My "ref" module has a "reinterpret()"[1] function which takes a Buffer instance and returns a new Buffer instance that points to the same memory address, but has an arbitrary "length" that you specify. This is both dangerous and necessary sometimes when dealing with ffi stuff.
[1]: http://tootallnate.github.com/ref/#exports-reinterpret On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Seiji Sam Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > too much slow!! > > El sábado, 1 de septiembre de 2012 19:09:17 UTC+2, Seiji Sam Lee escribió: >> >> Right! great argument, but .... >> >> I have done a buffer with a hidden realloc, it born with size zero and >> realloc when it is needed. There aren't a exlicit realloc method. Would be >> util for the community? >> >> >> El viernes, 31 de agosto de 2012 19:23:16 UTC+2, codepilot Account >> escribió: >>> >>> Buffers can in a way be resized, use slice to make smaller, and concat to >>> make bigger. I doubt slice frees anything, but concat does allocate if it >>> needs to. >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:12 PM, Seiji Sam Lee <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > Apologize if this is a old-issue but, why Buffer has its size static? >>>> > >>>> > Why don't use realloc to resize its capacity? >>>> >>>> Because bad things would happen if the code below was legal: >>>> >>>> var buf = new Buffer(1024); >>>> fs.read(fd, buf, buf.length, cb); >>>> buf.resize(32); >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>>> Posting guidelines: >>>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>> >>> > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
