fix types in readString

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/NinePConnection.kt b/src/main/kotlin/NinePConnection.kt
index 04b489b..ccac9c5 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/NinePConnection.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/NinePConnection.kt
@@ -65,11 +65,13 @@ class NinePConnection(netPackTrans: NetworkPacketTransporter) : NinePTranslator
      * In 9P, strings are represented as a 2-byte integer (the string's size) followed by the actual UTF-8 string. The
      * null terminator is forbidden in 9P messages.
      *
-     * @return The string.
+     * @return the string.
+     * @throws java.io.IOException if the message could not be correctly received.
      */
     private fun readString(): String {
-        val length = readInteger(2).toInt()
-        return String(this.npt.receiveFixed(length.toULong()).toByteArray())
+        val length = readInteger(2u).toShort().toUShort()
+        val rawString = this.npt.receive(length.toULong())
+        return String(ByteArray(rawString.size) { i -> rawString[i].toByte() })
     }
 
     /**