bytevector-copy - copy a bytevector
LIBRARY
(import (rnrs)) ;R6RS
(import (rnrs bytevectors)) ;R6RS
(import (scheme base)) ;R7RS
SYNOPSIS
(bytevector-copy bytevector)
(bytevector-copy bytevector start) ;R7RS
(bytevector-copy bytevector start end) ;R7RS
DESCRIPTION
Returns a newly allocated bytevector containing the bytes in
bytevector between start (inclusive) and end
(exclusive).
The default value for start is 0 and the default value
for end is equal to the length of the input.
RETURN VALUES
Returns a bytevector with the length end - start.
EXAMPLES
(define a #u8(1 2 3 4 5))
(bytevector-copy a 2 4))
=> #u8(3 4)
COMPATIBILITY
The R6RS version of this procedure only has the first argument.
ERRORS
This procedure can raise exceptions with the following condition types:
- &assertion (R6RS)
-
The wrong number of arguments was passed or an argument was outside its domain.
- R7RS
-
The assertions described above are errors.
Implementations may signal an error, extend the procedure's
domain of definition to include such arguments,
or fail catastrophically.
SEE ALSO
bytevector-copy!(3scm)
STANDARDS
R6RS,
R7RS
AUTHORS
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