File I/O - rawWrite issues

[Ali Çehreli]

On 05/08/2013 02:46 PM, Meta wrote:

 >> For example:
 >> ubyte[] data = [5, 34, 9, 45];
 >> file.rawWrite(data); // OKAY
 >>
 >> ubyte[] data = [0, 0, 0, 45];
 >> file.rawWrite(data); // NOT OKAY
 >
 > Since ubytes are pretty much the same as chars,

True from the point of view of sizes: they are both 8-bit wide. However, 
they are different beasts: char is merely a UTF-8 code unit. ubyte does 
not have such a meaning attached to it.

 > I think writing 0 to the
 > file will actually write the null character, which probably isn't a good
 > thing.

I don't see any problem there. rawWrite() should just write 0.

I think Carl should provide a short program that demonstrates the 
problem. :)

Ali