Name: real4

Type: keyword

Syntax: real4

Summary: Used with the <read from file>, <read from process>, and <read from socket> <command|commands> to signify a <chunk> of <binary file|binary data> the size of a signed 4- <byte> real.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
read from file "image.gif" for 3 real4

Description:
Use the <real4> <keyword> to read data from a <binary file>.

If you specify <real4> as the <chunk> type in a <read from file>, <read from process>, or <read from socket> <command>, the data is returned as a series of numbers separated by commas, one for each <chunk> read.

References: read from socket (command), read from process (command), write to driver (command), read from file (command), keyword (glossary), binary file (glossary), command (glossary), byte (glossary), chunk (glossary)

Tags: text processing
