diff --git a/lime/audio/AudioBuffer.hx b/lime/audio/AudioBuffer.hx
index b6af8f56d..8946a6cdc 100644
--- a/lime/audio/AudioBuffer.hx
+++ b/lime/audio/AudioBuffer.hx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package lime.audio;
 
 
+import haxe.io.Bytes;
 import lime.audio.openal.AL;
 import lime.system.System;
 import lime.utils.ByteArray;
@@ -56,7 +57,13 @@ class AudioBuffer {
 				var audioBuffer = new AudioBuffer ();
 				audioBuffer.bitsPerSample = data.bitsPerSample;
 				audioBuffer.channels = data.channels;
-				audioBuffer.data = data.data;
+				#if neko
+				var bytes = @:privateAccess (new Bytes (data.data.length, data.data.b));
+				#else
+				var bytes = Bytes.ofString (data.data.b);
+				@:privateAccess (bytes).length = data.data.length;
+				#end
+				audioBuffer.data = ByteArray.fromBytes (bytes);
 				audioBuffer.sampleRate = data.sampleRate;
 				return audioBuffer;
 				
@@ -80,7 +87,13 @@ class AudioBuffer {
 				var audioBuffer = new AudioBuffer ();
 				audioBuffer.bitsPerSample = data.bitsPerSample;
 				audioBuffer.channels = data.channels;
-				audioBuffer.data = data.data;
+				#if neko
+				var bytes = @:privateAccess (new Bytes (data.data.length, data.data.b));
+				#else
+				var bytes = Bytes.ofString (data.data.b);
+				@:privateAccess (bytes).length = data.data.length;
+				#end
+				audioBuffer.data = ByteArray.fromBytes (bytes);
 				audioBuffer.sampleRate = data.sampleRate;
 				return audioBuffer;
 				
diff --git a/lime/graphics/Image.hx b/lime/graphics/Image.hx
index c94dfc445..ffbe2b641 100644
--- a/lime/graphics/Image.hx
+++ b/lime/graphics/Image.hx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package lime.graphics;
 
 import haxe.crypto.BaseCode;
 import haxe.io.Bytes;
+import haxe.io.BytesData;
 import haxe.io.BytesInput;
 import haxe.io.BytesOutput;
 import lime.app.Application;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import lime.graphics.utils.ImageDataUtil;
 import lime.math.ColorMatrix;
 import lime.math.Rectangle;
 import lime.math.Vector2;
+import lime.utils.ArrayBuffer;
 import lime.utils.ByteArray;
 import lime.utils.UInt8Array;
 import lime.system.System;
@@ -946,8 +948,13 @@ class Image {
 			
 			if (data != null) {
 				
-				var byteArray:ByteArray = data.data;
-				__fromImageBuffer (new ImageBuffer (new UInt8Array (byteArray), data.width, data.height, data.bpp));
+				#if neko
+				var bytes = @:privateAccess (new Bytes (data.data.length, data.data.b));
+				#else
+				var bytes = Bytes.ofString (data.data.b);
+				@:privateAccess (bytes).length = data.data.length;
+				#end
+				__fromImageBuffer (new ImageBuffer (new UInt8Array (bytes), data.width, data.height, data.bitsPerPixel));
 				
 				if (onload != null) {
 					
@@ -1011,14 +1018,18 @@ class Image {
 			if (#if (sys && (!disable_cffi || !format) && !java) true #else false #end && !System.disableCFFI) {
 				
 				var data = lime_image_load (path);
+				
 				if (data != null) {
-					var ba:ByteArray = cast(data.data, ByteArray);
-					#if nodejs
-					var u8a = ba.byteView;
+					
+					#if neko
+					var bytes = @:privateAccess (new Bytes (data.data.length, data.data.b));
 					#else
-					var u8a = new UInt8Array(ba);
+					var bytes = Bytes.ofString (data.data.b);
+					@:privateAccess (bytes).length = data.data.length;
 					#end
-					buffer = new ImageBuffer (u8a, data.width, data.height, data.bpp);
+					var u8a = new UInt8Array (bytes);
+					buffer = new ImageBuffer (u8a, data.width, data.height, data.bitsPerPixel);
+					
 				}
 				
 			}
@@ -1035,7 +1046,7 @@ class Image {
 					var data = Tools.extract32 (png);
 					var header = Tools.getHeader (png);
 					
-					var data = new UInt8Array (ByteArray.fromBytes (Bytes.ofData (data.getData ())));
+					var data = new UInt8Array (Bytes.ofData (data.getData ()));
 					var length = header.width * header.height;
 					var b, g, r, a;
 					
diff --git a/lime/graphics/ImageBuffer.hx b/lime/graphics/ImageBuffer.hx
index 36d276146..4b975ecef 100644
--- a/lime/graphics/ImageBuffer.hx
+++ b/lime/graphics/ImageBuffer.hx
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ class ImageBuffer {
 			
 			var bytes = Bytes.alloc (data.byteLength);
 			bytes.blit (0, buffer.data.buffer, 0, data.byteLength);
-			var byteArray = ByteArray.fromBytes (bytes);
-			buffer.data = new UInt8Array (byteArray);
+			buffer.data = new UInt8Array (bytes);
 			
 		}
 		#end
diff --git a/lime/graphics/cairo/CairoSurface.hx b/lime/graphics/cairo/CairoSurface.hx
index d81a75c7e..725ef20d1 100644
--- a/lime/graphics/cairo/CairoSurface.hx
+++ b/lime/graphics/cairo/CairoSurface.hx
@@ -58,11 +58,7 @@ abstract CairoSurface(Dynamic) {
 	public static function fromImage (image:Image):CairoSurface {
 		
 		#if lime_cairo
-		#if nodejs
-		return createForData (lime_buffer_get_native_pointer (#if nodejs image.data #else image.data.buffer #end), CairoFormat.ARGB32, image.width, image.height, image.buffer.stride);
-		#else
-		return createForData (ByteArray.fromBytes (image.data.buffer).__getNativePointer (), CairoFormat.ARGB32, image.width, image.height, image.buffer.stride);
-		#end
+		return createForData (lime_bytes_get_data_pointer (#if nodejs image.data #else image.data.buffer #end), CairoFormat.ARGB32, image.width, image.height, image.buffer.stride);
 		#else
 		return null;
 		#end
@@ -107,13 +103,13 @@ abstract CairoSurface(Dynamic) {
 	
 	
 	#if lime_cairo
+	private static var lime_bytes_get_data_pointer = System.load ("lime", "lime_bytes_get_data_pointer", 1);
 	private static var lime_cairo_image_surface_create = System.load ("lime", "lime_cairo_image_surface_create", 3);
 	private static var lime_cairo_image_surface_create_for_data = System.load ("lime", "lime_cairo_image_surface_create_for_data", 5);
 	private static var lime_cairo_image_surface_get_height = System.load ("lime", "lime_cairo_image_surface_get_height", 1);
 	private static var lime_cairo_image_surface_get_width = System.load ("lime", "lime_cairo_image_surface_get_width", 1);
 	private static var lime_cairo_surface_destroy = System.load ("lime", "lime_cairo_surface_destroy", 1);
 	private static var lime_cairo_surface_flush = System.load ("lime", "lime_cairo_surface_flush", 1);
-	private static var lime_buffer_get_native_pointer = System.load ("lime", "lime_buffer_get_native_pointer", 1);
 	#end
 	
 	
diff --git a/lime/graphics/opengl/GL.hx b/lime/graphics/opengl/GL.hx
index 26272a125..5ee1bf702 100644
--- a/lime/graphics/opengl/GL.hx
+++ b/lime/graphics/opengl/GL.hx
@@ -544,11 +544,11 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.bufferData (target, data, usage);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_buffer_data (target, ByteArray.fromBytes (data.buffer), data.byteOffset, data.byteLength, usage);
+		lime_gl_buffer_data (target, data.buffer, data.byteOffset, data.byteLength, usage);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_buffer_data (target, data, data.byteOffset, data.byteLength, usage);
 		#elseif java
-		//GL15.glBufferData (target, ByteArray.fromBytes (data.buffer), data.byteOffset, data.byteLength, usage);
+		//GL15.glBufferData (target, data.buffer, data.byteOffset, data.byteLength, usage);
 		#end
 		
 	}
@@ -559,11 +559,11 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.bufferSubData (target, offset, data);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_buffer_sub_data (target, offset, ByteArray.fromBytes (data.buffer), data.byteOffset, data.byteLength);
+		lime_gl_buffer_sub_data (target, offset, data.buffer, data.byteOffset, data.byteLength);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_buffer_sub_data (target, offset, data, data.byteOffset, data.byteLength);
 		#elseif java
-		//GL15.glBufferSubData (target, offset, ByteArray.fromBytes (data.buffer), data.byteOffset, data.byteLength);
+		//GL15.glBufferSubData (target, offset, data.buffer, data.byteOffset, data.byteLength);
 		#end
 		
 	}
@@ -667,11 +667,11 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.compressedTexImage2D (target, level, internalformat, width, height, border, data);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_compressed_tex_image_2d (target, level, internalformat, width, height, border, data == null ? null : ByteArray.fromBytes (data.buffer), data == null ? null : data.byteOffset);
+		lime_gl_compressed_tex_image_2d (target, level, internalformat, width, height, border, data == null ? null : data.buffer, data == null ? null : data.byteOffset);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_compressed_tex_image_2d (target, level, internalformat, width, height, border, data == null ? null : data , data == null ? null : data.byteOffset);
 		#elseif java
-		//GL13.glCompressedTexImage2D (target, level, internalformat, width, height, border, data == null ? null : ByteArray.fromBytes (data.buffer), data == null ? null : data.byteOffset);
+		//GL13.glCompressedTexImage2D (target, level, internalformat, width, height, border, data == null ? null : data.buffer, data == null ? null : data.byteOffset);
 		#end
 		
 	}
@@ -682,11 +682,11 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.compressedTexSubImage2D (target, level, xoffset, yoffset, width, height, format, data);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_compressed_tex_sub_image_2d (target, level, xoffset, yoffset, width, height, format, data == null ? null : ByteArray.fromBytes (data.buffer), data == null ? null : data.byteOffset);
+		lime_gl_compressed_tex_sub_image_2d (target, level, xoffset, yoffset, width, height, format, data == null ? null : data.buffer, data == null ? null : data.byteOffset);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_compressed_tex_sub_image_2d (target, level, xoffset, yoffset, width, height, format, data == null ? null : data, data == null ? null : data.byteOffset);
 		#elseif java
-		//GL13.glCompressedTexSubImage2D (target, level, xoffset, yoffset, width, height, format, data == null ? null : ByteArray.fromBytes (data.buffer), data == null ? null : data.byteOffset);
+		//GL13.glCompressedTexSubImage2D (target, level, xoffset, yoffset, width, height, format, data == null ? null : data.buffer, data == null ? null : data.byteOffset);
 		#end
 		
 	}
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.readPixels (x, y, width, height, format, type, pixels);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_read_pixels (x, y, width, height, format, type, pixels == null ? null : ByteArray.fromBytes (pixels.buffer), pixels == null ? null : pixels.byteOffset);
+		lime_gl_read_pixels (x, y, width, height, format, type, pixels == null ? null : pixels.buffer, pixels == null ? null : pixels.byteOffset);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_read_pixels (x, y, width, height, format, type, pixels == null ? null : pixels, pixels == null ? null : pixels.byteOffset);
 		#end
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.texImage2D (target, level, internalformat, width, height, border, format, type, pixels);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_tex_image_2d (target, level, internalformat, width, height, border, format, type, pixels == null ? null : ByteArray.fromBytes (pixels.buffer), pixels == null ? null : pixels.byteOffset);
+		lime_gl_tex_image_2d (target, level, internalformat, width, height, border, format, type, pixels == null ? null : pixels.buffer, pixels == null ? null : pixels.byteOffset);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_tex_image_2d (target, level, internalformat, width, height, border, format, type, pixels == null ? null : pixels, pixels == null ? null : pixels.byteOffset);
 		#end
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.texSubImage2D (target, level, xoffset, yoffset, width, height, format, type, pixels);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_tex_sub_image_2d (target, level, xoffset, yoffset, width, height, format, type, pixels == null ? null : ByteArray.fromBytes (pixels.buffer), pixels == null ? null : pixels.byteOffset);
+		lime_gl_tex_sub_image_2d (target, level, xoffset, yoffset, width, height, format, type, pixels == null ? null : pixels.buffer, pixels == null ? null : pixels.byteOffset);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_tex_sub_image_2d (target, level, xoffset, yoffset, width, height, format, type, pixels == null ? null : pixels, pixels == null ? null : pixels.byteOffset);
 		#end
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.uniform1fv (location, x);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_uniform1fv (location, ByteArray.fromBytes (x.buffer));
+		lime_gl_uniform1fv (location, x.buffer);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_uniform1fv (location, x);
 		#end
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.uniform1iv (location, v);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_uniform1iv (location, ByteArray.fromBytes (v.buffer));
+		lime_gl_uniform1iv (location, v.buffer);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_uniform1iv (location, v);
 		#end
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.uniform2fv (location, v);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_uniform2fv (location, ByteArray.fromBytes (v.buffer));
+		lime_gl_uniform2fv (location, v.buffer);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_uniform2fv (location, v);
 		#end
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.uniform2iv (location, v);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_uniform2iv (location, ByteArray.fromBytes (v.buffer));
+		lime_gl_uniform2iv (location, v.buffer);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_uniform2iv (location, v);
 		#end
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.uniform3fv (location, v);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_uniform3fv (location, ByteArray.fromBytes (v.buffer));
+		lime_gl_uniform3fv (location, v.buffer);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_uniform3fv (location, v);
 		#end
@@ -1951,7 +1951,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.uniform3iv (location, v);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_uniform3iv (location, ByteArray.fromBytes (v.buffer));
+		lime_gl_uniform3iv (location, v.buffer);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_uniform3iv (location, v);
 		#end
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.uniform4fv (location, v);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_uniform4fv (location, ByteArray.fromBytes (v.buffer));
+		lime_gl_uniform4fv (location, v.buffer);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_uniform4fv (location, v);
 		#end
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.uniform4iv (location, v);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_uniform4iv (location, ByteArray.fromBytes (v.buffer));
+		lime_gl_uniform4iv (location, v.buffer);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_uniform4iv (location, v);
 		#end
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.uniformMatrix2fv (location, transpose, v);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_uniform_matrix (location, transpose, ByteArray.fromBytes (v.buffer), 2);
+		lime_gl_uniform_matrix (location, transpose, v.buffer, 2);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_uniform_matrix (location, transpose, v, 2);
 		#end
@@ -2025,7 +2025,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.uniformMatrix3fv (location, transpose, v);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_uniform_matrix (location, transpose, ByteArray.fromBytes (v.buffer), 3);
+		lime_gl_uniform_matrix (location, transpose, v.buffer, 3);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_uniform_matrix (location, transpose, v, 3);
 		#end
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.uniformMatrix4fv (location, transpose, v);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_uniform_matrix (location, transpose, ByteArray.fromBytes (v.buffer), 4);
+		lime_gl_uniform_matrix (location, transpose, v.buffer, 4);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_uniform_matrix (location, transpose, v, 4);
 		#end
@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.vertexAttrib1fv (indx, values);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_vertex_attrib1fv (indx, ByteArray.fromBytes (values.buffer));
+		lime_gl_vertex_attrib1fv (indx, values.buffer);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_vertex_attrib1fv (indx, values);
 		#end
@@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.vertexAttrib2fv (indx, values);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_vertex_attrib2fv (indx, ByteArray.fromBytes (values.buffer));
+		lime_gl_vertex_attrib2fv (indx, values.buffer);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_vertex_attrib2fv (indx, values);
 		#end
@@ -2139,7 +2139,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.vertexAttrib3fv (indx, values);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_vertex_attrib3fv (indx, ByteArray.fromBytes (values.buffer));
+		lime_gl_vertex_attrib3fv (indx, values.buffer);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_vertex_attrib3fv (indx, values);
 		#end
@@ -2163,7 +2163,7 @@ class GL {
 		#if (js && html5 && !display)
 		context.vertexAttrib4fv (indx, values);
 		#elseif ((cpp || neko) && lime_opengl)
-		lime_gl_vertex_attrib4fv (indx, ByteArray.fromBytes (values.buffer));
+		lime_gl_vertex_attrib4fv (indx, values.buffer);
 		#elseif (nodejs && lime_opengl)
 		lime_gl_vertex_attrib4fv (indx, values);
 		#end
diff --git a/lime/graphics/utils/ImageDataUtil.hx b/lime/graphics/utils/ImageDataUtil.hx
index 90ac83de9..6413ebd06 100644
--- a/lime/graphics/utils/ImageDataUtil.hx
+++ b/lime/graphics/utils/ImageDataUtil.hx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package lime.graphics.utils;
 
 
 import haxe.ds.Vector;
+import haxe.io.Bytes;
 import lime.graphics.Image;
 import lime.graphics.ImageBuffer;
 import lime.graphics.PixelFormat;
@@ -676,7 +677,7 @@ class ImageDataUtil {
 		#end
 		
 		#if ((cpp || neko) && !disable_cffi)
-		if (!System.disableCFFI) byteArray = lime_image_data_util_get_pixels (image, rect, format); else
+		if (!System.disableCFFI) lime_image_data_util_get_pixels (image, rect, format, byteArray); else
 		#end
 		{
 			
@@ -1213,7 +1214,7 @@ class ImageDataUtil {
 	private static var lime_image_data_util_copy_pixels = System.load ("lime", "lime_image_data_util_copy_pixels", 5);
 	private static var lime_image_data_util_fill_rect = System.load ("lime", "lime_image_data_util_fill_rect", 3);
 	private static var lime_image_data_util_flood_fill = System.load ("lime", "lime_image_data_util_flood_fill", 4);
-	private static var lime_image_data_util_get_pixels = System.load ("lime", "lime_image_data_util_get_pixels", 3);
+	private static var lime_image_data_util_get_pixels = System.load ("lime", "lime_image_data_util_get_pixels", 4);
 	private static var lime_image_data_util_merge = System.load ("lime", "lime_image_data_util_merge", -1);
 	private static var lime_image_data_util_multiply_alpha = System.load ("lime", "lime_image_data_util_multiply_alpha", 1);
 	private static var lime_image_data_util_resize = System.load ("lime", "lime_image_data_util_resize", 4);
diff --git a/lime/text/TextLayout.hx b/lime/text/TextLayout.hx
index 572d9c674..44ebbb55f 100644
--- a/lime/text/TextLayout.hx
+++ b/lime/text/TextLayout.hx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class TextLayout {
 				
 			}
 			
-			lime_text_layout_position (__handle, font.src, size, text, __buffer);
+			var data = lime_text_layout_position (__handle, font.src, size, text, __buffer);
 			
 			if (__buffer.length > 4) {
 				
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class TextLayout {
 					
 				}
 				
-			}			
+			}
 		}
 		
 		#end
diff --git a/project/Build.xml b/project/Build.xml
index 7f7e95501..9ea73b2a7 100644
--- a/project/Build.xml
+++ b/project/Build.xml
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
 		<file name="src/ui/TouchEvent.cpp" />
 		<file name="src/ui/WindowEvent.cpp" />
 		<file name="src/utils/ByteArray.cpp" />
+		<file name="src/utils/Bytes.cpp" />
 		
 	</files>
 	
diff --git a/project/include/audio/AudioBuffer.h b/project/include/audio/AudioBuffer.h
index f4b276769..5287716fa 100644
--- a/project/include/audio/AudioBuffer.h
+++ b/project/include/audio/AudioBuffer.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 
 #include <hx/CFFI.h>
-#include <utils/ByteArray.h>
+#include <utils/Bytes.h>
 
 #ifdef ANDROID
 #include <android/log.h>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			int bitsPerSample;
 			int channels;
 			int sampleRate;
-			ByteArray *data;
+			Bytes *data;
 			
 		private:
 			
diff --git a/project/include/graphics/ImageBuffer.h b/project/include/graphics/ImageBuffer.h
index d092f9964..96219c7c0 100644
--- a/project/include/graphics/ImageBuffer.h
+++ b/project/include/graphics/ImageBuffer.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <hx/CFFI.h>
 #include <graphics/PixelFormat.h>
-#include <utils/ByteArray.h>
+#include <utils/Bytes.h>
 
 
 namespace lime {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			value Value ();
 			
 			int bpp;
-			ByteArray *data;
+			Bytes *data;
 			PixelFormat format;
 			int height;
 			int width;
diff --git a/project/include/graphics/format/JPEG.h b/project/include/graphics/format/JPEG.h
index a3499d498..d5dc1eea0 100644
--- a/project/include/graphics/format/JPEG.h
+++ b/project/include/graphics/format/JPEG.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 
 #include <graphics/ImageBuffer.h>
-#include <utils/ByteArray.h>
+#include <utils/Bytes.h>
 #include <utils/Resource.h>
 
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		public:
 			
 			static bool Decode (Resource *resource, ImageBuffer *imageBuffer, bool decodeData = true);
-			static bool Encode (ImageBuffer *imageBuffer, ByteArray *bytes, int quality);
+			static bool Encode (ImageBuffer *imageBuffer, Bytes *bytes, int quality);
 		
 		
 	};
diff --git a/project/include/graphics/format/PNG.h b/project/include/graphics/format/PNG.h
index c536a59a8..de8c540bd 100644
--- a/project/include/graphics/format/PNG.h
+++ b/project/include/graphics/format/PNG.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 
 #include <graphics/ImageBuffer.h>
-#include <utils/ByteArray.h>
+#include <utils/Bytes.h>
 #include <utils/Resource.h>
 
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		public:
 			
 			static bool Decode (Resource *resource, ImageBuffer *imageBuffer, bool decodeData = true);
-			static bool Encode (ImageBuffer *imageBuffer, ByteArray *bytes);
+			static bool Encode (ImageBuffer *imageBuffer, Bytes *bytes);
 		
 		
 	};
diff --git a/project/include/graphics/utils/ImageDataUtil.h b/project/include/graphics/utils/ImageDataUtil.h
index 1b06ef15b..02e1e86fc 100644
--- a/project/include/graphics/utils/ImageDataUtil.h
+++ b/project/include/graphics/utils/ImageDataUtil.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <math/Rectangle.h>
 #include <math/Vector2.h>
 #include <system/System.h>
-#include <utils/ByteArray.h>
+#include <utils/Bytes.h>
 
 
 namespace lime {
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ namespace lime {
 			static void CopyPixels (Image* image, Image* sourceImage, Rectangle* sourceRect, Vector2* destPoint, bool mergeAlpha);
 			static void FillRect (Image* image, Rectangle* rect, int color);
 			static void FloodFill (Image* image, int x, int y, int color);
-			static void GetPixels (Image* image, Rectangle* rect, PixelFormat format, ByteArray* pixels);
+			static void GetPixels (Image* image, Rectangle* rect, PixelFormat format, Bytes* pixels);
 			static void Merge (Image* image, Image* sourceImage, Rectangle* sourceRect, Vector2* destPoint, int redMultiplier, int greenMultiplier, int blueMultiplier, int alphaMultiplier);
 			static void MultiplyAlpha (Image* image);
 			static void Resize (Image* image, ImageBuffer* buffer, int width, int height);
 			static void SetFormat (Image* image, PixelFormat format);
-			static void SetPixels (Image* image, Rectangle* rect, ByteArray* bytes, PixelFormat format);
+			static void SetPixels (Image* image, Rectangle* rect, Bytes* bytes, PixelFormat format);
 			static void UnmultiplyAlpha (Image* image);
 		
 		
diff --git a/project/include/text/Font.h b/project/include/text/Font.h
index 16b1c0990..e5ce323c2 100644
--- a/project/include/text/Font.h
+++ b/project/include/text/Font.h
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ namespace lime {
 			int GetUnderlinePosition ();
 			int GetUnderlineThickness ();
 			int GetUnitsPerEM ();
-			int RenderGlyph (int index, ByteArray *bytes, int offset = 0);
-			int RenderGlyphs (value indices, ByteArray *bytes);
+			int RenderGlyph (int index, Bytes *bytes, int offset = 0);
+			int RenderGlyphs (value indices, Bytes *bytes);
 			void SetSize (size_t size);
 			
 			void* face;
diff --git a/project/include/text/TextLayout.h b/project/include/text/TextLayout.h
index 8e8f309af..c5b4b88f4 100644
--- a/project/include/text/TextLayout.h
+++ b/project/include/text/TextLayout.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 
 #include <text/Font.h>
-#include <utils/ByteArray.h>
+#include <utils/Bytes.h>
 
 
 namespace lime {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			TextLayout (int direction, const char *script, const char *language);
 			~TextLayout ();
 			
-			void Position (Font *font, size_t size, const char *text, ByteArray *bytes);
+			void Position (Font *font, size_t size, const char *text, Bytes *bytes);
 			void SetDirection (int direction);
 			void SetLanguage (const char* language);
 			void SetScript (const char* script);
diff --git a/project/include/utils/Bytes.h b/project/include/utils/Bytes.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71e15b31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/include/utils/Bytes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#ifndef LIME_UTILS_BYTES_H
+#define LIME_UTILS_BYTES_H
+
+
+#include <hx/CFFI.h>
+#include <utils/QuickVec.h>
+
+
+namespace lime {
+	
+	
+	struct Bytes {
+		
+		
+		Bytes ();
+		Bytes (int size);
+		Bytes (value bytes);
+		Bytes (const char* path);
+		Bytes (const QuickVec<unsigned char> data);
+		~Bytes ();
+		
+		unsigned char *Data ();
+		const unsigned char *Data () const;
+		int Length () const;
+		void Resize (int size);
+		value Value ();
+		
+		unsigned char *_data;
+		int _length;
+		value _value;
+		
+		
+	};
+	
+	
+}
+
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project/include/utils/Resource.h b/project/include/utils/Resource.h
index 36dcd0dd1..f2b47c211 100644
--- a/project/include/utils/Resource.h
+++ b/project/include/utils/Resource.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define LIME_UTILS_RESOURCE_H
 
 
-#include <utils/ByteArray.h>
+#include <utils/Bytes.h>
 
 
 namespace lime {
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		Resource () : data (NULL), path (NULL) {}
 		Resource (const char* path) : data (NULL), path (path) {}
-		Resource (ByteArray *data) : data (data), path (NULL) {}
+		Resource (Bytes *data) : data (data), path (NULL) {}
 		
-		ByteArray *data;
+		Bytes *data;
 		const char* path;
 		
 		
diff --git a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
index 64b0f5dc6..66da8ab33 100644
--- a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
+++ b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 		} else {
 			
-			ByteArray bytes (data);
+			Bytes bytes (data);
 			resource = Resource (&bytes);
 			
 		}
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
+	value lime_bytes_get_data_pointer (value bytes) {
+		
+		Bytes data = Bytes (bytes);
+		return alloc_float ((intptr_t)data.Data ());
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	void lime_font_destroy (value handle) {
 		
 		Font *font = (Font*)(intptr_t)val_float (handle);
@@ -278,7 +286,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 		} else {
 			
-			ByteArray bytes (data);
+			Bytes bytes (data);
 			resource = Resource (&bytes);
 			
 		}
@@ -323,7 +331,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		#ifdef LIME_FREETYPE
 		Font *font = (Font*)(intptr_t)val_float (fontHandle);
-		ByteArray bytes = ByteArray (data);
+		Bytes bytes = Bytes (data);
 		return alloc_bool (font->RenderGlyph (val_int (index), &bytes));
 		#else
 		return alloc_bool (false);
@@ -336,7 +344,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		#ifdef LIME_FREETYPE
 		Font *font = (Font*)(intptr_t)val_float (fontHandle);
-		ByteArray bytes = ByteArray (data);
+		Bytes bytes = Bytes (data);
 		return alloc_bool (font->RenderGlyphs (indices, &bytes));
 		#else
 		return alloc_bool (false);
@@ -398,7 +406,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	value lime_image_encode (value buffer, value type, value quality) {
 		
 		ImageBuffer imageBuffer = ImageBuffer (buffer);
-		ByteArray data;
+		Bytes data;
 		
 		switch (val_int (type)) {
 			
@@ -408,7 +416,7 @@ namespace lime {
 				if (PNG::Encode (&imageBuffer, &data)) {
 					
 					//delete imageBuffer.data;
-					return data.mValue;
+					return data.Value ();
 					
 				}
 				#endif
@@ -420,7 +428,7 @@ namespace lime {
 				if (JPEG::Encode (&imageBuffer, &data, val_int (quality))) {
 					
 					//delete imageBuffer.data;
-					return data.mValue;
+					return data.Value ();
 					
 				}
 				#endif
@@ -438,7 +446,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	
 	value lime_image_load (value data) {
 		
-		ImageBuffer imageBuffer;
+		ImageBuffer buffer;
 		Resource resource;
 		
 		if (val_is_string (data)) {
@@ -447,23 +455,23 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 		} else {
 			
-			ByteArray bytes (data);
+			Bytes bytes (data);
 			resource = Resource (&bytes);
 			
 		}
 		
 		#ifdef LIME_PNG
-		if (PNG::Decode (&resource, &imageBuffer)) {
+		if (PNG::Decode (&resource, &buffer)) {
 			
-			return imageBuffer.Value ();
+			return buffer.Value ();
 			
 		}
 		#endif
 		
 		#ifdef LIME_JPEG
-		if (JPEG::Decode (&resource, &imageBuffer)) {
+		if (JPEG::Decode (&resource, &buffer)) {
 			
-			return imageBuffer.Value ();
+			return buffer.Value ();
 			
 		}
 		#endif
@@ -529,14 +537,14 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
-	value lime_image_data_util_get_pixels (value image, value rect, value format) {
+	value lime_image_data_util_get_pixels (value image, value rect, value format, value bytes) {
 		
 		Image _image = Image (image);
 		Rectangle _rect = Rectangle (rect);
 		PixelFormat _format = (PixelFormat)val_int (format);
-		ByteArray pixels = ByteArray ();
+		Bytes pixels = Bytes (bytes);
 		ImageDataUtil::GetPixels (&_image, &_rect, _format, &pixels);
-		return pixels.mValue;
+		return alloc_null ();
 		
 	}
 	
@@ -588,7 +596,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		Image _image = Image (image);
 		Rectangle _rect = Rectangle (rect);
-		ByteArray _bytes = ByteArray (bytes);
+		Bytes _bytes = Bytes (bytes);
 		PixelFormat _format = (PixelFormat)val_int (format);
 		ImageDataUtil::SetPixels (&_image, &_rect, &_bytes, _format);
 		return alloc_null ();
@@ -620,7 +628,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		ImageBuffer imageBuffer;
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (data);
+		Bytes bytes (data);
 		Resource resource = Resource (&bytes);
 		
 		#ifdef LIME_JPEG
@@ -760,7 +768,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		ImageBuffer imageBuffer;
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (data);
+		Bytes bytes (data);
 		Resource resource = Resource (&bytes);
 		
 		#ifdef LIME_PNG
@@ -908,8 +916,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		TextLayout *text = (TextLayout*)(intptr_t)val_float (textHandle);
 		Font *font = (Font*)(intptr_t)val_float (fontHandle);
-		ByteArray bytes = ByteArray (data);
+		Bytes bytes = Bytes (data);
 		text->Position (font, val_int (size), val_string (textString), &bytes);
+		return bytes.Value ();
 		
 		#endif
 		
@@ -1095,6 +1104,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_application_set_frame_rate, 2);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_application_update, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_audio_load, 1);
+	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_bytes_get_data_pointer, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_font_get_ascender, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_font_get_descender, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_font_get_family_name, 1);
@@ -1120,7 +1130,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_image_data_util_copy_pixels, 5);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_image_data_util_fill_rect, 3);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_image_data_util_flood_fill, 4);
-	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_image_data_util_get_pixels, 3);
+	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_image_data_util_get_pixels, 4);
 	DEFINE_PRIM_MULT (lime_image_data_util_merge);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_image_data_util_multiply_alpha, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_image_data_util_resize, 4);
diff --git a/project/src/audio/AudioBuffer.cpp b/project/src/audio/AudioBuffer.cpp
index 29bb83377..4f7100355 100644
--- a/project/src/audio/AudioBuffer.cpp
+++ b/project/src/audio/AudioBuffer.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		bitsPerSample = 0;
 		channels = 0;
-		data = new ByteArray ();
+		data = new Bytes ();
 		sampleRate = 0;
 		
 	}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		mValue = alloc_empty_object ();
 		alloc_field (mValue, id_bitsPerSample, alloc_int (bitsPerSample));
 		alloc_field (mValue, id_channels, alloc_int (channels));
-		alloc_field (mValue, id_data, data->mValue);
+		alloc_field (mValue, id_data, data ? data->Value () : alloc_null ());
 		alloc_field (mValue, id_sampleRate, alloc_int (sampleRate));
 		return mValue;
 		
diff --git a/project/src/audio/format/OGG.cpp b/project/src/audio/format/OGG.cpp
index 61c863775..98931240c 100644
--- a/project/src/audio/format/OGG.cpp
+++ b/project/src/audio/format/OGG.cpp
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ namespace lime {
 			} else {
 				
 				lime::fclose (file);
-				ByteArray data = ByteArray (resource->path);
+				Bytes data = Bytes (resource->path);
 				
-				OAL_OggMemoryFile fakeFile = { data.Bytes (), data.Size (), 0 };
+				OAL_OggMemoryFile fakeFile = { data.Data (), data.Length (), 0 };
 				
 				if (ov_open_callbacks (&fakeFile, &oggFile, NULL, 0, OAL_CALLBACKS_BUFFER) != 0) {
 					
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 		} else {
 			
-			OAL_OggMemoryFile fakeFile = { resource->data->Bytes (), resource->data->Size (), 0 };
+			OAL_OggMemoryFile fakeFile = { resource->data->Data (), resource->data->Length (), 0 };
 			
 			if (ov_open_callbacks (&fakeFile, &oggFile, NULL, 0, OAL_CALLBACKS_BUFFER) != 0) {
 				
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		while (bytes > 0) {
 				
-				bytes = ov_read (&oggFile, (char *)audioBuffer->data->Bytes () + totalBytes, BUFFER_SIZE, BUFFER_READ_TYPE, 2, 1, &bitStream);
+				bytes = ov_read (&oggFile, (char *)audioBuffer->data->Data () + totalBytes, BUFFER_SIZE, BUFFER_READ_TYPE, 2, 1, &bitStream);
 				totalBytes += bytes;
 				
 		}
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ namespace lime {
 			audioBuffer->data->Resize (totalBytes);
 			
 		}
+		
 		ov_clear (&oggFile);
-
+		
 		#undef BUFFER_READ_TYPE
 		
 		return true;
diff --git a/project/src/audio/format/WAV.cpp b/project/src/audio/format/WAV.cpp
index 2afe61877..a78576d08 100644
--- a/project/src/audio/format/WAV.cpp
+++ b/project/src/audio/format/WAV.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 			audioBuffer->data->Resize (wave_data.subChunkSize);
 			
-			if (!lime::fread (audioBuffer->data->Bytes (), wave_data.subChunkSize, 1, file)) {
+			if (!lime::fread (audioBuffer->data->Data (), wave_data.subChunkSize, 1, file)) {
 				
 				LOG_SOUND ("error loading WAVE data into struct!\n");
 				lime::fclose (file);
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 		} else {
 			
-			const char* start = (const char*)resource->data->Bytes ();
-			const char* end = start + resource->data->Size ();
+			const char* start = (const char*)resource->data->Data ();
+			const char* end = start + resource->data->Length ();
 			const char* ptr = start;
 			
 			memcpy (&riff_header, ptr, sizeof (RIFF_Header));
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ namespace lime {
 				
 			}
 			
-			unsigned char* bytes = audioBuffer->data->Bytes ();
+			unsigned char* bytes = audioBuffer->data->Data ();
 			memcpy (bytes, base, size);
 			
 		}
diff --git a/project/src/audio/openal/OpenALBindings.cpp b/project/src/audio/openal/OpenALBindings.cpp
index 0a1efc851..09e66b627 100644
--- a/project/src/audio/openal/OpenALBindings.cpp
+++ b/project/src/audio/openal/OpenALBindings.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <hx/CFFI.h>
-#include <utils/ByteArray.h>
+#include <utils/Bytes.h>
 
 
 namespace lime {
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ namespace lime {
 	
 	value lime_al_buffer_data (value buffer, value format, value data, value size, value freq) {
 		
-		ByteArray byteArray (data);
+		Bytes bytes (data);
 		//int arraySize = byteArray.Size ();
-		const float *bytes = (float *)byteArray.Bytes ();
+		const float *b = (float *)bytes.Data ();
 		//int elements = arraySize / sizeof (float);
 		int count = val_int (size);
 		
-		alBufferData (val_int (buffer), val_int (format), bytes, count, val_int (freq));
+		alBufferData (val_int (buffer), val_int (format), b, count, val_int (freq));
 		return alloc_null ();
 		
 	}
diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.cpp b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.cpp
index eebbe27c0..4e93fd515 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.cpp
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	
 	void SDLWindow::SetIcon (ImageBuffer *imageBuffer) {
 		
-		SDL_Surface *surface = SDL_CreateRGBSurfaceFrom (imageBuffer->data->Bytes (), imageBuffer->width, imageBuffer->height, imageBuffer->bpp * 8, imageBuffer->width * imageBuffer->bpp, 0x000000FF, 0x0000FF00, 0x00FF0000, 0xFF000000);
+		SDL_Surface *surface = SDL_CreateRGBSurfaceFrom (imageBuffer->data->Data (), imageBuffer->width, imageBuffer->height, imageBuffer->bpp * 8, imageBuffer->width * imageBuffer->bpp, 0x000000FF, 0x0000FF00, 0x00FF0000, 0xFF000000);
 		
 		if (surface) {
 			
diff --git a/project/src/graphics/ImageBuffer.cpp b/project/src/graphics/ImageBuffer.cpp
index 2073e6ff9..d82e178cb 100644
--- a/project/src/graphics/ImageBuffer.cpp
+++ b/project/src/graphics/ImageBuffer.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ namespace lime {
 	
 	
 	static int id_bitsPerPixel;
-	static int id_bpp;
 	static int id_buffer;
 	static int id_data;
 	static int id_format;
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		if (!init) {
 			
-			id_bpp = val_id ("bpp");
 			id_bitsPerPixel = val_id ("bitsPerPixel");
 			id_transparent = val_id ("transparent");
 			id_buffer = val_id ("buffer");
@@ -50,11 +48,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		transparent = val_bool (val_field (imageBuffer, id_transparent));
 		value data_value = val_field (imageBuffer, id_data);
 		value buffer_value = val_field (data_value, id_buffer);
-		
-		//if (val_is_buffer (buffer_value))
-			data = new ByteArray (buffer_value);
-		//else
-			//data = new ByteArray (data_value);
+		data = new Bytes (buffer_value);
 		
 	}
 	
@@ -74,7 +68,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 		}
 		
-		unsigned char *bytes = this->data->Bytes ();
+		unsigned char *bytes = this->data->Data ();
 		
 		for (int i = 0; i < height; i++) {
 			
@@ -90,8 +84,16 @@ namespace lime {
 		this->bpp = bpp;
 		this->width = width;
 		this->height = height;
-		if (this->data) delete this->data;
-		this->data = new ByteArray (width * height * bpp);
+		
+		if (!this->data) {
+			
+			this->data = new Bytes (width * height * bpp);
+			
+		} else {
+			
+			this->data->Resize (width * height * bpp);
+			
+		}
 		
 	}
 	
@@ -100,7 +102,6 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		if (!init) {
 			
-			id_bpp = val_id ("bpp");
 			id_bitsPerPixel = val_id ("bitsPerPixel");
 			id_transparent = val_id ("transparent");
 			id_buffer = val_id ("buffer");
@@ -115,9 +116,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		mValue = alloc_empty_object ();
 		alloc_field (mValue, id_width, alloc_int (width));
 		alloc_field (mValue, id_height, alloc_int (height));
-		alloc_field (mValue, id_bpp, alloc_int (bpp));
+		alloc_field (mValue, id_bitsPerPixel, alloc_int (bpp));
+		alloc_field (mValue, id_data, data ? data->Value () : alloc_null ());
 		alloc_field (mValue, id_transparent, alloc_bool (transparent));
-		alloc_field (mValue, id_data, data ? data->mValue : alloc_null ());
 		alloc_field (mValue, id_format, alloc_int (format));
 		return mValue;
 		
diff --git a/project/src/graphics/format/JPEG.cpp b/project/src/graphics/format/JPEG.cpp
index 732ad39f7..7e4dd2f26 100644
--- a/project/src/graphics/format/JPEG.cpp
+++ b/project/src/graphics/format/JPEG.cpp
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		enum { BUF_SIZE = 4096 };
 		struct jpeg_destination_mgr pub;   /* public fields */
-		QuickVec<uint8> mOutput;
-		uint8   mTmpBuf[BUF_SIZE];
+		QuickVec<unsigned char> mOutput;
+		unsigned char   mTmpBuf[BUF_SIZE];
 		
 		
 		MyDestManager () {
@@ -227,15 +227,15 @@ namespace lime {
 				
 			} else {
 				
-				ByteArray data = ByteArray (resource->path);
-				MySrcManager manager (data.Bytes (), data.Size ());
+				Bytes data = Bytes (resource->path);
+				MySrcManager manager (data.Data (), data.Length ());
 				cinfo.src = &manager.pub;
 				
 			}
 			
 		} else {
 			
-			MySrcManager manager (resource->data->Bytes (), resource->data->Size ());
+			MySrcManager manager (resource->data->Data (), resource->data->Length ());
 			cinfo.src = &manager.pub;
 			
 		}
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ namespace lime {
 				int components = cinfo.num_components;
 				imageBuffer->Resize (cinfo.output_width, cinfo.output_height);
 				
-				unsigned char *bytes = imageBuffer->data->Bytes ();
+				unsigned char *bytes = imageBuffer->data->Data ();
 				unsigned char *scanline = new unsigned char [imageBuffer->width * imageBuffer->height * components];
 				
 				while (cinfo.output_scanline < cinfo.output_height) {
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
-	bool JPEG::Encode (ImageBuffer *imageBuffer, ByteArray *bytes, int quality) {
+	bool JPEG::Encode (ImageBuffer *imageBuffer, Bytes *bytes, int quality) {
 		
 		struct jpeg_compress_struct cinfo;
 		
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int w = imageBuffer->width;
 		int h = imageBuffer->height;
-		QuickVec<uint8> row_buf (w * 3);
+		QuickVec<unsigned char> row_buf (w * 3);
 		
 		jpeg_create_compress (&cinfo);
 		
@@ -337,13 +337,13 @@ namespace lime {
 		jpeg_start_compress (&cinfo, true);
 		
 		JSAMPROW row_pointer = &row_buf[0];
-		unsigned char* imageData = imageBuffer->data->Bytes();
+		unsigned char* imageData = imageBuffer->data->Data();
 		int stride = w * imageBuffer->bpp;
 		
 		while (cinfo.next_scanline < cinfo.image_height) {
 			
-			const uint8 *src = (const uint8 *)(imageData + (stride * cinfo.next_scanline));
-			uint8 *dest = &row_buf[0];
+			const unsigned char *src = (const unsigned char *)(imageData + (stride * cinfo.next_scanline));
+			unsigned char *dest = &row_buf[0];
 			
 			for(int x = 0; x < w; x++) {
 				
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		jpeg_finish_compress (&cinfo);
 		
-		*bytes = ByteArray (dest.mOutput);
+		*bytes = Bytes (dest.mOutput);
 		
 		return true;
 		
diff --git a/project/src/graphics/format/PNG.cpp b/project/src/graphics/format/PNG.cpp
index cb652a484..72e039a9d 100644
--- a/project/src/graphics/format/PNG.cpp
+++ b/project/src/graphics/format/PNG.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <graphics/format/PNG.h>
 #include <graphics/ImageBuffer.h>
 #include <system/System.h>
-#include <utils/ByteArray.h>
+#include <utils/Bytes.h>
 #include <utils/QuickVec.h>
 
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 		} else {
 			
-			memcpy (png_sig, resource->data->Bytes (), PNG_SIG_SIZE);
+			memcpy (png_sig, resource->data->Data (), PNG_SIG_SIZE);
 			
 			if (png_sig_cmp (png_sig, 0, PNG_SIG_SIZE)) {
 				
@@ -143,15 +143,15 @@ namespace lime {
 				
 			} else {
 				
-				ByteArray data = ByteArray (resource->path);
-				ReadBuffer buffer (data.Bytes (), data.Size ());
+				Bytes data = Bytes (resource->path);
+				ReadBuffer buffer (data.Data (), data.Length ());
 				png_set_read_fn (png_ptr, &buffer, user_read_data_fn);
 				
 			}
 			
 		} else {
 			
-			ReadBuffer buffer (resource->data->Bytes (), resource->data->Size ());
+			ReadBuffer buffer (resource->data->Data (), resource->data->Length ());
 			png_set_read_fn (png_ptr, &buffer, user_read_data_fn);
 			
 		}
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			int bpp = 4;
 			const unsigned int stride = width * bpp;
 			imageBuffer->Resize (width, height, bpp);
-			unsigned char *bytes = imageBuffer->data->Bytes ();
+			unsigned char *bytes = imageBuffer->data->Data ();
 			
 			int number_of_passes = png_set_interlace_handling (png_ptr);
 			
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
-	bool PNG::Encode (ImageBuffer *imageBuffer, ByteArray *bytes) {
+	bool PNG::Encode (ImageBuffer *imageBuffer, Bytes *bytes) {
 		
 		png_structp png_ptr = png_create_write_struct (PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, NULL, user_error_fn, user_warning_fn);
 		
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 		}
 		
-		QuickVec<uint8> out_buffer;
+		QuickVec<unsigned char> out_buffer;
 		
 		png_set_write_fn (png_ptr, &out_buffer, user_write_data, user_flush_data);
 		
@@ -258,17 +258,17 @@ namespace lime {
 		png_write_info (png_ptr, info_ptr);
 		
 		bool do_alpha = (color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGBA);
-		unsigned char* imageData = imageBuffer->data->Bytes();
+		unsigned char* imageData = imageBuffer->data->Data();
 		int stride = w * imageBuffer->bpp;
 		
 		{
-			QuickVec<uint8> row_data (w * 4);
+			QuickVec<unsigned char> row_data (w * 4);
 			png_bytep row = &row_data[0];
 			
 			for (int y = 0; y < h; y++) {
 				
-				uint8 *buf = &row_data[0];
-				const uint8 *src = (const uint8 *)(imageData + (stride * y));
+				unsigned char *buf = &row_data[0];
+				const unsigned char *src = (const unsigned char *)(imageData + (stride * y));
 				
 				for (int x = 0; x < w; x++) {
 					
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		png_write_end (png_ptr, NULL);
 		
-		*bytes = ByteArray (out_buffer);
+		*bytes = Bytes (out_buffer);
 		
 		return true;
 		
diff --git a/project/src/graphics/opengl/OpenGLBindings.cpp b/project/src/graphics/opengl/OpenGLBindings.cpp
index 87c8e4439..f64967aea 100644
--- a/project/src/graphics/opengl/OpenGLBindings.cpp
+++ b/project/src/graphics/opengl/OpenGLBindings.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <hx/CFFI.h>
-#include <utils/ByteArray.h>
+#include <utils/Bytes.h>
 #include "OpenGL.h"
 #include "OpenGLBindings.h"
 #include <string>
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		if (len == 0) return alloc_null ();
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		const unsigned char *data = bytes.Bytes ();
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		const unsigned char *data = bytes.Data ();
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
 		
 		if (len + start > size) {
 			
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		if (len == 0) return alloc_null ();
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
 		
-		const unsigned char *data = bytes.Bytes ();
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
+		const unsigned char *data = bytes.Data ();
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
 		
 		if (len + start > size) {
 			
@@ -233,12 +233,12 @@ namespace lime {
 		unsigned char *data = 0;
 		int size = 0;
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (arg[aBuffer]);
+		Bytes bytes (arg[aBuffer]);
 		
-		if (!val_is_null (bytes.mValue)) {
+		if (bytes.Length ()) {
 			
-			data = bytes.Bytes () + val_int (arg[aOffset]);
-			size = bytes.Size () - val_int (arg[aOffset]);
+			data = bytes.Data () + val_int (arg[aOffset]);
+			size = bytes.Length () - val_int (arg[aOffset]);
 			
 		}
 		
@@ -255,12 +255,12 @@ namespace lime {
 		unsigned char *data = 0;
 		int size = 0;
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (arg[aBuffer]);
+		Bytes bytes (arg[aBuffer]);
 		
-		if (!val_is_null (bytes.mValue)) {
+		if (bytes.Length ()) {
 			
-			data = bytes.Bytes() + val_int (arg[aOffset]);
-			size = bytes.Size() - val_int (arg[aOffset]);
+			data = bytes.Data () + val_int (arg[aOffset]);
+			size = bytes.Length () - val_int (arg[aOffset]);
 			
 		}
 		
@@ -1178,11 +1178,11 @@ namespace lime {
 		enum { aX, aY, aWidth, aHeight, aFormat, aType, aBuffer, aOffset };
 		
 		unsigned char *data = 0;
-		ByteArray bytes (arg[aBuffer]);
+		Bytes bytes (arg[aBuffer]);
 		
-		if (bytes.mValue) {
+		if (bytes.Length ()) {
 			
-			data = bytes.Bytes () + val_int (arg[aOffset]);
+			data = bytes.Data () + val_int (arg[aOffset]);
 			
 		}
 		
@@ -1282,11 +1282,11 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		unsigned char *data = 0;
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (arg[aBuffer]);
+		Bytes bytes (arg[aBuffer]);
 		
-		if (!val_is_null (bytes.mValue)) {
+		if (bytes.Length ()) {
 			
-			data = bytes.Bytes () + val_int (arg[aOffset]);
+			data = bytes.Data () + val_int (arg[aOffset]);
 			
 		}
 		
@@ -1317,11 +1317,11 @@ namespace lime {
 		enum { aTarget, aLevel, aXOffset, aYOffset, aWidth, aHeight, aFormat, aType, aBuffer, aOffset };
 		
 		unsigned char *data = 0;
-		ByteArray bytes (arg[aBuffer]);
+		Bytes bytes (arg[aBuffer]);
 		
-		if (!val_is_null (bytes.mValue)) {
+		if (bytes.Length ()) {
 			
-			data = bytes.Bytes () + val_int (arg[aOffset]);
+			data = bytes.Data () + val_int (arg[aOffset]);
 			
 		}
 		
@@ -1337,9 +1337,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		int count = val_int (inCount);
 		bool trans = val_bool (inTranspose);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inBytes);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inBytes);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Data ();
 		int nbElems = size / sizeof (float);
 		
 		switch (count) {
@@ -1367,9 +1367,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int loc = val_int (inLocation);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Data ();
 		int nbElems = size / sizeof (float);
 		
 		glUniform1fv (loc, nbElems, data);
@@ -1391,9 +1391,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int loc = val_int (inLocation);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const int *data = (int *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const int *data = (int *)bytes.Data ();
 		int nbElems = size / sizeof (int);
 		
 		glUniform1iv (loc, nbElems, data);
@@ -1415,9 +1415,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int loc = val_int (inLocation);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Data ();
 		int nbElems = size / sizeof (float);
 		
 		glUniform2fv (loc, nbElems >> 1, data);
@@ -1439,9 +1439,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int loc = val_int (inLocation);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const int *data = (int *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const int *data = (int *)bytes.Data ();
 		int nbElems = size / sizeof (int);
 		
 		glUniform2iv (loc, nbElems >> 1, data);
@@ -1463,9 +1463,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int loc = val_int (inLocation);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Data ();
 		int nbElems = size / sizeof (float);
 		
 		glUniform3fv (loc, nbElems / 3, data);
@@ -1487,9 +1487,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int loc = val_int (inLocation);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const int *data = (int *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const int *data = (int *)bytes.Data ();
 		int nbElems = size / sizeof (int);
 		
 		glUniform3iv (loc, nbElems / 3, data);
@@ -1511,9 +1511,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int loc = val_int (inLocation);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Data ();
 		int nbElems = size / sizeof (float);
 		
 		glUniform4fv (loc, nbElems >> 2, data);
@@ -1535,9 +1535,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int loc = val_int (inLocation);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const int *data = (int *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const int *data = (int *)bytes.Data ();
 		int nbElems = size / sizeof (int);
 		
 		glUniform4iv (loc, nbElems >> 2, data);
@@ -1614,9 +1614,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int loc = val_int (inLocation);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Data ();
 		
 		glVertexAttrib1fv (loc, data);
 		
@@ -1637,9 +1637,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int loc = val_int (inLocation);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Data ();
 		
 		glVertexAttrib2fv (loc, data);
 		
@@ -1660,9 +1660,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int loc = val_int (inLocation);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Data ();
 		
 		glVertexAttrib3fv (loc, data);
 		
@@ -1683,9 +1683,9 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		int loc = val_int (inLocation);
 		
-		ByteArray bytes (inByteBuffer);
-		int size = bytes.Size ();
-		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes (inByteBuffer);
+		int size = bytes.Length ();
+		const float *data = (float *)bytes.Data ();
 		
 		glVertexAttrib4fv (loc, data);
 		
diff --git a/project/src/graphics/utils/ImageDataUtil.cpp b/project/src/graphics/utils/ImageDataUtil.cpp
index 73b5e5622..21c0539c6 100644
--- a/project/src/graphics/utils/ImageDataUtil.cpp
+++ b/project/src/graphics/utils/ImageDataUtil.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		int columnStart = int (rect->x + image->offsetX);
 		int columnEnd = int (rect->x + rect->width + image->offsetX);
 		
-		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Data ();
 		int r, g, b, a, ex = 0;
 		
 		float alphaMultiplier = colorMatrix->GetAlphaMultiplier ();
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ namespace lime {
 		int srcPosition = ((sourceRect->x + sourceImage->offsetX) * 4) + (srcStride * (sourceRect->y + sourceImage->offsetY)) + srcChannel;
 		int srcRowOffset = srcStride - int (4 * (sourceRect->width + sourceImage->offsetX));
 		int srcRowEnd = 4 * (sourceRect->x + sourceImage->offsetX + sourceRect->width);
-		uint8_t* srcData = (uint8_t*)sourceImage->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		uint8_t* srcData = (uint8_t*)sourceImage->buffer->data->Data ();
 		
 		int destStride = image->buffer->width * 4;
 		int destPosition = ((destPoint->x + image->offsetX) * 4) + (destStride * (destPoint->y + image->offsetY)) + destChannel;
 		int destRowOffset = destStride - int (4 * (sourceRect->width + image->offsetX));
 		int destRowEnd = 4 * (destPoint->x + image->offsetX + sourceRect->width);
-		uint8_t* destData = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		uint8_t* destData = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Data ();
 		
 		int length = sourceRect->width * sourceRect->height;
 		
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ namespace lime {
 		int rowOffset = int (destPoint->y + image->offsetY - sourceRect->y - sourceImage->offsetY);
 		int columnOffset = int (destPoint->x + image->offsetX - sourceRect->x - sourceImage->offsetY);
 		
-		uint8_t* sourceData = (uint8_t*)sourceImage->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		uint8_t* sourceData = (uint8_t*)sourceImage->buffer->data->Data ();
 		int sourceStride = sourceImage->buffer->width * 4;
 		int sourceOffset = 0;
 		
-		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Data ();
 		int stride = image->buffer->width * 4;
 		int offset = 0;
 		
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	
 	void ImageDataUtil::FillRect (Image* image, Rectangle* rect, int color) {
 		
-		int* data = (int*)image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		int* data = (int*)image->buffer->data->Data ();
 		
 		if (rect->width == image->buffer->width && rect->height == image->buffer->height && rect->x == 0 && rect->y == 0 && image->offsetX == 0 && image->offsetY == 0) {
 			
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	
 	void ImageDataUtil::FloodFill (Image* image, int x, int y, int color) {
 		
-		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Data ();
 		
 		int offset = (((y + image->offsetY) * (image->buffer->width * 4)) + ((x + image->offsetX) * 4));
 		uint8_t hitColorR = data[offset + 0];
@@ -308,20 +308,20 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
-	void ImageDataUtil::GetPixels (Image* image, Rectangle* rect, PixelFormat format, ByteArray* pixels) {
+	void ImageDataUtil::GetPixels (Image* image, Rectangle* rect, PixelFormat format, Bytes* pixels) {
 		
 		int length = int (rect->width * rect->height);
 		pixels->Resize (length * 4);
 		
 		if (format == RGBA && rect->width == image->buffer->width && rect->height == image->buffer->height && rect->x == 0 && rect->y == 0) {
 			
-			memcpy (pixels->Bytes (), image->buffer->data->Bytes (), image->buffer->data->Size ());
+			memcpy (pixels->Data (), image->buffer->data->Data (), image->buffer->data->Length ());
 			return;
 			
 		}
 		
-		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)pixels->Bytes (); 
-		uint8_t* srcData = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)pixels->Data ();
+		uint8_t* srcData = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Data ();
 		
 		int srcStride = int (image->buffer->width * 4);
 		int srcPosition = int ((rect->x * 4) + (srcStride * rect->y));
@@ -372,11 +372,11 @@ namespace lime {
 		int rowOffset = int (destPoint->y + image->offsetY - sourceRect->y - sourceImage->offsetY);
 		int columnOffset = int (destPoint->x + image->offsetX - sourceRect->x - sourceImage->offsetY);
 		
-		uint8_t* sourceData = (uint8_t*)sourceImage->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		uint8_t* sourceData = (uint8_t*)sourceImage->buffer->data->Data ();
 		int sourceStride = sourceImage->buffer->width * 4;
 		int sourceOffset = 0;
 		
-		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Data ();
 		int stride = image->buffer->width * 4;
 		int offset = 0;
 		
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ namespace lime {
 	void ImageDataUtil::MultiplyAlpha (Image* image) {
 		
 		int a16 = 0;
-		int length = image->buffer->data->Size () / 4;
-		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		int length = image->buffer->data->Length () / 4;
+		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Data ();
 		
 		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 			
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ namespace lime {
 		int imageWidth = image->width;
 		int imageHeight = image->height;
 		
-		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
-		uint8_t* newData = (uint8_t*)buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Data ();
+		uint8_t* newData = (uint8_t*)buffer->data->Data ();
 		
 		int sourceIndex, sourceIndexX, sourceIndexY, sourceIndexXY, index;
 		int sourceX, sourceY;
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	void ImageDataUtil::SetFormat (Image* image, PixelFormat format) {
 		
 		int index, a16;
-		int length = image->buffer->data->Size () / 4;
+		int length = image->buffer->data->Length () / 4;
 		int r1, g1, b1, a1, r2, g2, b2, a2;
 		int r, g, b, a;
 		
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 		}
 		
-		unsigned char* data = image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		unsigned char* data = image->buffer->data->Data ();
 		
 		for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 			
@@ -562,11 +562,11 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
-	void ImageDataUtil::SetPixels (Image* image, Rectangle* rect, ByteArray* bytes, PixelFormat format) {
+	void ImageDataUtil::SetPixels (Image* image, Rectangle* rect, Bytes* bytes, PixelFormat format) {
 		
 		if (format == RGBA && rect->width == image->buffer->width && rect->height == image->buffer->height && rect->x == 0 && rect->y == 0) {
 			
-			memcpy (image->buffer->data->Bytes (), bytes->Bytes (), bytes->Size ());
+			memcpy (image->buffer->data->Data (), bytes->Data (), bytes->Length ());
 			return;
 			
 		}
@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 			int pos = offset * 4;
 			int len = int (rect->width * rect->height * 4);
-			uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
-			uint8_t* byteArray = (uint8_t*)bytes->Bytes ();
+			uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Data ();
+			uint8_t* byteArray = (uint8_t*)bytes->Data ();
 			
 			for (int i = 0; i < len; i += 4) {
 				
@@ -604,8 +604,8 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 			int pos = offset;
 			int len = int (rect->width * rect->height);
-			int* data = (int*)image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
-			int* byteArray = (int*)bytes->Bytes ();
+			int* data = (int*)image->buffer->data->Data ();
+			int* byteArray = (int*)bytes->Data ();
 			
 			// TODO: memcpy rows at once
 			
@@ -629,8 +629,8 @@ namespace lime {
 	
 	void ImageDataUtil::UnmultiplyAlpha (Image* image) {
 		
-		int length = image->buffer->data->Size () / 4;
-		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Bytes ();
+		int length = image->buffer->data->Length () / 4;
+		uint8_t* data = (uint8_t*)image->buffer->data->Data ();
 		
 		int unmultiply;
 		uint8_t a;
diff --git a/project/src/math/ColorMatrix.cpp b/project/src/math/ColorMatrix.cpp
index 9ae84251a..34263b3ae 100644
--- a/project/src/math/ColorMatrix.cpp
+++ b/project/src/math/ColorMatrix.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <math/ColorMatrix.h>
-#include <utils/ByteArray.h>
+#include <utils/Bytes.h>
 
 
 namespace lime {
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ namespace lime {
 		}
 		
 		value buffer_value = val_field (colorMatrix, id_buffer);
-		ByteArray bytes = ByteArray (buffer_value);
-		float* src = (float*)bytes.Bytes ();
+		Bytes bytes = Bytes (buffer_value);
+		float* src = (float*)bytes.Data ();
 		
 		for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
 			
diff --git a/project/src/text/Font.cpp b/project/src/text/Font.cpp
index f0a53b835..02320cd57 100644
--- a/project/src/text/Font.cpp
+++ b/project/src/text/Font.cpp
@@ -389,20 +389,20 @@ namespace lime {
 						
 					} else {
 						
-						ByteArray data = ByteArray (resource->path);
-						unsigned char *buffer = (unsigned char*)malloc (data.Size ());
-						memcpy (buffer, data.Bytes (), data.Size ());
+						Bytes data = Bytes (resource->path);
+						unsigned char *buffer = (unsigned char*)malloc (data.Length ());
+						memcpy (buffer, data.Data (), data.Length ());
 						lime::fclose (file);
 						file = 0;
-						error = FT_New_Memory_Face (library, buffer, data.Size (), faceIndex, &face);
+						error = FT_New_Memory_Face (library, buffer, data.Length (), faceIndex, &face);
 						
 					}
 					
 				} else {
 					
-					unsigned char *buffer = (unsigned char*)malloc (resource->data->Size ());
-					memcpy (buffer, resource->data->Bytes (), resource->data->Size ());
-					error = FT_New_Memory_Face (library, buffer, resource->data->Size (), faceIndex, &face);
+					unsigned char *buffer = (unsigned char*)malloc (resource->data->Length ());
+					memcpy (buffer, resource->data->Data (), resource->data->Length ());
+					error = FT_New_Memory_Face (library, buffer, resource->data->Length (), faceIndex, &face);
 					
 				}
 				
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
-	int Font::RenderGlyph (int index, ByteArray *bytes, int offset) {
+	int Font::RenderGlyph (int index, Bytes *bytes, int offset) {
 		
 		if (FT_Load_Glyph ((FT_Face)face, index, FT_LOAD_FORCE_AUTOHINT | FT_LOAD_DEFAULT) == 0) {
 			
@@ -797,13 +797,13 @@ namespace lime {
 				
 				uint32_t size = (4 * 5) + (width * height);
 				
-				if (bytes->Size() < size + offset) {
+				if (bytes->Length () < size + offset) {
 					
 					bytes->Resize (size + offset);
 					
 				}
 				
-				GlyphImage *data = (GlyphImage*)(bytes->Bytes () + offset);
+				GlyphImage *data = (GlyphImage*)(bytes->Data () + offset);
 				
 				data->index = index;
 				data->width = width;
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
-	int Font::RenderGlyphs (value indices, ByteArray *bytes) {
+	int Font::RenderGlyphs (value indices, Bytes *bytes) {
 		
 		int offset = 0;
 		int totalOffset = 4;
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		if (count > 0) {
 			
-			*(bytes->Bytes ()) = count;
+			*(bytes->Data ()) = count;
 			
 		}
 		
diff --git a/project/src/text/TextLayout.cpp b/project/src/text/TextLayout.cpp
index 9edbb739f..a5d69ec72 100644
--- a/project/src/text/TextLayout.cpp
+++ b/project/src/text/TextLayout.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
-	void TextLayout::Position (Font *font, size_t size, const char *text, ByteArray *bytes) {
+	void TextLayout::Position (Font *font, size_t size, const char *text, Bytes *bytes) {
 		
 		if (mFont != font) {
 			
@@ -64,16 +64,16 @@ namespace lime {
 		//float hres = 100;
 		int posIndex = 0;
 		
-		int glyphSize = sizeof(GlyphPosition);
+		int glyphSize = sizeof (GlyphPosition);
 		uint32_t dataSize = 4 + (glyph_count * glyphSize);
 		
-		if (bytes->Size() < dataSize) {
+		if (bytes->Length () < dataSize) {
 			
 			bytes->Resize (dataSize);
 			
 		}
 		
-		unsigned char* bytesPosition = bytes->Bytes ();
+		unsigned char* bytesPosition = bytes->Data ();
 		
 		*(bytesPosition) = glyph_count;
 		bytesPosition += 4;
diff --git a/project/src/utils/ByteArray.cpp b/project/src/utils/ByteArray.cpp
index 6ddc54f39..b83efd63d 100644
--- a/project/src/utils/ByteArray.cpp
+++ b/project/src/utils/ByteArray.cpp
@@ -145,12 +145,6 @@ namespace lime {
 		return alloc_null ();
 		
 	}
-
-	value lime_buffer_get_native_pointer (buffer inBuffer) {
-		
-		return alloc_float ((intptr_t)buffer_data (inBuffer));
-		
-	}
 	
 	
 	value lime_byte_array_init (value inFactory, value inLen, value inResize, value inBytes) {
@@ -203,12 +197,12 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
+	
+	
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_byte_array_get_native_pointer, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_byte_array_init, 4);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_byte_array_overwrite_file, 2);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_byte_array_read_file, 1);
-
-	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_buffer_get_native_pointer, 1);
 	
 	
 }
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diff --git a/project/src/utils/Bytes.cpp b/project/src/utils/Bytes.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f126b797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/src/utils/Bytes.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+#include <system/System.h>
+#include <utils/Bytes.h>
+
+
+namespace lime {
+	
+	
+	static int id_b;
+	static int id_length;
+	static bool init = false;
+	
+	
+	Bytes::Bytes () {
+		
+		_data = 0;
+		_length = 0;
+		_value = 0;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	Bytes::Bytes (int size) {
+		
+		_data = (unsigned char*)malloc (size);
+		_length = size;
+		_value = 0;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	Bytes::Bytes (value bytes) {
+		
+		if (!init) {
+			
+			id_b = val_id ("b");
+			id_length = val_id ("length");
+			init = true;
+			
+		}
+		
+		if (val_is_null (bytes)) {
+			
+			_length = 0;
+			_data = 0;
+			_value = 0;
+			
+		} else {
+			
+			_value = bytes;
+			_length = val_int (val_field (bytes, id_length));
+			
+			if (_length > 0) {
+				
+				value b = val_field (bytes, id_b);
+				
+				if (val_is_string (b)) {
+					
+					_data = (unsigned char*)val_string (b);
+					
+				} else {
+					
+					_data = (unsigned char*)buffer_data (val_to_buffer (b));
+					
+				}
+				
+			} else {
+				
+				_data = 0;
+				
+			}
+			
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	Bytes::Bytes (const char* path) {
+		
+		FILE_HANDLE *file = lime::fopen (path, "rb");
+		
+		if (!file) {
+			
+			return;
+			
+		}
+		
+		lime::fseek (file, 0, SEEK_END);
+		_length = lime::ftell (file);
+		lime::fseek (file, 0, SEEK_SET);
+		
+		_data = (unsigned char*)malloc (_length);
+		
+		int status = lime::fread (_data, _length, 1, file);
+		lime::fclose (file);
+		delete file;
+		
+		_value = 0;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	Bytes::Bytes (const QuickVec<unsigned char> data) {
+		
+		_length = data.size ();
+		
+		if (_length > 0) {
+			
+			_data = (unsigned char*)malloc (_length);
+			memcpy (_data, &data[0], _length);
+			
+		} else {
+			
+			_data = 0;
+			
+		}
+		
+		_value = 0;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	Bytes::~Bytes () {
+		
+		if (!_value && _data) {
+			
+			free (_data);
+			
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	unsigned char *Bytes::Data () {
+		
+		return (unsigned char*)_data;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	const unsigned char *Bytes::Data () const {
+		
+		return (const unsigned char*)_data;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	int Bytes::Length () const {
+		
+		return _length;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	void Bytes::Resize (int size) {
+		
+		if (_value) {
+			
+			if (size > _length) {
+				
+				if (val_is_null (val_field (_value, id_b))) {
+					
+					buffer buf = alloc_buffer_len (size);
+					_data = (unsigned char*)buffer_data (buf);
+					
+					if (_data) {
+						
+						alloc_field (_value, id_b, buffer_val (buf));
+						
+					} else {
+						
+						value newString = alloc_raw_string (size);
+						alloc_field (_value, id_b, newString);
+						_data = (unsigned char*)val_string (val_field (_value, id_b));
+						memset (_data, 0, size);
+						
+					}
+					
+				} else {
+					
+					resizeByteData (_value, size);
+					
+				}
+				
+			}
+			
+			alloc_field (_value, id_length, alloc_int (size));
+			
+		} else {
+			
+			if (size > _length) {
+				
+				if (_data) {
+					
+					realloc (_data, size);
+					
+				} else {
+					
+					_data = (unsigned char*)malloc (size);
+					
+				}
+				
+			}
+			
+		}
+		
+		_length = size;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	value Bytes::Value () {
+		
+		if (_value) {
+			
+			return _value;
+			
+		} else {
+			
+			if (!init) {
+				
+				id_b = val_id ("b");
+				id_length = val_id ("length");
+				init = true;
+				
+			}
+			
+			value object = alloc_empty_object ();
+			value newString = alloc_raw_string (_length);
+			memcpy ((char*)val_string (newString), _data, _length);
+			alloc_field (object, id_b, newString);
+			alloc_field (object, id_length, alloc_int (_length));
+			return object;
+			
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+}
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