if (length < 0) {
	length = 0;
    }
    byteArrayPtr = (ByteArray *) ckalloc(BYTEARRAY_SIZE(length));
    byteArrayPtr->used = length;
    byteArrayPtr->allocated = length;

    if ((length != NULL) && (bytes > 0)) {
	memcpy(byteArrayPtr->bytes, bytes, (size_t) length);
    }

    objPtr->typePtr = &tclByteArrayType;
    SET_BYTEARRAY(objPtr, byteArrayPtr);
}

/*
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------
 *