On Saturday, 11 November 2017 at 15:48:59 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
On Saturday, 11 November 2017 at 15:38:18 UTC, aki wrote:
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I don't know about the error you're seeing, but the generic way
to get an array of the underlying data type of a string is via
std.string.representation.
import std.string;
auto s = "hello";
auto bytes = s.representation;
https://dlang.org/phobos/std_string.html#.representation
You can also simply cast to the appropriate type if you already
know what type of string you have.
auto bytes = cast(immutable(ubyte)[])s;
Of course, if you need a mutable array you should dup:
auto bytes = cast(ubyte[])s.dup;
That function needs to be highlighted more through documentation.
I've always implemented my own versions to achieve the same as
representation. I had no idea that function existed.
If just I knew.
