seek


Description:

public virtual int64 seek (int64 offset, SeekWhence whence)

Repositions the offset of the stream this to the argument offset according to the directive whence as follows:

SET: Seek offset bytes relative to the beginning ( bound_start) of the stream.

CUR: Seek offset bytes relative to the current offset of the stream.

END: Seek offset bytes relative to the end of the stream ( bound_end if non-negative).

Parameters:

this

a Stream

offset

positional offset

whence

seek directive

Returns:

the resultant position on success or %-1 on fail.