UInt8(delim) converts with a check to make sure that delim fits in the UInt8 type. (delim % UInt8) computes delim modulo 256 as a UInt8 – i.e. it just drops the high bits.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 7:35 AM, James Gilbert <jgrgilb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't understand this line in Tim's code: > > data = readuntil(s, delim % UInt8) > > Is it the same as: > > data = readuntil(s, UInt8(delim)) > > ? I guess its purpose is to select this method: > > readuntil(s::IOStream, delim::UInt8) > > which is faster than: > > readuntil(s::IO, delim::Char) > > >
