So the method is expecting some kind of string, but it received a ByteArray, which is NOT any kind of string. What's in the ByteArray? Where did it come from? Why isn't it a string?
On Thu, 18 Jan 2024 at 04:34, sergio ruiz <sergio....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, all. > > I am working on creating a PDF with Artefact > (https://github.com/pharo-contributions/Artefact) and am having an issue > running the first example. > > the Example looks like: > > PDFDocument new add: (PDFPage new add: (PDFTextElement new text: 'Hello'; > from: 10mm@10mm)); exportTo: 'test.pdf' asFileReference writeStream. > > > When running this, I get the error: > > Instance of ByteArray did not understand #isByteString > > indeed, ByteArray does not have a method called isByteString. > > I have tried creating a method that returns either true or false (I tried > them both), but I have not successfully built the PDF. > > The method calling isByteString looks like: > > > ZnUTF8Encoder > > next: count putAll: string startingAt: offset toStream: stream > "Write count characters from string starting at offset to stream." > "Overwritten for performance reasons - create a fast path for byte strings" > > string isByteString > ifTrue: [ self next: count putAllByteString: string startingAt: offset > toStream: stream ] > ifFalse: [ super next: count putAll: string startingAt: offset toStream: > stream ] > > I TOTALLY get this. This is a whole bunch of very specific questions. But my > ultimate goal is to take a deep dive into stream processing to figure this > out. > > Thanks! > > ---- > peace, > sergio > photographer, journalist, visionary > > Public Key: > https://pgp.key-server.io/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x69B08F58923AB3A2 > #BitMessage BM-NBaswViL21xqgg9STRJjaJaUoyiNe2dV > @sergio_101@mastodon.social > https://sergio101.com > http://www.codeandmusic.com > http://www.twitter.com/sergio_101 > http://www.facebook.com/sergio101 >