Binary.createBlock(3kaya)
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 multibyte 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.
RELATED
- Binary.Binary (3kaya)