17 The STREAM package

stream-read-byte

Generic Function

Summary

A generic function used byread-byte to read an integer or:EOF symbol from a binary stream.

Package

stream

Signature

stream-read-byte stream => result

Arguments

stream: A stream.

Values

result: An integer or:EOF symbol.

Description

The generic functionstream-read-byte is used byread-byte, and returns either an integer or an:EOF symbol read from the binary stream specified by stream.

When defining a binary stream, a method should be defined on this generic function.