--- a/ExternalBytes.st Tue Jul 12 06:40:09 2016 +0200
+++ b/ExternalBytes.st Wed Jul 13 07:01:16 2016 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-"{ Encoding: utf8 }"
-
"
COPYRIGHT (c) 1993 by Claus Gittinger
All Rights Reserved
@@ -748,7 +746,6 @@
"
! !
-
!ExternalBytes methodsFor:'accessing'!
address
@@ -913,6 +910,22 @@
asExternalBytes
^ self
+!
+
+asString
+ "speed up string conversions"
+
+ |size|
+
+ self class == ExternalBytes ifTrue:[
+ size := self size.
+ ^ (String uninitializedNew:size) replaceBytesFrom:1 to:size with:self startingAt:1.
+ ].
+ ^ super asString.
+
+ "
+ #[16r41 16r42 16r43] asExternalBytes asString
+ "
! !
!ExternalBytes methodsFor:'filling & replacing'!