package wireproto

//	MarshalBinary renders a FieldName into a byte-packed format.
func (f *FieldName) MarshalBinary() (data []byte, err error) {

	if f == nil {
		data = []byte{}
		return
	}

	data = []byte(*f)

	return
}

// MarshalText renders a FieldName into plaintext.
func (f *FieldName) MarshalText() (data []byte, err error) {

	if f == nil {
		data = []byte{}
		return
	}

	data = []byte(*f)

	return
}

// UnmarshalBinary populates a FieldName from packed bytes.
func (f *FieldName) UnmarshalBinary(data []byte) (err error) {

	if data == nil || len(data) == 0 {
		return
	}

	*f = FieldName(data)

	return
}

// UnmarshalText populates a FieldName from plaintext.
func (f *FieldName) UnmarshalText(data []byte) (err error) {

	if data == nil || len(data) == 0 {
		return
	}

	*f = FieldName(data)

	return
}

// Size returns the FieldName's calculated size (in bytes).
func (f *FieldName) Size() (size int) {

	if f == nil {
		return
	}

	size = len(*f)

	return
}

// String returns a string representation of a FieldName.
func (f *FieldName) String() (s string) {

	if f == nil {
		return
	}

	s = string([]byte(*f))

	return
}