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[openssl.git] / doc / ssl / SSL_pending.pod
1 =pod
2
3 =head1 NAME
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5 SSL_pending - obtain number of readable bytes buffered in an SSL object
6
7 =head1 SYNOPSIS
8
9  #include <openssl/ssl.h>
10
11  int SSL_pending(SSL *ssl);
12
13 =head1 DESCRIPTION
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15 SSL_pending() returns the number of bytes which are available inside
16 B<ssl> for immediate read.
17
18 =head1 NOTES
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20 Data are received in blocks from the peer. Therefore data can be buffered
21 inside B<ssl> and are ready for immediate retrieval with
22 L<SSL_read(3)|SSL_read(3)>.
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24 =head1 RETURN VALUES
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26 The number of bytes pending is returned.
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28 L<SSL_read(3)|SSL_read(3)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>
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30 =cut