[erlang-questions] Efficiency of splitting binaries

[Håkan Stenholm]

Richard Andrews wrote:
>>> I currently use iolist_size() to check the size of the input binary then
>>> recursively break off a chunk from the front with something like, eg.
>>>
>>>       
>> Why are you using iolist_size()? Is it possiblethat your input is not a 
>> binary?
>>     
>
> What other way is there to determine the length of a binary?
>   
size/1 (works on binaries and tuples), while length/1 works on lists e.g.:

 > size(<<>>).
0
 > size(<<"abcde">>).
5
 > size({}).
0
 > size({1,2,3}).
3

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