[#BufferedFile-SetLimit]
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prevent reading beyond a certain position no argument removes the limit

== Synopsis

Declared in `<streams.h>`

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bool
SetLimit(uint64_t nPos = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max());
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== Return Value

True if the limit was set, false if `nPos` is before the current read position.

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *nPos*
| Absolute stream position past which reads are disallowed; the default removes the limit.
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