Method: OpenC3::Structure#allocate_buffer_if_needed

Defined in:
lib/openc3/packets/structure.rb

#allocate_buffer_if_needed ⇒ Object

Allocate a buffer if not available



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# File 'lib/openc3/packets/structure.rb', line 161

def allocate_buffer_if_needed
  unless @buffer
    @buffer = ZERO_STRING * @defined_length
    @buffer.force_encoding(ASCII_8BIT_STRING)
  end
  return @buffer
end