Returns the number of bytes that can be read without blocking from the specified file, piped, string buffer input streams or input stream object.
Syntax
available( inputstream )
inputstream.available( )
Parameters
inputstream
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file input stream, piped input stream, string buffer input stream or iput stream object.
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Returns
integer
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the number of bytes that can be read without blocking from the specified input stream object.
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Example
fh = FileInputStream( resultFile )
println( "bytes: " + fh.available( ) )
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