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buffer_copy (6 of 30 overloads)

Copies bytes from a source buffer to a target buffer.

std::size_t buffer_copy(
    const mutable_buffers_1 & target,
    const const_buffer & source);
Parameters

target

A modifiable buffer representing the memory region to which the bytes will be copied.

source

A non-modifiable buffer representing the memory region from which the bytes will be copied.

Return Value

The number of bytes copied.

Remarks

The number of bytes copied is the lesser of:

This function is implemented in terms of memcpy, and consequently it cannot be used to copy between overlapping memory regions.


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