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Add byteslice to String if < 1.9.3
class String
unless method_defined? :byteslice
##
# Does the same thing as String#slice but
# operates on bytes instead of characters.
#
def byteslice(*args)
unpack('C*').slice(*args).pack('C*')
end
end
end
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