lib/bindata/buffer.rb in bindata-2.3.2 vs lib/bindata/buffer.rb in bindata-2.3.3

@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@
   #   end
   #
   #   obj = MyBuffer.read("\001\000\002\000\000\000\000\000")
   #   obj.num1 #=> 1
   #   obj.num1 #=> 2
+  #   obj.raw_num_bytes #=> 4
   #   obj.num_bytes #=> 8
   #
   #
   #   class StringTable < BinData::Record
   #     endian :little
@@ -58,9 +59,14 @@
 
     mandatory_parameters :length, :type
 
     def initialize_instance
       @type = get_parameter(:type).instantiate(nil, self)
+    end
+
+    # The number of bytes used, ignoring the padding imposed by the buffer.
+    def raw_num_bytes
+      @type.num_bytes
     end
 
     def clear?
       @type.clear?
     end