Read Buffer

This action can be used to read data from a previously created buffer. You supply the unique buffer ID value (as returned by the action Create Buffer) and give a variable to store the returned value. If you flag the variable as a temporary local variable then it will be created for you and discarded again at the end of the event or action script. All data is returned as a string so if you have stored any real numbers you will have to use one of the Data Type Actions to convert it from the string to the value. Keep in mind too that buffers are read and written to sequentially and so reading from a buffer will move the "seek" position to the next entry, meaning that to read various pieces of data you simply call this action the number of times required and store each returned piece of data to a variable.

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The above action block code sets the buffer read/write position to the start of the buffer and then reads back two pieces of data, storing them (as strings) in temporary local variables. These variables are then used to draw the data to the screen.