s="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">stream</span></code>
                </p>
              </td>
<td>
                <p>
                  The stream to read from. This type must meet the requirements of
                  <span class="emphasis"><em>SyncReadStream</em></span>.
                </p>
              </td>
</tr>
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<td>
                <p>
                  <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">buffer</span></code>
                </p>
              </td>
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