--- a/sources/network/bytestream.cpp Wed Jan 27 12:34:26 2021 +0200 +++ b/sources/network/bytestream.cpp Wed Jan 27 12:39:00 2021 +0200 @@ -129,15 +129,28 @@ */ String Bytestream::readString() { - String result; + ByteArray::Iterator stringEndIterator; - for (char byte; (byte = readByte()) != '\0';) + // Where's the end of the string? + for (stringEndIterator = getCurrentIterator(); *stringEndIterator != '\0'; ++stringEndIterator) { - if (result.length() < MAX_NETWORK_STRING) - result += byte; + if (stringEndIterator == m_data.end()) + { + // Past the end of the buffer + throw IOError("unterminated or too long string in packet"); + } } - return result; + // Skip past the null terminator. + if (*stringEndIterator == '\0') + stringEndIterator += 1; + + // Build and return the string, and advance the position. + int stringStart = m_position; + unsigned int length = stringEndIterator - getCurrentIterator(); + length = min<int>(length, MAX_NETWORK_STRING); + m_position += length; + return String::fromBytes(m_data.splice(stringStart, stringStart + length)); } /*!