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Binary.createBlock(3kaya)				       Kaya module reference					 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 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.

RELATED
       Binary.Binary(3kaya)

Kaya								   October 2012 					 Binary.createBlock(3kaya)