EventBuffer
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EventBuffer::drain

Removes specified number of bytes from the front of the buffer without copying it anywhere

Description

public bool EventBuffer::drain ( int $len )

Behaves as EventBuffer::read , except that it does not copy the data: it just removes it from the front of the buffer.

Parameters

len

The number of bytes to remove from the buffer.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success. Otherwise FALSE.

See Also

  • EventBuffer::read
  • EventBuffer::appendFrom