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4.5.4.1 Connection Methods
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-111"><tt class="method">read</tt></a></b>(<big>[</big><var>length</var><big>]</big>)
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Reads at most <var>length</var> bytes from the client. The read blocks
indefinitely until there is at least one byte to read. If length is
-1, keep reading until the socket is closed from the other end (This
is known as <code>EXHAUSTIVE</code> mode in the http server code).
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This method should only be used inside <i>Connection Handlers</i>.
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<div class="note"><b class="label">Note:</b>
The behaviour of this method has changed since version 3.0.3. In
3.0.3 and prior, this method would block until <var>length</var> bytes
was read.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-112"><tt class="method">readline</tt></a></b>(<big>[</big><var>length</var><big>]</big>)
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Reads a line from the connection or up to <var>length</var> bytes.
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This method should only be used inside <i>Connection Handlers</i>.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-113"><tt class="method">write</tt></a></b>(<var>string</var>)
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Writes <var>string</var> to the client.
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This method should only be used inside <i>Connection Handlers</i>.
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