[usocket-cvs] r367 - public_html

[ehuelsmann at common-lisp.net]

Author: ehuelsmann
Date: Sun Jul 13 14:59:36 2008
New Revision: 367

Modified:
   public_html/api-docs.shtml
Log:
Update FAQ.

Modified: public_html/api-docs.shtml
==============================================================================
--- public_html/api-docs.shtml	(original)
+++ public_html/api-docs.shtml	Sun Jul 13 14:59:36 2008
@@ -159,6 +159,16 @@
 <h1><a name="faqs">How do I ...</a></h1>
 
 <dl class="faq">
+<dt>... force the output to be written to the network?
+</dt>
+<dd>When you write output to the stream, it may be buffered before
+   sent over the network - for optimal performance of small writes.  You
+   can force the buffer to be flushed the same way as with normal streams:
+
+<pre>(format (socket-stream socket) "Hello there~%")   ;; output into buffers
+(force-output (socket-stream socket))             ;; <== flush the buffers, if any
+</pre>
+</dd>
 <dt>... check whether the other end has closed my socket stream?
 </dt>
 <dd>Reading from a stream which has been closed at the remote end