Coercing a `ByteArray#` into a `MutableByteArray#`

[chessai]

Hi Adithya,

The representations are the same. You can do this. I do this somewhat
often. Just avoid mutating in places where it could result in funky stuffs.
This is usually pretty easy to spot.

Cheers,
chessai

On Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 12:59 Adithya Kumar <adi.obilisetty at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have a use-case where I want to convert `ByteArray#` to
> `MutableByteArray#`
> without the copy overhead.
>
> Is the underlying memory structure of `ByteArray#` and `MutableByteArray#`
> the
> same?
>
> If I can guarantee that I won't mutate my `MutableByteArray#`, can I use
> `unsafeCoerce#` on `ByteArray#` and treat it as `MutableByteArray#`?
>
> Best,
> Adithya
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