1Clownfish::Blob(3)    User Contributed Perl Documentation   Clownfish::Blob(3)
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NAME

6       Clownfish::Blob - Immutable buffer holding arbitrary bytes.
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SYNOPSIS

9           my $blob = Clownfish::Blob->new($byte_string);
10           my $byte_string = $blob->to_perl;
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DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTORS

14   new
15           my $blob = Clownfish::Blob->new($byte_string);
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17       Create a Blob containing the passed-in bytes.
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METHODS

20   get_size
21           my $int = $blob->get_size();
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23       Return the number of bytes held by the Blob.
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25   compare_to
26           my $int = $blob->compare_to($other);
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28       Indicate whether one Blob is less than, equal to, or greater than
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32       Returns: 0 if the Blobs are equal, a negative number if "self" is less
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35   clone
36           my $result = $blob->clone();
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38       Return a clone of the object.
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INHERITANCE

41       Clownfish::Blob isa Clownfish::Obj.
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45perl v5.36.0                      2023-01-20                Clownfish::Blob(3)