DataWithBytesNoCopyLengthFreeWhenDone Method (bytes, length, freeWhenDone)

Creates and returns a data object that holds a given number of bytes from a given buffer.

Original signature is '+ (id)dataWithBytesNoCopy:(void *)bytes length:(NSUInteger)length freeWhenDone:(BOOL)freeWhenDone'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public static NSData DataWithBytesNoCopyLengthFreeWhenDone(
	IntPtr bytes,
	NSUInteger length,
	bool freeWhenDone
)

Public Shared Function DataWithBytesNoCopyLengthFreeWhenDone ( _
	bytes As IntPtr, _
	length As NSUInteger, _
	freeWhenDone As Boolean _
) As NSData

public:
static NSData^ DataWithBytesNoCopyLengthFreeWhenDone(
	IntPtr bytes, 
	NSUInteger length, 
	bool freeWhenDone
)

Parameters

bytes (IntPtr): A buffer containing data for the new object. If freeWhenDone is YES, bytes must point to a memory block allocated with malloc.

length (NSUInteger): The number of bytes to hold from bytes. This value must not exceed the length of bytes.

freeWhenDone (Boolean): If YES, the returned object takes ownership of the bytes pointer and frees it on deallocation.

Return Value

A data object that holds length bytes from the buffer bytes. Returns nil if the data object could not be created.

Version Information

Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.Foundation (Module: Monobjc.Foundation)