Examples for 'R.utils::readBinFragments.default'


Reads binary data from disjoint sections of a connection or a file

Aliases: readBinFragments.default readBinFragments

Keywords: IO

### ** Examples

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# Create a data file
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data <- 1:255
size <- 2
pathname <- tempfile("exampleReadBinFragments")
writeBin(con=pathname, data, size=size)


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# Read and write using index vectors
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cat("Read file...\n")
Read file...
# Read every 16:th byte in the file
idxs <- seq(from=1, to=255, by=16)
x <- readBinFragments(pathname, what="integer", size=size, signed=FALSE, idxs=idxs)
stopifnot(identical(x, data[idxs]))
print(x)
 [1]   1  17  33  49  65  81  97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241
# Read every 16:th byte in a connection starting with the 6th.
idxs <- idxs + 5L
x <- readBinFragments(pathname, what="integer", size=size, signed=FALSE, idxs=idxs)
stopifnot(identical(x, data[idxs]))
print(x)
 [1]   6  22  38  54  70  86 102 118 134 150 166 182 198 214 230 246
cat("Read file...done\n")
Read file...done
cat("Write file...\n")
Write file...
# Update every 16:th byte in the file
idxs <- seq(from=1, to=255, by=16)
x0 <- data[idxs]
writeBinFragments(pathname, idxs=idxs, rev(x0), size=size)
x <- readBinFragments(pathname, what="integer", size=size, signed=FALSE, idxs=idxs)
print(x)
 [1] 241 225 209 193 177 161 145 129 113  97  81  65  49  33  17   1
stopifnot(identical(rev(x0), x))

# Update every 16:th byte in the file
idxs <- seq(from=1, to=255, by=16)
writeBinFragments(pathname, idxs=idxs, rev(x), size=size)
x <- readBinFragments(pathname, what="integer", size=size, signed=FALSE, idxs=idxs)
print(x)
 [1]   1  17  33  49  65  81  97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241
stopifnot(identical(x0, x))

# Assert everything is as expected
# Read the complete file
x <- readBin(pathname, what="integer", size=size, signed=FALSE, n=length(data))
stopifnot(identical(x, data))
cat("Write file...done\n")
Write file...done
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# Ditto but via a connection
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cat("Read connection...\n")
Read connection...
# Read every 16:th byte in a connection
con <- file(pathname, open="rb")
idxs <- seq(from=1, to=255, by=16)
x <- readBinFragments(con, what="integer", size=size, signed=FALSE, idxs=idxs)
stopifnot(identical(x, data[idxs]))
print(x)
 [1]   1  17  33  49  65  81  97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241
# Read every 16:th byte in a connection starting with the 6th.
idxs <- idxs + 5L
x <- readBinFragments(con, what="integer", size=size, signed=FALSE, idxs=idxs, origin="start")
stopifnot(identical(x, data[idxs]))
print(x)
 [1]   6  22  38  54  70  86 102 118 134 150 166 182 198 214 230 246
close(con)
cat("Read connection...done\n")
Read connection...done
# Update every 16:th byte in a connection
cat("Write connection...\n")
Write connection...
con <- file(pathname, open="r+b")
idxs <- seq(from=1, to=255, by=16)
x0 <- data[idxs]
writeBinFragments(pathname, idxs=idxs, rev(x0), size=size)
x <- readBinFragments(pathname, what="integer", size=size, signed=FALSE, idxs=idxs)
print(x)
 [1] 241 225 209 193 177 161 145 129 113  97  81  65  49  33  17   1
stopifnot(identical(rev(x0), x))

# Update every 16:th byte in the file
idxs <- seq(from=1, to=255, by=16)
writeBinFragments(pathname, idxs=idxs, rev(x), size=size)
x <- readBinFragments(pathname, what="integer", size=size, signed=FALSE, idxs=idxs, origin="start")
print(x)
 [1]   1  17  33  49  65  81  97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241
stopifnot(identical(x0, x))

close(con)

# Assert everything is as expected
# Read the complete file
x <- readBin(pathname, what="integer", size=size, signed=FALSE, n=length(data))
stopifnot(identical(x, data))
cat("Write connection...done\n")
Write connection...done
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file.remove(pathname)
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[Package R.utils version 2.11.0 Index]