# loader\_input\_t class

The loader\_input\_t class can read from input files. It has the following methods:

* [long read(vref buf, long size);](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/docs/blob/IDA-8.4/developer-guide/idc/core-concepts/93.md)
* [long size();](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/docs/blob/IDA-8.4/developer-guide/idc/core-concepts/95.md)
* [long seek(long pos, long whence);](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/docs/blob/IDA-8.4/developer-guide/idc/core-concepts/96.md)
* [long tell();](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/docs/blob/IDA-8.4/developer-guide/idc/core-concepts/1302.md)
* [string gets(long maxsize);](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/docs/blob/IDA-8.4/developer-guide/idc/core-concepts/1576.md)
* [string getz(long pos, long maxsize);](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/docs/blob/IDA-8.4/developer-guide/idc/core-concepts/1427.md)
* [long getc();](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/docs/blob/IDA-8.4/developer-guide/idc/core-concepts/1551.md)
* [long readbytes(vref result, long size, long mf);](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/docs/blob/IDA-8.4/developer-guide/idc/core-concepts/1553.md)
* [void close();](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/docs/blob/IDA-8.4/developer-guide/idc/core-concepts/1570.md)

Instances of this class can be created by calling the [open\_loader\_input](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/docs/blob/IDA-8.4/developer-guide/idc/core-concepts/1571.md) function.

See other IDC [classes](https://github.com/HexRaysSA/docs/blob/IDA-8.4/developer-guide/idc/core-concepts/1577.md).