hex.read_byte (arity 2)

like:  dst[:2] = *ptr
dst is a hex[:2]. ptr is a hex[:w/4] that holds an address, which we assume is dw-aligned.

Signature

def read_byte dst, ptr { ... }

Defined in hex/pointers/read_pointers.fj — lines 18–21 (view on GitHub).

Complexity

• Time: w(0.75@+ 5) + 9@+13

• Space: w(0.75@+29) + 9@+72

See the complexity glossary for what @, w, dw, dbit, n mean.

Depends on

• hex.xor_byte_from_ptr

• hex.zero/2

Used by

• hex.pop_byte

• hex.read_byte_and_inc