On Jul 8, 2013, at 12:30 PM, Vincent Habchi <vi...@macports.org> wrote:

> On 8 juil. 2013, at 18:04, Jens Alfke <j...@mooseyard.com> wrote:
>> On Jul 7, 2013, at 1:37 PM, Frederick Bartram <bartr...@acm.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Have you tried using NSData to store C-arrays?
> 
> No, since my initial problem was to be able to extend the buffer as the 
> number of primitive read grew. NSData would not do that.

NSData wouldn't let you, but NSMutableData would, with methods like 
appendBytes:length:, appendData:, increaseLengthBy:, etc.  The underlying 
buffer might have to move around if it cannot be extended in place, just as it 
would if you use C realloc() calls.

--Andy


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