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    TStream.ReadWord

    Read a word from the stream and return its value.

    Declaration

    Source position: classesh.inc line 1533

    public 
function TStream.ReadWord : Word;

    Description

    ReadWord reads one Word (i.e. 2 bytes) from the stream and returns its value. This is a utility function which simply calls the Read function.

    Errors

    If the word cannot be read, a EStreamError exception will be raised.

    See also

    Name Description
    TStream.Read Reads data from the stream to a buffer and returns the number of bytes read.
    TStream.WriteWord Write a word to the stream.
    TStream.ReadByte Read a byte from the stream and return its value.
    TStream.ReadDWord Read a DWord from the stream and return its value.
    TStream.ReadAnsiString Read an ansistring from the stream and return its value.