# Function std::io::stdin [−] [src]

    pub fn stdin() -> Stdin

Constructs a new handle to the standard input of the current process.

Each handle returned is a reference to a shared global buffer whose access is synchronized via a mutex. If you need more explicit control over locking, see the `lock() method`.

# Examples

Using implicit synchronization:

fn main() { use std::io::{self, Read}; fn foo() -> io::Result<String> { let mut buffer = String::new(); try!(io::stdin().read_to_string(&mut buffer)); Ok(buffer) } }

    use std::io::{self, Read};

    let mut buffer = String::new();
    try!(io::stdin().read_to_string(&mut buffer));

Using explicit synchronization:

fn main() { use std::io::{self, Read}; fn foo() -> io::Result<String> { let mut buffer = String::new(); let stdin = io::stdin(); let mut handle = stdin.lock(); try!(handle.read_to_string(&mut buffer)); Ok(buffer) } }

    use std::io::{self, Read};

    let mut buffer = String::new();
    let stdin = io::stdin();
    let mut handle = stdin.lock();

    try!(handle.read_to_string(&mut buffer));

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