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<a name="boost_asio.reference.async_read.overload3"></a><a class="link" href="overload3.html" title="async_read (3 of 4 overloads)">async_read
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<p>
Start an asynchronous operation to read a certain amount of data from a
stream.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span>
<span class="keyword">typename</span> <a class="link" href="../AsyncReadStream.html" title="Buffer-oriented asynchronous read stream requirements">AsyncReadStream</a><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">Allocator</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="keyword">typename</span> <a class="link" href="../ReadHandler.html" title="Read handler requirements">ReadHandler</a><span class="special">></span>
<a class="link" href="../asynchronous_operations.html#boost_asio.reference.asynchronous_operations.return_type_of_an_initiating_function"><span class="emphasis"><em>void-or-deduced</em></span></a> <span class="identifier">async_read</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">AsyncReadStream</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">s</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">basic_streambuf</span><span class="special"><</span> <span class="identifier">Allocator</span> <span class="special">></span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">ReadHandler</span> <span class="identifier">handler</span><span class="special">);</span>
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<p>
This function is used to asynchronously read a certain number of bytes
of data from a stream. The function call always returns immediately. The
asynchronous operation will continue until one of the following conditions
is true:
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The supplied buffer is full (that is, it has reached maximum size).
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An error occurred.
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This operation is implemented in terms of zero or more calls to the stream's
async_read_some function, and is known as a <span class="emphasis"><em>composed operation</em></span>.
The program must ensure that the stream performs no other read operations
(such as async_read, the stream's async_read_some function, or any other
composed operations that perform reads) until this operation completes.
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<a name="boost_asio.reference.async_read.overload3.h0"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="boost_asio.reference.async_read.overload3.parameters"></a></span><a class="link" href="overload3.html#boost_asio.reference.async_read.overload3.parameters">Parameters</a>
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<dt><span class="term">s</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The stream from which the data is to be read. The type must support
the AsyncReadStream concept.
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<dt><span class="term">b</span></dt>
<dd><p>
A <a class="link" href="../basic_streambuf.html" title="basic_streambuf"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">basic_streambuf</span></code></a> object into
which the data will be read. Ownership of the streambuf is retained
by the caller, which must guarantee that it remains valid until the
handler is called.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">handler</span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
The handler to be called when the read operation completes. Copies
will be made of the handler as required. The function signature of
the handler must be:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">handler</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">system</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">error_code</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">error</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="comment">// Result of operation.</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">size_t</span> <span class="identifier">bytes_transferred</span> <span class="comment">// Number of bytes copied into the</span>
<span class="comment">// buffers. If an error occurred,</span>
<span class="comment">// this will be the number of</span>
<span class="comment">// bytes successfully transferred</span>
<span class="comment">// prior to the error.</span>
<span class="special">);</span>
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<p>
Regardless of whether the asynchronous operation completes immediately
or not, the handler will not be invoked from within this function.
Invocation of the handler will be performed in a manner equivalent
to using <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">asio</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">io_service</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">post</span><span class="special">()</span></code>.
</p>
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<a name="boost_asio.reference.async_read.overload3.h1"></a>
<span class="phrase"><a name="boost_asio.reference.async_read.overload3.remarks"></a></span><a class="link" href="overload3.html#boost_asio.reference.async_read.overload3.remarks">Remarks</a>
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<p>
This overload is equivalent to calling:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">asio</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">async_read</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">s</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span>
<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">asio</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">transfer_all</span><span class="special">(),</span>
<span class="identifier">handler</span><span class="special">);</span>
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