On Jul 14, 2014, at 11:48 AM, Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu> wrote:
> Yes, I guess it's the semantics that threw me. I was attempting to > "insertBytesInRange" not "replaceBytesInRange", so I had it in my mind that > the one couldn't do the other. But that's the whole purpose of the NSRange. > Very cool. The equivalent function in the ‘classic’ Mac OS had the very appropriate name of Munger( ) since it would munge bytes around in a heap block. Knowing how to use Munger was a sign of geek cred in the old (80s-90s) Mac dev community. ( http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.12/12.05/Handles2/index.html ) —Jens _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
