---
name: "Binary.copyBlock"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Binary.copyBlock"
---

# Binary.copyBlock(3kaya)

Copy a block of data.

## NAME

Binary::copyBlock - Copy a block of data.

## SYNOPSIS

**Binary copyBlock(** *Binary block* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**block** The block of data

## DESCRIPTION

Creates a new block with identical size and contents to *block*\
  This can be used to allow editing of data from a block created with **Binary.createInitialisedBlock (3kaya)** , without altering the foreign structure itself.

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   cblock = createInitialisedBlock(ptr,len);\
    kblock = copyBlock(cblock);

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**Binary.Binary (3kaya)**

**Binary.copyChunk (3kaya)**

**Binary.createInitialisedBlock (3kaya)**