Chunk
Chunk prototype extensions
Import
_ <- fat.type.Chunk
Constructor
| Name | Signature | Brief |
|---|---|---|
| Chunk | (val: Any) | Coerces value to chunk (binary) |
Prototype members
| Name | Signature | Brief |
|---|---|---|
| isEmpty | (): Boolean | Returns true if size is zero |
| nonEmpty | (): Boolean | Returns true if non-zero size |
| size | (): Number | Returns chunk size (in bytes) |
| toText | (): Text | Converts chunk to text format |
| toBytes | (): List/Number | Converts chunk to bytes list |
| seekByte | (byte: Number, offset: Number = 0): Number | Returns index of first match |
toTextreplaces any invalid UTF-8 sequences with U+FFFD, represented as � in UTF-8
Example
_ <- fat.type.Chunk
x = Chunk('example')
x.size # yields 7
x.toText # yields 'example'
x.toBytes # yields [ 101, 120, 97, 109, 112, 108, 101 ]