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A ByteString is an immutable, fixed-width representation of a C unsigned char (byte) array. ByteString supports the String API, and indexing returns a byte substring of length 1. | A ByteString is an immutable, fixed-width representation of a C unsigned char (byte) array. ByteString supports the String API, and indexing returns a byte substring of length 1. | ||
The ByteString constructor | The ByteString constructor: | ||
; ByteString() | |||
: Construct an empty byte string. | |||
; ByteString(byteString) | |||
: Copies byteString. | |||
; ByteString(byteArray) | |||
: Use the contents of byteArray. | |||
; ByteString(arrayOfNumbers) | |||
: Use the numbers in arrayOfNumbers as the bytes. | |||
: If any element is outside the range 0...255, an exception (''TODO'') is thrown. | |||
; ByteString(string, codec) | |||
: Convert a string. The ByteString will contain string encoded with codec. | |||
ByteString instances support the following: | ByteString instances support the following: | ||
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ByteString does not implement toUpperCase() or toLowerCase() since they are not meaningful without the context of a codec. | ByteString does not implement toUpperCase() or toLowerCase() since they are not meaningful without the context of a codec. | ||
== ByteArray == | == ByteArray == | ||