The EOF logic wasn't quite correct

[libs/core.git] / source / io / base.h

diff --git a/source/io/base.h b/source/io/base.h
index 61819cfe8144c782dae9e8749d971c3f336aa641..394a2c2306e60ebbe9f8bb7ddee0e1d4f37b4403 100644 (file)
--- a/source/io/base.h
+++ b/source/io/base.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define MSP_IO_BASE_H_
 
 #include <sigc++/sigc++.h>
+#include "handle.h"
 #include "mode.h"
 #include "poll.h"
 
@@ -86,8 +87,14 @@ protected:
        void set_eof();
 
 public:
-       /** Returns the end-of-file flag. */
+       /** Returns the end-of-file flag.  Note that some types of objects won't
+       indicate end-of-file until you try to read at least one byte past the actual
+       end, while others indicate it when you've read the last byte. */
        bool eof() const { return eof_flag; }
+
+       /** Returns the system-level handle for the object.  Used by Console to
+       perform redirections. */
+       virtual const Handle &get_handle(Mode);
 };
 
 } // namespace IO