porffor 0.55.31 → 0.55.33

package/compiler/builtins/date.ts

@@ -372,27 +372,27 @@ export const __Date_UTC = (year: unknown, month: unknown, date: unknown, hours:
 
   // 2. If month is present, let m be ? ToNumber(month); else let m be +0𝔽.
   let m: number = 0;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(month) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) m = ecma262.ToNumber(month);
+  if (Porffor.type(month) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) m = ecma262.ToNumber(month);
 
   // 3. If date is present, let dt be ? ToNumber(date); else let dt be 1𝔽.
   let dt: number = 1;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(date) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) dt = ecma262.ToNumber(date);
+  if (Porffor.type(date) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) dt = ecma262.ToNumber(date);
 
   // 4. If hours is present, let h be ? ToNumber(hours); else let h be +0𝔽.
   let h: number = 0;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(hours) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) h = ecma262.ToNumber(hours);
+  if (Porffor.type(hours) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) h = ecma262.ToNumber(hours);
 
   // 5. If minutes is present, let min be ? ToNumber(minutes); else let min be +0𝔽.
   let min: number = 0;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(minutes) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) min = ecma262.ToNumber(minutes);
+  if (Porffor.type(minutes) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) min = ecma262.ToNumber(minutes);
 
   // 6. If seconds is present, let s be ? ToNumber(seconds); else let s be +0𝔽.
   let s: number = 0;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(seconds) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) s = ecma262.ToNumber(seconds);
+  if (Porffor.type(seconds) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) s = ecma262.ToNumber(seconds);
 
   // 7. If ms is present, let milli be ? ToNumber(ms); else let milli be +0𝔽.
   let milli: number = 0;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) h = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
+  if (Porffor.type(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) h = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
 
   // 8. Let yr be MakeFullYear(y).
   const yr: number = __ecma262_MakeFullYear(y);
@@ -413,10 +413,8 @@ export const __ecma262_WeekDayName = (tv: number): bytestring => {
   // 4𝔽 	"Thu"
   // 5𝔽 	"Fri"
   // 6𝔽 	"Sat"
-
-  const weekday: number = __ecma262_WeekDay(tv);
-
   const lut: bytestring = 'SunMonTueWedThuFriSat';
+  const weekday: number = __ecma262_WeekDay(tv);
 
   let out: bytestring = Porffor.allocateBytes(7);
   out.length = 3;
@@ -447,10 +445,8 @@ export const __ecma262_MonthName = (tv: number): bytestring => {
   // 9𝔽  "Oct"
   // 10𝔽 "Nov"
   // 11𝔽 "Dec"
-
-  const month: number = __ecma262_MonthFromTime(tv);
-
   const lut: bytestring = 'JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec';
+  const month: number = __ecma262_MonthFromTime(tv);
 
   let out: bytestring = Porffor.allocateBytes(7);
   out.length = 3;
@@ -1015,12 +1011,12 @@ export const __Date_prototype_setFullYear = (_this: Date, year: any, month: any,
 
   // 6. If month is not present, let m be MonthFromTime(t); otherwise, let m be ? ToNumber(month).
   let m: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(month) == Porffor.TYPES.undefined) m = __ecma262_MonthFromTime(t);
+  if (Porffor.type(month) == Porffor.TYPES.undefined) m = __ecma262_MonthFromTime(t);
     else m = ecma262.ToNumber(month);
 
   // 7. If date is not present, let dt be DateFromTime(t); otherwise, let dt be ? ToNumber(date).
   let dt: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(date) == Porffor.TYPES.undefined) dt = __ecma262_DateFromTime(t);
+  if (Porffor.type(date) == Porffor.TYPES.undefined) dt = __ecma262_DateFromTime(t);
     else dt = ecma262.ToNumber(date);
 
   // 8. Let newDate be MakeDate(MakeDay(y, m, dt), TimeWithinDay(t)).
@@ -1057,19 +1053,19 @@ export const __Date_prototype_setHours = (_this: Date, hour: any, min: any, sec:
 
   // 5. If min is present, let m be ? ToNumber(min).
   let m: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(min) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) m = ecma262.ToNumber(min);
+  if (Porffor.type(min) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) m = ecma262.ToNumber(min);
     // 10. If min is not present, let m be MinFromTime(t).
     else m = __ecma262_MinFromTime(t);
 
   // 6. If sec is present, let s be ? ToNumber(sec).
   let s: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(sec) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) s = ecma262.ToNumber(sec);
+  if (Porffor.type(sec) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) s = ecma262.ToNumber(sec);
     // 11. If sec is not present, let s be SecFromTime(t).
     else s = __ecma262_SecFromTime(t);
 
   // 7. If ms is present, let milli be ? ToNumber(ms).
   let milli: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) milli = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
+  if (Porffor.type(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) milli = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
     // 12. If ms is not present, let milli be msFromTime(t).
     else milli = __ecma262_msFromTime(t);
 
@@ -1138,13 +1134,13 @@ export const __Date_prototype_setMinutes = (_this: Date, min: any, sec: any, ms:
 
   // 5. If sec is present, let s be ? ToNumber(sec).
   let s: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(sec) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) s = ecma262.ToNumber(sec);
+  if (Porffor.type(sec) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) s = ecma262.ToNumber(sec);
     // 9. If sec is not present, let s be SecFromTime(t).
     else s = __ecma262_SecFromTime(t);
 
   // 6. If ms is present, let milli be ? ToNumber(ms).
   let milli: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) milli = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
+  if (Porffor.type(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) milli = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
     // 10. If ms is not present, let milli be msFromTime(t).
     else milli = __ecma262_msFromTime(t);
 
@@ -1182,7 +1178,7 @@ export const __Date_prototype_setMonth = (_this: Date, month: any, date: any) =>
 
   // 5. If date is present, let dt be ? ToNumber(date).
   let dt: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(date) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) dt = ecma262.ToNumber(date);
+  if (Porffor.type(date) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) dt = ecma262.ToNumber(date);
   // 8. If date is not present, let dt be DateFromTime(t).
     else dt = __ecma262_DateFromTime(t);
 
@@ -1220,7 +1216,7 @@ export const __Date_prototype_setSeconds = (_this: Date, sec: any, ms: any) => {
 
   // 5. If ms is present, let milli be ? ToNumber(ms).
   let milli: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) milli = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
+  if (Porffor.type(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) milli = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
     // 8. If ms is not present, let milli be msFromTime(t).
     else milli = __ecma262_msFromTime(t);
 
@@ -1299,12 +1295,12 @@ export const __Date_prototype_setUTCFullYear = (_this: Date, year: any, month: a
 
   // 6. If month is not present, let m be MonthFromTime(t); otherwise, let m be ? ToNumber(month).
   let m: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(month) == Porffor.TYPES.undefined) m = __ecma262_MonthFromTime(t);
+  if (Porffor.type(month) == Porffor.TYPES.undefined) m = __ecma262_MonthFromTime(t);
     else m = ecma262.ToNumber(month);
 
   // 7. If date is not present, let dt be DateFromTime(t); otherwise, let dt be ? ToNumber(date).
   let dt: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(date) == Porffor.TYPES.undefined) dt = __ecma262_DateFromTime(t);
+  if (Porffor.type(date) == Porffor.TYPES.undefined) dt = __ecma262_DateFromTime(t);
     else dt = ecma262.ToNumber(date);
 
   // 8. Let newDate be MakeDate(MakeDay(y, m, dt), TimeWithinDay(t)).
@@ -1338,19 +1334,19 @@ export const __Date_prototype_setUTCHours = (_this: Date, hour: any, min: any, s
 
   // 5. If min is present, let m be ? ToNumber(min).
   let m: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(min) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) m = ecma262.ToNumber(min);
+  if (Porffor.type(min) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) m = ecma262.ToNumber(min);
     // 9. If min is not present, let m be MinFromTime(t).
     else m = __ecma262_MinFromTime(t);
 
   // 6. If sec is present, let s be ? ToNumber(sec).
   let s: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(sec) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) s = ecma262.ToNumber(sec);
+  if (Porffor.type(sec) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) s = ecma262.ToNumber(sec);
     // 10. If sec is not present, let s be SecFromTime(t).
     else s = __ecma262_SecFromTime(t);
 
   // 7. If ms is present, let milli be ? ToNumber(ms).
   let milli: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) milli = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
+  if (Porffor.type(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) milli = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
     // 11. If ms is not present, let milli be msFromTime(t).
     else milli = __ecma262_msFromTime(t);
 
@@ -1413,13 +1409,13 @@ export const __Date_prototype_setUTCMinutes = (_this: Date, min: any, sec: any,
 
   // 5. If sec is present, let s be ? ToNumber(sec).
   let s: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(sec) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) s = ecma262.ToNumber(sec);
+  if (Porffor.type(sec) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) s = ecma262.ToNumber(sec);
     // 8. If sec is not present, let s be SecFromTime(t).
     else s = __ecma262_SecFromTime(t);
 
   // 6. If ms is present, let milli be ? ToNumber(ms).
   let milli: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) milli = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
+  if (Porffor.type(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) milli = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
     // 9. If ms is not present, let milli be msFromTime(t).
     else milli = __ecma262_msFromTime(t);
 
@@ -1454,7 +1450,7 @@ export const __Date_prototype_setUTCMonth = (_this: Date, month: any, date: any)
 
   // 5. If date is present, let dt be ? ToNumber(date).
   let dt: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(date) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) dt = ecma262.ToNumber(date);
+  if (Porffor.type(date) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) dt = ecma262.ToNumber(date);
   // 7. If date is not present, let dt be DateFromTime(t).
     else dt = __ecma262_DateFromTime(t);
 
@@ -1489,7 +1485,7 @@ export const __Date_prototype_setUTCSeconds = (_this: Date, sec: any, ms: any) =
 
   // 5. If ms is present, let milli be ? ToNumber(ms).
   let milli: number;
-  if (Porffor.rawType(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) milli = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
+  if (Porffor.type(ms) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) milli = ecma262.ToNumber(ms);
     // 7. If ms is not present, let milli be msFromTime(t).
     else milli = __ecma262_msFromTime(t);
 
@@ -1746,13 +1742,13 @@ export const __ecma262_TimeZoneString = (tv: number) => {
 // https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/numbers-and-dates.html#sec-todatestring
 export const __ecma262_ToDateString = (tv: number) => {
   // 1. If tv is NaN, return "Invalid Date".
-  let out: bytestring = Porffor.allocateBytes(44);
-  if (Number.isNaN(tv)) return out = 'Invalid Date';
+  if (Number.isNaN(tv)) return 'Invalid Date';
 
   // 2. Let t be LocalTime(tv).
   const t: number = __ecma262_LocalTime(tv);
 
   // 3. Return the string-concatenation of DateString(t), the code unit 0x0020 (SPACE), TimeString(t), and TimeZoneString(tv).
+  const out: bytestring = Porffor.allocateBytes(44);
   __Porffor_bytestring_appendStr(out, __ecma262_DateString(t));
   __Porffor_bytestring_appendChar(out, 32);
 
@@ -1784,13 +1780,13 @@ export const __Date_prototype_toTimeString = (_this: Date) => {
   const tv: number = __Porffor_date_read(_this);
 
   // 4. If tv is NaN, return "Invalid Date".
-  let out: bytestring = Porffor.allocateBytes(27);
-  if (Number.isNaN(tv)) return out = 'Invalid Date';
+  if (Number.isNaN(tv)) return 'Invalid Date';
 
   // 5. Let t be LocalTime(tv).
   const t: number = __ecma262_LocalTime(tv);
 
   // 6. Return the string-concatenation of TimeString(t) and TimeZoneString(tv).
+  const out: bytestring = Porffor.allocateBytes(27);
   __Porffor_bytestring_appendStr(out, __ecma262_TimeString(t));
   __Porffor_bytestring_appendStr(out, __ecma262_TimeZoneString(tv));
 
@@ -1807,15 +1803,13 @@ export const __Date_prototype_toDateString = (_this: Date) => {
   const tv: number = __Porffor_date_read(_this);
 
   // 4. If tv is NaN, return "Invalid Date".
-  let out: bytestring = Porffor.allocateBytes(20);
-  if (Number.isNaN(tv)) return out = 'Invalid Date';
+  if (Number.isNaN(tv)) return 'Invalid Date';
 
   // 5. Let t be LocalTime(tv).
   const t: number = __ecma262_LocalTime(tv);
 
   // 6. Return DateString(t).
-  out = __ecma262_DateString(t);
-  return out;
+  return __ecma262_DateString(t);
 };
 
 // 21.4.4.43 Date.prototype.toUTCString ()
@@ -1827,11 +1821,7 @@ export const __Date_prototype_toUTCString = (_this: Date) => {
   const tv: number = __Porffor_date_read(_this);
 
   // 4. If tv is NaN, return "Invalid Date".
-  let out: bytestring = Porffor.allocateBytes(34);
-  if (Number.isNaN(tv)) {
-    out = 'Invalid Date';
-    return out;
-  }
+  if (Number.isNaN(tv)) return 'Invalid Date';
 
   // 5. Let weekday be the Name of the entry in Table 62 with the Number WeekDay(tv).
   const weekday: bytestring = __ecma262_WeekDayName(tv);
@@ -1847,7 +1837,11 @@ export const __Date_prototype_toUTCString = (_this: Date) => {
 
   // 9. If yv is +0𝔽 or yv > +0𝔽, let yearSign be the empty String; otherwise, let yearSign be "-".
   // 10. Let paddedYear be ToZeroPaddedDecimalString(abs(ℝ(yv)), 4).
-  // 11. Return the string-concatenation of weekday, ",", the code unit 0x0020 (SPACE), day, the code unit 0x0020 (SPACE), month, the code unit 0x0020 (SPACE), yearSign, paddedYear, the code unit 0x0020 (SPACE), and TimeString(tv).
+  // 11. Return the string-concatenation of weekday, ",", the code unit 0x0020 (SPACE),
+  // day, the code unit 0x0020 (SPACE), month, the code unit 0x0020 (SPACE),
+  // yearSign, paddedYear, the code unit 0x0020 (SPACE), and TimeString(tv).
+  const out: bytestring = Porffor.allocateBytes(34);
+
   // weekday
   __Porffor_bytestring_appendStr(out, weekday);
   __Porffor_bytestring_appendChar(out, 44); // ','
@@ -1913,13 +1907,13 @@ export const Date = function (v0: unknown, v1: unknown, v2: unknown, v3: unknown
   // 2. Let numberOfArgs be the number of elements in values.
   // sorry.
   const numberOfArgs: i32 =
-    (Porffor.rawType(v0) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) +
-    (Porffor.rawType(v1) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) +
-    (Porffor.rawType(v2) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) +
-    (Porffor.rawType(v3) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) +
-    (Porffor.rawType(v4) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) +
-    (Porffor.rawType(v5) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) +
-    (Porffor.rawType(v6) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined);
+    (Porffor.type(v0) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) +
+    (Porffor.type(v1) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) +
+    (Porffor.type(v2) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) +
+    (Porffor.type(v3) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) +
+    (Porffor.type(v4) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) +
+    (Porffor.type(v5) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) +
+    (Porffor.type(v6) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined);
 
   let dv: number = 0;
 
@@ -1932,7 +1926,7 @@ export const Date = function (v0: unknown, v1: unknown, v2: unknown, v3: unknown
     // a. Let value be values[0].
     const value: any = v0;
 
-    const valueType: i32 = Porffor.rawType(v0);
+    const valueType: i32 = Porffor.type(v0);
 
     let tv: number = 0;
 

package/compiler/builtins/error.js

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const __Test262Error_thrower = message => {
   throw new Test262Error(message);
 };
 
-export const __Error_isError = (x: unknown): boolean => Porffor.fastOr(${errors.map(x => `Porffor.rawType(x) == Porffor.TYPES.${x.toLowerCase()}`).join(', ')});`;
+export const __Error_isError = (x: unknown): boolean => Porffor.fastOr(${errors.map(x => `Porffor.type(x) == Porffor.TYPES.${x.toLowerCase()}`).join(', ')});`;
 
   return out;
 };

package/compiler/builtins/json.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const __Porffor_json_serialize = (value: any, depth: i32, space: bytestri
   if (value === true) return 'true';
   if (value === false) return 'false';
 
-  const t: i32 = Porffor.rawType(value);
+  const t: i32 = Porffor.type(value);
   if (Porffor.fastOr(
     (t | 0b10000000) == Porffor.TYPES.bytestring,
     t == Porffor.TYPES.stringobject
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export const __Porffor_json_serialize = (value: any, depth: i32, space: bytestri
 
     for (const key in (value as object)) {
       // skip symbol keys
-      if (Porffor.rawType(key) == Porffor.TYPES.symbol) continue;
+      if (Porffor.type(key) == Porffor.TYPES.symbol) continue;
 
       // skip non-serializable values (functions, etc)
       const val: bytestring|undefined = __Porffor_json_serialize((value as object)[key], depth, space);
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ export const __JSON_stringify = (value: any, replacer: any, space: any) => {
 
   if (space !== undefined) {
     if (Porffor.fastOr(
-      Porffor.rawType(space) == Porffor.TYPES.number,
-      Porffor.rawType(space) == Porffor.TYPES.numberobject
+      Porffor.type(space) == Porffor.TYPES.number,
+      Porffor.type(space) == Porffor.TYPES.numberobject
     )) {
       space = Math.min(Math.trunc(space), 10);
       Porffor.print(space); Porffor.printStatic('\n');
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ export const __JSON_stringify = (value: any, replacer: any, space: any) => {
         space = spaceStr;
       }
     } else if (Porffor.fastOr(
-      (Porffor.rawType(space) | 0b10000000) == Porffor.TYPES.bytestring,
-      Porffor.rawType(space) == Porffor.TYPES.stringobject
+      (Porffor.type(space) | 0b10000000) == Porffor.TYPES.bytestring,
+      Porffor.type(space) == Porffor.TYPES.stringobject
     )) {
       // if empty, make it undefined
       const len: i32 = space.length;

package/compiler/builtins/math.ts

@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ export const __Math_sumPrecise = (values: any[]): number => {
   const large: Float64Array = new Float64Array(LARGE_SLOTS);
 
   for (const _ of values) {
-    if (Porffor.rawType(_) != Porffor.TYPES.number) throw new TypeError('Math.sumPrecise must have only numbers in values');
+    if (Porffor.type(_) != Porffor.TYPES.number) throw new TypeError('Math.sumPrecise must have only numbers in values');
 
     const v: number = _;
     if (v == 0) continue;

package/compiler/builtins/number.ts

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ export const Number = function (value: any): number|NumberObject {
 
   // 1. If value is present, then
   // todo: handle undefined (NaN) and not present (0) args differently
-  if (Porffor.rawType(value) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) {
+  if (Porffor.type(value) != Porffor.TYPES.undefined) {
     // a. Let prim be ? ToNumeric(value).
     n = ecma262.ToNumeric(value);
 
     // b. If prim is a BigInt, let n be 𝔽(ℝ(prim)).
     if (Porffor.comptime.flag`hasType.bigint`) {
-      if (Porffor.rawType(n) == Porffor.TYPES.bigint)
+      if (Porffor.type(n) == Porffor.TYPES.bigint)
         n = Porffor.bigint.toNumber(n);
     }
 
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ export const Number = function (value: any): number|NumberObject {
   return n as NumberObject;
 };
 
-// radix: number|any for rawType check
+// radix: number|any for type check
 export const __Number_prototype_toString = (_this: number, radix: number|any) => {
-  if (Porffor.rawType(radix) != Porffor.TYPES.number) {
+  if (Porffor.type(radix) != Porffor.TYPES.number) {
     // todo: string to number
     radix = 10;
   }
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ export const __Number_prototype_toFixed = (_this: number, fractionDigits: number
 
 export const __Number_prototype_toLocaleString = (_this: number) => __Number_prototype_toString(_this, 10);
 
-// fractionDigits: number|any for rawType check
+// fractionDigits: number|any for type check
 export const __Number_prototype_toExponential = (_this: number, fractionDigits: number|any) => {
   if (!Number.isFinite(_this)) {
     if (Number.isNaN(_this)) return 'NaN';
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ export const __Number_prototype_toExponential = (_this: number, fractionDigits:
     return '-Infinity';
   }
 
-  if (Porffor.rawType(fractionDigits) != Porffor.TYPES.number) {
+  if (Porffor.type(fractionDigits) != Porffor.TYPES.number) {
     // todo: string to number
     fractionDigits = undefined;
   } else {
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ export const __Number_prototype_toExponential = (_this: number, fractionDigits:
     Porffor.wasm.i32.store8(outPtr++, 43, 0, 4); // +
   } else if (_this < 1) {
     // small exponential
-    if (Porffor.rawType(fractionDigits) != Porffor.TYPES.number) {
+    if (Porffor.type(fractionDigits) != Porffor.TYPES.number) {
       e = 1;
       while (true) {
         i *= 10;
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ export const __Number_prototype_toExponential = (_this: number, fractionDigits:
       e++;
     }
 
-    if (Porffor.rawType(fractionDigits) != Porffor.TYPES.number) {
+    if (Porffor.type(fractionDigits) != Porffor.TYPES.number) {
       while (true) {
         i *= 10;
 
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ export const parseInt = (input: any, radix: any): f64 => {
 
   let negative: boolean = false;
 
-  if (Porffor.rawType(input) == Porffor.TYPES.bytestring) {
+  if (Porffor.type(input) == Porffor.TYPES.bytestring) {
     const endPtr: i32 = i + len;
 
     // check start of string