docs/reference/syscalls/stream_writev.md

# zx_stream_writev

## NAME

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Write data to a stream at the current seek offset.

## SYNOPSIS

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```c
#include <zircon/syscalls.h>

zx_status_t zx_stream_writev(zx_handle_t handle,
                             uint32_t options,
                             const zx_iovec_t* vector,
                             size_t num_vector,
                             size_t* actual);
```

## DESCRIPTION

`zx_stream_writev()` attempts to write bytes to the stream, starting at the
current seek offset, from the buffers specified by *vector* and *num_vector*.
If successful, the number of bytes actually written are return via *actual*.

If *options* contains **ZX_STREAM_APPEND**, the seek offset of the stream is
atomically set to the content size of the stream prior to writing the data.

If the write operation would write beyond the end of the stream, the function
will attempt to increase the content size of the stream in order to receive the
given data, filling any new, unwritten content with zero bytes.

If the resize operation fails after some amount of data was written to the
stream, the function will return successfully.  If no bytes were written to
stream, the operation will return **ZX_ERR_FILE_BIG** or **ZX_ERR_NO_SPACE**,
as appropriate.

If a NULL *actual* is passed in, it will be ignored.

Advances the seek offset of the stream by the actual number of bytes written.
If the write fails, the seek offset could either remain the same or have
been changed to an unspecified value.

If the contents of *vector* change during this operation, if any of the buffers
overlap, or if any of the buffers overlap *vector*, the behavior is unspecified.

## RIGHTS

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*handle* must be of type **ZX_OBJ_TYPE_STREAM** and have **ZX_RIGHT_WRITE**.

## RETURN VALUE

`zx_stream_writev()` returns **ZX_OK** on success, and writes into
*actual* (if non-NULL) the exact number of bytes written.

## ERRORS

**ZX_ERR_BAD_HANDLE**  *handle* is not a valid handle.

**ZX_ERR_WRONG_TYPE**  *handle* is not a stream handle.

**ZX_ERR_ACCESS_DENIED**  *handle* does not have the **ZX_RIGHT_WRITE** right.

**ZX_ERR_INVALID_ARGS**   *vector* is an invalid `zx_iovec_t` or *options* has an
unsupported bit set to 1.

**ZX_ERR_NOT_FOUND**  the *vector* address, or an address specified within
*vector* does not map to address in address space.

**ZX_ERR_BAD_STATE**  the underlying data source cannot be written.

**ZX_ERR_FILE_BIG**  the stream has exceeded a predefined maximum size limit.

**ZX_ERR_NO_SPACE**  the underlying storage medium does not have sufficient space.

## SEE ALSO

 - [`zx_stream_create()`]
 - [`zx_stream_readv()`]
 - [`zx_stream_readv_at()`]
 - [`zx_stream_seek()`]
 - [`zx_stream_writev_at()`]

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[`zx_stream_create()`]: stream_create.md
[`zx_stream_readv()`]: stream_readv.md
[`zx_stream_readv_at()`]: stream_readv_at.md
[`zx_stream_seek()`]: stream_seek.md
[`zx_stream_writev_at()`]: stream_writev_at.md