Reference TBuffer

  TBuffer = record
  public
    { Allocate size number of bytes }
    class function Create(Size: LongInt): TBuffer; static;
    { Implicitly convert TBuffer to a memory address }
    class operator Implicit(const Value: TBuffer): Pointer;
    { Encode a buffer to a string using an encoding method }
    function Encode(Method: TEncodeMethod = encodeBase64): string;
    { Load buffer from a file }
    procedure LoadFromFile(const FileName: string);
    { Load buffer from a stream }
    procedure LoadFromStream(Stream: TStream);
    { Save buffer to a file }
    procedure SaveToFile(const FileName: string);
    { Save buffer to a stream }
    procedure SaveToStream(Stream: TStream);
    { The memory address where TBuffer stores data Remarks The memory will be
      valid until buffer goes out of scope or it is resized }
    property Data: Pointer read GetData;
    { The number of bytes allocated by buffer }
    property Size: LongInt read GetSize write SetSize;
    { Convert data to a string }
    property AsString: string read GetAsString;
    { Convert data to a hexadecimal string }
    property AsHex: string read GetAsHex;
    { Convert data to a base 64 string }
    property AsBase64: string read GetAsBase64;
  end;