memory>byte-array ( alien len -- byte-array )
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memcpy ( dst src size -- )

Vocabulary
alien.data

Inputs

alien	a c-ptr
len	a non-negative integer

Outputs

byte-array

a byte-array

Word description
Reads len bytes starting from base and stores them in a new byte array.

Definition

USING: byte-arrays kernel libc ;

IN: alien.data

: memory>byte-array ( alien len -- byte-array )
    [ nip (byte-array) dup ] 2keep memcpy ;