NAME¶
Binary::createBlock - Create a new, uninitialised block for binary data.
SYNOPSIS¶
Binary createBlock( Int bsize )
ARGUMENTS¶
bsize The size of the block. Block sizes cannot be changed once the block
is created.
DESCRIPTION¶
Create a new, uninitialised block for binary data. Remember to use
Builtins.byteLength (3kaya) instead of
Builtins.length (3kaya)
if you want to store Strings in these, as you may have problems with
multi-byte characters otherwise.
The uninitialised contents of this block are not guaranteed to be zeroes.
AUTHORS¶
Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others
(kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see
http://kayalang.org/
LICENSE¶
The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version
2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.
Binary.Binary (3kaya)
