May it be a file, stdin, or even later a network connection, I will always need a way to read content line by line. It is time to start working on this function, which will be essential for my future projects.
A function that reads a file descriptor and return a line when new line found or there is end of file. It is implemented using static variable to maintain data while the program runs. A file with utils and a header file.
int get_next_line(int fd, char **line)| Description | Param. #1 | Param. #2 | Return Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Write a function which returns a line read from a file descriptor, without the newline | file descriptor for reading | The value of what has been read | 1 : A line has been read; 0 : EOF has been reached -1 : An error happened |