SHIP:Sail:bufSet

Function	Returns	Introduced	Description
bufSet	Integer	v5.1.0	Returns number of bytes written.

See Also:

• Sail Home
• Sail Functions
• Sail String Functions
• Sail Node Functions
• bufCmp, bufCpy, bufPut, bufReset, bufClr, bufGet

Prototype

Integer bufSet(Node buf, Integer value[,Integer ndx[, Integer offset]]]);

Parameters/Return Value

Parameter	Data Type	Description
buf	Node	Buffer to use
value	Integer	Value to initialize to
ndx	Integer	Number of indexes to initialize
offset	Integer	Buffer offset to start at
Return	Integer	number of bytes initialized.

Detailed Description

The buffer will be initialized with the supplied value.

Examples

Example	Result	Notes
intResult = bufSet(bufEg1, 30);	5000	All bufEg1 indexes are initialized to 30