[erlang-questions] hmac sha256 erlang

[Bob Ippolito]

binary:copy/2 is more useful for this purpose.

On Sunday, May 8, 2011, Robert Virding
<robert.virding@REDACTED> wrote:
> In the docs for binary:copy it says:
>
> "This function will always create a new binary, even if N = 1. By using copy/1 on a binary referencing a larger binary, one might free up the larger binary for garbage collection."
>
> Although there is a caveat saying that it might be actually useful in special cases.
>
> Robert
>
> ----- "Steve Davis" <steven.charles.davis@REDACTED> wrote:
>
>> Maybe not but in this case it seems marginally faster and I can't see
>> any other impact?
>>
>> I'm definitely open to correction/enlightenment, but I don't see why
>> not here!
>>
>> /s
>>
>> On May 6, 4:43 pm, Robert Virding <robert.vird...@REDACTED
>> solutions.com> wrote:
>> > Why would you want to do binary:copy here? It is not what it is
>> intended for.
>> >
>> > Robert
>> >
>> > ----- "Steve Davis" <steven.charles.da...@REDACTED> wrote:
>> >
>> > > ...though now I would favor binary:copy instead of
>> > > list_to_binary(lists:duplicate()), but that depends on what OTP
>> > > version you have...
>> >
>> > > /s
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