OIL2 Class Standard.ReadAndProcessFile

class Standard . ReadAndProcessFile {
        assoc   acl;
        oid     bfrObj;
        oid     clientObj;
        int32   maxLinesToSend;
} inherits from Object;

DESCRIPTION

The class ReadAndProcessFile implements a convenient means for processing a file a line-at-a-time. The client is sent a processLine messages and passed subsequent lines that are parsed from the source file. At end-of-file, a processLine message is sent with nil as the argument.

METHODS

Standard.ReadAndProcessFile:create

ReadAndProcessFile:create(oid client, any fileNameOrObj, assoc defaultACL, optional int32 maxLinesPerRequest, optional string delimeter)

Method Description

The create method takes up to 5 arguments:

the object Id of the client to be sent processLine messages.
the file name or object Id of an existing IOobject.
if a file name was specified, an optional access control list to be used for the new IOobject.
the maximum number of lines to be returned per request, defaults to 1.
the end of line delimeter, defaults to "\n".