Manual page for bytevector(3scm)

bytevector - create a bytevector from bytes

LIBRARY

(import (scheme base))              ;R7RS

SYNOPSIS

(bytevector byte ...)

DESCRIPTION

Returns a newly allocated bytevector containing its arguments.

RETURN VALUES

Returns a single bytevector object.

EXAMPLES

(bytevector 1 3 5 1 3 5)  =>  #u8(1 3 5 1 3 5)
(bytevector)              =>  #u8()

COMPATIBILITY

This procedure is absent from R6RS. Use u8-list->bytevector(3scm) instead.

ERRORS

It is an error if one of the arguments is not an exact integer object in the range from 0 to 255 inclusive. Implementations may signal an error, extend the procedure's domain of definition to include such arguments, or fail catastrophically.

STANDARDS

R7RS

HISTORY

This procedure first appeared in R7RS.

AUTHORS

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