From d9fa13b6ebd597b6c23f5768405dc757b467028e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robin Mueller <robin.mueller.m@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 18:31:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] ADDED old pool entry constructor

---
 datapool/PoolEntry.cpp | 11 +++++++++++
 datapool/PoolEntry.h   |  1 +
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/datapool/PoolEntry.cpp b/datapool/PoolEntry.cpp
index af5584d8..898d226e 100644
--- a/datapool/PoolEntry.cpp
+++ b/datapool/PoolEntry.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ PoolEntry<T>::PoolEntry(std::initializer_list<T> initValue, uint8_t set_length,
 	}
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+PoolEntry<T>::PoolEntry( T* initValue, uint8_t set_length, uint8_t set_valid ) : length(set_length), valid(set_valid) {
+	this->address = new T[this->length];
+	if (initValue != NULL) {
+		memcpy(this->address, initValue, this->getByteSize() );
+	} else {
+		memset(this->address, 0, this->getByteSize() );
+	}
+}
+
+
 //As the data pool is global, this dtor is only be called on program exit.
 //Warning! Never copy pool entries!
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/datapool/PoolEntry.h b/datapool/PoolEntry.h
index 97364bf0..a02c6c60 100644
--- a/datapool/PoolEntry.h
+++ b/datapool/PoolEntry.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public:
 	 * \param set_valid		Sets the initialization flag. It is invalid (0) by default.
 	 */
 	PoolEntry( std::initializer_list<T> initValue = {}, uint8_t set_length = 1, uint8_t set_valid = 0 );
+	PoolEntry( T* initValue = NULL, uint8_t set_length = 1, uint8_t set_valid = 0 );
 	/**
 	 * \brief	The allocated memory for the variable is freed in the destructor.
 	 * \details	As the data pool is global, this dtor is only called on program exit.