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fread
| Example: fread | Input-Output Functions |
Reads unformatted data from a stream into a buffer.
size_t fread( void *buffer, size_t size, size_t count, FILE *file_pointer);
| buffer | The buffer in which to store the data stream. |
| size | The size (in bytes) of each element to read. |
| count | The number of elements to read. |
| file_pointer | A pointer to a FILE object that identifies the input stream. |
Return Values
Returns the Total number of items read. If this number differs from the requested amount (count parameter) an error has occurred or End Of File has been reached. To determine what happened, call feof or ferror.
