*/

static int
SetByteArrayFromAny(
    Tcl_Interp *interp,		/* Not used. */
    Tcl_Obj *objPtr)		/* The object to convert to type ByteArray. */
{
    size_t length;
    int improper = 0;
    const char *src, *srcEnd;
    unsigned char *dst;
    ByteArray *byteArrayPtr;
    Tcl_UniChar ch;

    if (objPtr->typePtr == &properByteArrayType) {
	return TCL_OK;
    }
    if (objPtr->typePtr == &tclByteArrayType) {
	return TCL_OK;
    }

    src = TclGetString(objPtr);
    length = objPtr->length;
    srcEnd = src + length;

    byteArrayPtr = ckalloc(BYTEARRAY_SIZE(length));
    for (dst = byteArrayPtr->bytes; src < srcEnd; ) {
	src += Tcl_UtfToUniChar(src, &ch);
	improper = improper || (ch > 255);
	*dst++ = UCHAR(ch);