NAME

       IO::getString - Read a string from a binary file

SYNOPSIS

       String getString( File h )

ARGUMENTS

       h A readable file handle

DESCRIPTION

       Reads  a  string  (up  to  NULL termination) from a binary file. If the end of the file is
       reached, the string read up to that point will be returned. The string is  assumed  to  be
       UTF-8 encoded.

AUTHORS

       Kaya  standard  library  by  Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For
       further information see http://kayalang.org/

LICENSE

       The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
       the  terms  of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as
       published by the Free Software Foundation.

RELATED

       IO.get (3kaya)
       IO.putStr (3kaya)