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Function std.format.formattedRead

Reads characters from input range r, converts them according to fmt, and writes them to args.

uint formattedRead(alias fmt, R, S...) (
  auto ref R r,
  auto ref S args
)
if (isSomeString!(typeof(fmt)));

uint formattedRead(R, Char, S...) (
  auto ref R r,
  const(Char)[] fmt,
  auto ref S args
);

Parameters

NameDescription
r The range to read from.
fmt The format of the data to read.
args The drain of the data read.

Returns

On success, the function returns the number of variables filled. This count can match the expected number of readings or fewer, even zero, if a matching failure happens.

Throws

A FormatException if S.length == 0 and fmt has format specifiers.

Example

The format string can be checked at compile-time (see format for details):

string s = "hello!124:34.5";
string a;
int b;
double c;
s.formattedRead!"%s!%s:%s"(a, b, c);
assert(a == "hello" && b == 124 && c == 34.5);

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, and Kenji Hara

License

Boost License 1.0.