
	Read block of data from stream. More...

Function Documentation

fread()

size_t fread	(	void *	ptr,
		size_t	size,
		size_t	count,
		FILE *	stream
	)

Read block of data from stream.

Reads an array of count elements, each one with a size of size bytes, from the stream and stores them in the block of memory specified by ptr. The position indicator of the stream is advanced by the total amount of bytes read.

Parameters

ptr	Pointer to a block of memory with a size of at least (size*count) bytes, converted to a void*.
size	Size, in bytes, of each element to be read.
count	Number of elements, each one with a size of size bytes.
stream	Pointer to a FILE object that identifies the stream to be closed.

Returns

The total number of elements successfully read is returned. If this number differs from the count parameter, either a reading error occurred or the end-of-file was reached while reading. In both cases, the proper indicator is set.