gistfile1.go

func readShortInteger(buf *bytes.Buffer) (uint16, bool) {
        slice := make([]byte, 2)
        n, error := buf.Read(slice[0:2])
        if error != nil || n != 2 {
                if debug > 2 {
                        fmt.Printf("Error in Read of an int16: %s (%d bytes read)\n", error, n)
                }
                return 0, false
        }
        return binary.BigEndian.Uint16(slice[0:2]), true
}