buffer_get_type(buffer);
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| buffer | The index of the buffer to check. |
Returns: Constant
With this function you retrieve the type of buffer that is beinf referenced by a buffer ID value. The return value will be one of the following constants:
| Constant | Description |
|---|---|
| buffer_fixed | A buffer of fixed size. |
| buffer_grow | A buffer that will "grow" dynamically as data is added |
| buffer_wrap | A buffer where the data will "wrap". When the data being added reaches the limit of the buffer size, the overwrite will be placed back at the start of the buffer, and further writing will continue from that point. |
| buffer_fast | Special "stripped" buffer that is extremely fast to read/write to. Can only be used with buffer_u8 data types, and must be 1 byte aligned. |
| buffer_vbuffer |
type = buffer_get_type(buff);
The above code will get the type of buffer from the value indexed in the variable "buff" and store it in a variable.