tcl::chan::zero(3tcl) Reflected/virtual channel support tcl::chan::zero(3tcl)
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NAME
tcl::chan::zero - Zero channel
SYNOPSIS
package require Tcl 8.5
package require TclOO
package require tcl::chan::events ?1?
package require tcl::chan::zero ?1?
::tcl::chan::zero
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DESCRIPTION
The tcl::chan::zero package provides a command creating zero channels,
i.e. read-only channels which return an infinite stream of null charac-
ters upon reading. This is equivalent to the zero channels provided by
the package Memchan, except that this is written in pure Tcl, not C. On
the other hand, Memchan is usable with Tcl 8.4 and before, whereas this
package requires Tcl 8.5 or higher, and TclOO.
Packages related to this are tcl::chan::null and tcl::chan::nullzero.
The internal TclOO class implementing the channel handler is a sub-
class of the tcl::chan::events framework.
API
::tcl::chan::zero
This command creates a new zero channel and returns its handle.
BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category virtchan-
nel of the Tcllib Trackers [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist].
Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either
package and/or documentation.
When proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs, i.e the out-
put of diff -u.
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KEYWORDS
/dev/zero, reflected channel, tip 219, virtual channel, zero
CATEGORY
Channels
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2009 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>
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