byte

byte is a raw buffer viewed one byte at a time: indexing buffer[index] reads or writes a single 8-bit value. It is the byte-sized view of the memory a pointer addresses — allocate it with bytes(count) and bind it as byte when you want per-byte access, for example to build up text, decode a file, or pack a compact grid. Each element is an int in the range of a byte. Like the other raw buffers it is unchecked, so you are responsible for staying in bounds.