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multi_buffer

A typical multi buffer.

Synopsis

Defined in header <boost/beast/core/multi_buffer.hpp>

using multi_buffer = basic_multi_buffer< std::allocator< char >>;
Types

Name

Description

allocator_type

The type of allocator used.

const_buffers_type

The type used to represent the input sequence as a list of buffers.

mutable_buffers_type

The type used to represent the output sequence as a list of buffers.

Member Functions

Name

Description

basic_multi_buffer

Constructor.

Move constructor.

Copy constructor.

capacity

Returns the maximum sum of the sizes of the input sequence and output sequence the buffer can hold without requiring reallocation.

commit

Move bytes from the output sequence to the input sequence.

consume

Remove bytes from the input sequence.

data

Get a list of buffers that represents the input sequence.

get_allocator

Returns a copy of the associated allocator.

max_size

Returns the permitted maximum sum of the sizes of the input and output sequence.

operator=

Move assignment.

Copy assignment.

prepare

Get a list of buffers that represents the output sequence, with the given size.

size

Returns the size of the input sequence.

~basic_multi_buffer

Destructor.

Friends

Name

Description

swap

The implementation uses a sequence of one or more character arrays of varying sizes. Additional character array objects are appended to the sequence to accommodate changes in the size of the character sequence.

Remarks

Meets the requirements of DynamicBuffer.

Template Parameters

Type

Description

Allocator

The allocator to use for managing memory.

Convenience header <boost/beast/core.hpp>


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