Function rdbLoadType

src/rdb.cpp:115–119

Load a "type" in RDB format, that is a one byte unsigned integer. * This function is not only used to load object types, but also special * "types" like the end-of-file type, the EXPIRE type, and so forth. */

 * This function is not only used to load object types, but also special
 * "types" like the end-of-file type, the EXPIRE type, and so forth. */
int rdbLoadType(rio *rdb) {
    unsigned char type;
    if (rioRead(rdb,&type,1) == 0) return -1;
    return type;
}

/* This is only used to load old databases stored with the RDB_OPCODE_EXPIRETIME
 * opcode. New versions of Redis store using the RDB_OPCODE_EXPIRETIME_MS