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#### async_write_at (4 of 4 overloads)

Start an asynchronous operation to write a certain amount of data at the specified offset.

    template<
        typename AsyncRandomAccessWriteDevice,
        typename Allocator,
        typename CompletionCondition,
        typename WriteHandler>
    void async_write_at(
        AsyncRandomAccessWriteDevice & d,
        boost::uint64_t offset,
        basic_streambuf< Allocator > & b,
        CompletionCondition completion_condition,
        WriteHandler handler);

This function is used to asynchronously write a certain number of bytes of data to a random access device at a specified offset. The function call always returns immediately. The asynchronous operation will continue until one of the following conditions is true:

- All of the data in the supplied basic_streambuf has been written.
- The completion_condition function object returns true.

This operation is implemented in terms of one or more calls to the device's async_write_some_at function.

###### Parameters

d

  The device to which the data is to be written. The type must support the AsyncRandomAccessWriteDevice concept.

offset

  The offset at which the data will be written.

b

  A basic_streambuf object from which data will be written. Ownership of the streambuf is retained by the caller, which must guarantee that it remains valid until the handler is called.

completion_condition

  The function object to be called to determine whether the write operation is complete. The signature of the function object must be:

      bool completion_condition(
        // Result of latest async_write_some_at operation.
        const boost::system::error_code& error,

        // Number of bytes transferred so far.
        std::size_t bytes_transferred
      );

  A return value of true indicates that the write operation is complete. False indicates that further calls to the device's async_write_some_at function are required.

handler

  The handler to be called when the write operation completes. Copies will be made of the handler as required. The function signature of the handler must be:

      void handler(
        // Result of operation.
        const boost::system::error_code& error,

        // Number of bytes written from the buffers. If an error
        // occurred, this will be less than the sum of the buffer sizes.
        std::size_t bytes_transferred
      );

  Regardless of whether the asynchronous operation completes immediately or not, the handler will not be invoked from within this function. Invocation of the handler will be performed in a manner equivalent to using boost::asio::io_service::post().