SHIP:Sail:bufPut

Function	Returns	Introduced	Description
bufPut	Integer	v5.1.0	Stores data into a buffer.

See Also:

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

Prototype

Integer bufPut(Buffer buf[,Integer offset[,DataType var[, ...]]]);

Parameters/Return Value

Parameter	Data Type	Description
buf	Buffer	Buffer to use
offset	Integer	Offset into the buffer
var	DataType	Object to store data from
Return	Integer	number of bytes.

Detailed Description

Stores data into a buffer from the designated object of type DataType. The data will be stored as the datatype specified from the object it received it from.

Examples

Example	Result	Notes
bufPut(infoBuf, 30, strEg1);	30
bufPut(splashBuf, 0, intEg1);	100