OSVariableStructure protocols

Class methods: initialization

variableSize

Answer an Integer that is the size in bytes of one data element of the variable portion of the receiver.

variableSize: anInteger

Set an Integer that is the size in bytes of one data element of the variable portion of the receiver. This value must be set before using an instance of the receiver.

Class methods: instance creation

callocVariable: anInteger

Answer a new instance of the receiver referring to storage in operating system memory large enough to hold the fixedSize of the receiver plus anInteger times the variableSize of the receiver in bytes.

newVariable: anInteger

Answer a new instance of the receiver referring to storage in Smalltalk memory large enough to hold the fixedSize of the receiver plus anInteger times the variableSize of the receiver in bytes.