std_shims::io

Module prelude

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Available on crate feature std only.
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The I/O Prelude.

The purpose of this module is to alleviate imports of many common I/O traits by adding a glob import to the top of I/O heavy modules:

use std::io::prelude::*;

Traits§

  • A BufRead is a type of Reader which has an internal buffer, allowing it to perform extra ways of reading.
  • The Read trait allows for reading bytes from a source.
  • The Seek trait provides a cursor which can be moved within a stream of bytes.
  • A trait for objects which are byte-oriented sinks.