# Read a single element vs array from stream

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/read-a-single-element-vs-array-from-stream/66328>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, binaryio, dispatch\
**Created:** [August 13, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/read-a-single-element-vs-array-from-stream/66328 "2021-08-13T09:22:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bardo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/bardo/32/21601_2.png) [@Bardo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Bardo)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/read-a-single-element-vs-array-from-stream/66328/4 "2021-08-13T21:37:27Z")

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Continued [here](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/transmit-and-receive-a-string-julia-1-6/66362).

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