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readSliceEndianAlloc

Reader.readSliceEndianAlloc

pub inline fn readSliceEndianAlloc(
    r: *Reader,
    allocator: Allocator,
    comptime Elem: type,
    len: usize,
    endian: std.builtin.Endian,
) ReadAllocError![]Elem

File

lib/std/Io/Reader.zig:728

Code

pub inline fn readSliceEndianAlloc(
    r: *Reader,
    allocator: Allocator,
    comptime Elem: type,
    len: usize,
    endian: std.builtin.Endian,
) ReadAllocError![]Elem {
    const dest = try allocator.alloc(Elem, len);
    errdefer allocator.free(dest);
    try readSliceAll(r, @ptrCast(dest));
    if (native_endian != endian) for (dest) |*elem| std.mem.byteSwapAllFields(Elem, elem);
    return dest;
}