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<h1><a name="NAME"
>NAME</a></h1>
<p>src/pmc/handle.pmc - IO Handle PMC</p>
<h1><a name="DESCRIPTION"
>DESCRIPTION</a></h1>
<p>This is the base-class for all IO-related PMCs.</p>
<h2><a name="Vtable_Functions"
>Vtable Functions</a></h2>
<dl>
<dt><a name="init"
><b><code>init</b></code></a></dt>
<dt><a name="init_pmc"
><b><code>init_pmc</b></code></a></dt>
Handle shouldn't be directly instantiated,
init and init_pmc throws EXCEPTION_INVALID_OPERATION.</dl>
<h2><a name="Methods"
>Methods</a></h2>
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<dt><a name="METHOD_isatty()"
><b><code>METHOD isatty()</b></code></a></dt>
Returns a boolean value indicating whether <code>SELF</code> is a console/tty.
This default implementation always return false.
Override it in subtypes that are or can be tty.
<dt><a name="METHOD_get_fd()"
><b><code>METHOD get_fd()</b></code></a></dt>
Retrieve the integer file descriptor for the Handle (only available on platforms that use integer file descriptors).
<dt><a name="METHOD_read(INTVAL_bytes)"
><b><code>METHOD read(INTVAL bytes)</b></code></a></dt>
Read the given number of bytes from the handle and return them in a string.
<dt><a name="METHOD_readline()"
><b><code>METHOD readline()</b></code></a></dt>
Read a line from the handle and return it in a string.
<dt><a name="METHOD_record_separator()"
><b><code>METHOD record_separator()</b></code></a></dt>
Set the record separator for readline.
<dt><a name="METHOD_close()"
><b><code>METHOD close()</b></code></a></dt>
Close the handle.</dl>
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