Method: Fiddle::Pointer#to_s

Defined in:
pointer.c

#to_s ⇒ String #to_s(len) ⇒ String

Returns the pointer contents as a string.

When called with no arguments, this method will return the contents until the first NULL byte.

When called with len, a string of len bytes will be returned.

See to_str

Overloads:

  • #to_s ⇒ String

    Returns:

    • (String)
  • #to_s(len) ⇒ String

    Returns:

    • (String) 


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# File 'pointer.c', line 359

static VALUE
rb_fiddle_ptr_to_s(int argc, VALUE argv[], VALUE self)
{
    struct ptr_data *data;
    VALUE arg1, val;
    int len;

    TypedData_Get_Struct(self, struct ptr_data, &fiddle_ptr_data_type, data);
    switch (rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", &arg1)) {
      case 0:
	val = rb_tainted_str_new2((char*)(data->ptr));
	break;
      case 1:
	len = NUM2INT(arg1);
	val = rb_tainted_str_new((char*)(data->ptr), len);
	break;
      default:
	rb_bug("rb_fiddle_ptr_to_s");
    }

    return val;
}