BloombergLP::balber::BerUtil::getLength

Decode BER length octets from streamBuf.

Synopsis

Declared in <balber_berutil.h>

static
int
getLength(
    std::streambuf* streamBuf,
    int* result,
    int* accumNumBytesConsumed);

Description

If the length is indefinite (i.e., contents will be terminated by "end-of-content" octets) then result will be set to k_INDEFINITE_LENGTH. Add the number of bytes consumed to the specified accumNumBytesConsumed. Return 0 on success, and a non-zero value otherwise.

Return Value

0 on success, and a non-zero value otherwise

Parameters

NameDescription
streamBufinput stream buffer
resultdestination for the decoded length
accumNumBytesConsumedrunning total of bytes consumed; incremented by this call