ObjFW  Diff

 *	  The buffer MUST be at least size * nitems big!
 * \return The number of bytes read
 */
- (size_t)readNItems: (size_t)nitems
	      ofSize: (size_t)size
	  intoBuffer: (uint8_t*)buf;

/**
 * Reads from the file into a buffer.
 *
 * \param buf The buffer into which the data is read
 * \param size The size of the data that should be read.
 *	  The buffer MUST be at least size big!
 * \return The number of bytes read
 */
- (size_t)readNBytes: (size_t)size
	  intoBuffer: (uint8_t*)buf;

/**
 * Reads from the file into a new buffer.
 *
 * \param size The size of the data that should be read
 * \param nitem The number of items to read
 * \return A new buffer with the data read.
 *	   It is part of the memory pool of the OFFile.
 */
- (uint8_t*)readNItems: (size_t)nitems
		ofSize: (size_t)size;
/**
 * Reads from the file into a new buffer.
 *
 * \param size The size of the data that should be read
 * \return A new buffer with the data read.
 *	   It is part of the memory pool of the OFFile.
 */
- (uint8_t*)readNBytes: (size_t)size;

/**
 * Writes from a buffer into the file.
 *
 * \param buf The buffer from which the data is written to the file
 * \param size The size of the data that should be written
 * \param nitem The number of items to write
 * \return The number of bytes written
 */
- (size_t)writeNItems: (size_t)nitems
	       ofSize: (size_t)size
	   fromBuffer: (const uint8_t*)buf;

/**
 * Writes from a buffer into the file.
 *
 * \param buf The buffer from which the data is written to the file
 * \param size The size of the data that should be written
 * \return The number of bytes written
 */
- (size_t)writeNBytes: (size_t)size
	   fromBuffer: (const uint8_t*)buf;

/**
 * Writes a C string into the file, without the trailing zero.
 *
 * \param str The C string from which the data is written to the file
 * \return The number of bytes written
 */
- (size_t)writeCString: (const char*)str;

/**
 * Closes the file.
 */
- close;
@end