Fix writing string with less characters than before

Author: Rechdan

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "typed-buffer-struct",
- "version": "0.0.7",
+ "version": "0.0.8",
  "description": "This is a package which helps the user to create a Struct with automatic Buffer creation.",
  "author": {
  "name": "Nelson Faiçal Rechdan",
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
  "pub:alpha": "clear && yarn run build && npm publish --tag alpha --access public"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
- "@types/node": "16.11.6",
- "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "5.3.2-alpha.0",
- "@typescript-eslint/parser": "5.3.2-alpha.0",
- "eslint": "8.2.0",
+ "@types/node": "16.11.9",
+ "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "5.4.1-alpha.18",
+ "@typescript-eslint/parser": "5.4.1-alpha.18",
+ "eslint": "8.3.0",
  "ttypescript": "1.5.12",
- "typescript": "4.4.4",
+ "typescript": "4.5.2",
  "typescript-transform-paths": "3.3.1"
  },
  "files": [

src/struct/helpers.ts

@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ export const readStringBuffer: ReadStringBuffer = (buffer, offset, length) => {
 };
 
 export const writeStringBuffer: WriteStringBuffer = (buffer, offset, length, value) => {
- buffer.write(value, offset, offset + length, "latin1");
+ buffer.fill(0, offset, offset + length, "latin1").write(value, offset, offset + length, "latin1");
 };