Re: [Vala] Vala 0.11.6 How do I copy a file using GInputStream and GOutputStream?

[Frederik <scumm_fredo gmx net>]

On 03/01/2011 07:21 PM, Graham Whelan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to copy a file using GLib.InputStream and GLib.OutputStream
> but the copied file ends up corrupted.
>
> Sample code:
>
> uint8 buffer[4096];
> size_t read;
> while (true) {
>       read = input.read (buffer);
>       if (read > 0) {
>               output.write (buffer);
>       } else {
>               break;
>       }
> }

Do you know the splice() method? It pumps data from an input stream to
an output stream:

        output.splice (input, 0);


Best regards,

Frederik