From 64df22bdb5872bf63bd580ea6191a309a7a7c0a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Andrew M. Kuchling" Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:28:23 +0000 Subject: [Bug #1613651] Document socket.recv_into, socket.recvfrom_into Also, the text for recvfrom told you to read recv() for an explanation of the 'flags' argument, but recv() just pointed you at the man page. Copied the man-page text to recvfrom(), recvfrom_into, recv_into to avoid the pointless redirection. I don't have LaTeX on this machine; hope my markup is OK. --- Doc/lib/libsocket.tex | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex b/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex index f510fd4..f20c56c 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libsocket.tex @@ -569,11 +569,32 @@ at once is specified by \var{bufsize}. See the \UNIX{} manual page Receive data from the socket. The return value is a pair \code{(\var{string}, \var{address})} where \var{string} is a string representing the data received and \var{address} is the address of the -socket sending the data. The optional \var{flags} argument has the -same meaning as for \method{recv()} above. +socket sending the data. See the \UNIX{} manual page +\manpage{recv}{2} for the meaning of the optional argument +\var{flags}; it defaults to zero. (The format of \var{address} depends on the address family --- see above.) \end{methoddesc} +\begin{methoddesc}[socket]{recvfrom_into}{buffer\optional{, nbytes\optional{, flags}}} +Receive data from the socket, writing it into \var{buffer} instead of +creating a new string. The return value is a pair +\code{(\var{nbytes}, \var{address})} where \var{nbytes} is the number +of bytes received and \var{address} is the address of the socket +sending the data. See the \UNIX{} manual page +\manpage{recv}{2} for the meaning of the optional argument +\var{flags}; it defaults to zero. (The format of \var{address} +depends on the address family --- see above.) +\end{methoddesc} + +\begin{methoddesc}[socket]{recv_into}{buffer\optional{, nbytes\optional{, flags}}} +Receive up to \var{nbytes} bytes from the socket, +storing the data into a buffer rather than creating a new string. +If \var{nbytes} is not specified (or 0), +receive up to the size available in the given buffer. +See the \UNIX{} manual page \manpage{recv}{2} for the meaning of the +optional argument \var{flags}; it defaults to zero. +\end{methoddesc} + \begin{methoddesc}[socket]{send}{string\optional{, flags}} Send data to the socket. The socket must be connected to a remote socket. The optional \var{flags} argument has the same meaning as for -- cgit v0.12