@@ -20,21 +20,21 @@
  * \param size The size of the data that should be read.
  *	  The buffer MUST be at least size big!
  * \return The number of bytes read
  */
 - (size_t)readNBytes: (size_t)size
-	  intoBuffer: (uint8_t*)buf;
+	  intoBuffer: (char*)buf;
 
 /**
  * Writes from a buffer into the stream.
  *
  * \param buf The buffer from which the data is written to the stream
  * \param size The size of the data that should be written
  * \return The number of bytes written
  */
 - (size_t)writeNBytes: (size_t)size
-	   fromBuffer: (const uint8_t*)buf;
+	   fromBuffer: (const char*)buf;
 
 /**
  * Writes a C string into the stream, without the trailing zero.
  *
  * \param str The C string from which the data is written to the stream