buffer to byte array

[Justin Cormack]

Is there a function to convert a node Buffer to a byte array? You can
initialize one from an array, but not the opposite apparently?

Justin

[Isaac Schlueter]

Here you go:

Buffer.prototype.toByteArray = function () { return
Array.prototype.slice.call(this, 0) }

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[Isaac Schlueter]

Attack of the line break!

Should be all on one line, or like this:

Buffer.prototype.toByteArray = function () {
return Array.prototype.slice.call(this, 0)
}

[Nathan Rajlich]

Though, why would you need this :P

[Justin Cormack]

Thanks of course I should have realized that!

As to the reason, I end up with an array of buffers as some of the
data arrives in multiple events from the original stream, and
sometimes it is easier to join them all up into a single byte array. I
could avoid doing it, and do some of the time...

Justin