Buffer-class: Buffer class

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Buffer class

Description

A Buffer is an object containing a pointer to a piece of contiguous memory with a particular size.

Factory

buffer() lets you create an arrow::Buffer from an R object

Methods

  • ⁠$is_mutable⁠ : is this buffer mutable?

  • ⁠$ZeroPadding()⁠ : zero bytes in padding, i.e. bytes between size and capacity

  • ⁠$size⁠ : size in memory, in bytes

  • ⁠$capacity⁠: possible capacity, in bytes

Examples

my_buffer <- buffer(c(1, 2, 3, 4))
my_buffer$is_mutable
my_buffer$ZeroPadding()
my_buffer$size
my_buffer$capacity

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