def Padding(length, pattern=b"\x00", strict=False):
r"""A padding field (adds bytes when building, discards bytes when parsing)
:param length: the length of the field. the length can be either an integer,
or a function that takes the context as an argument and returns the length
:param pattern: the padding pattern (character) to use. default is "\x00"
:param strict: whether or not to raise an exception is the actual padding
pattern mismatches the desired pattern. default is False.
"""
return PaddingAdapter(
Field(None, length),
pattern=pattern,
strict=strict,
)
def Padding(length, pattern="\x00", strict=False):
r"""a padding field (value is discarded)
* length - the length of the field. the length can be either an integer,
or a function that takes the context as an argument and returns the
length
* pattern - the padding pattern (character) to use. default is "\x00"
* strict - whether or not to raise an exception is the actual padding
pattern mismatches the desired pattern. default is False.
"""
return PaddingAdapter(
Field(None, length),
pattern=pattern,
strict=strict,
)