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Binary.poke(3kaya)					       Kaya module reference						Binary.poke(3kaya)

NAME
Binary::poke - Modify binary data. SYNOPSIS
Void poke( var Binary block, Int offset, Int val ) ARGUMENTS
block The binary block offset The location to write to (starting from zero) val The byte value to write. DESCRIPTION
Poke the value val into the offset offset An Binary.OffsetOutOfRange(3kaya) exception will be thrown if it attempts to access a value outside the block. 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) Binary.peek(3kaya) Binary.pokeString(3kaya) Binary.setBlockData(3kaya) Kaya October 2012 Binary.poke(3kaya)
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