2 files changed, 11 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/src/algo_base/symkey.cpp b/src/algo_base/symkey.cpp
index 56648d9c5..a84ce2f19 100644
--- a/src/algo_base/symkey.cpp
+++ b/src/algo_base/symkey.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ OctetString::OctetString(RandomNumberGenerator& rng,
 /*
 * Create an OctetString from a hex string
 */
-void OctetString::change(const std::string& hex_string)
+OctetString::OctetString(const std::string& hex_string)
    {
    bits.resize(1 + hex_string.length() / 2);
    bits.resize(hex_decode(&bits[0], hex_string));
@@ -35,12 +35,16 @@ void OctetString::change(const std::string& hex_string)
 /*
 * Create an OctetString from a byte string
 */
-void OctetString::change(const byte in[], size_t n)
+OctetString::OctetString(const byte in[], size_t n)
    {
    bits.resize(n);
    bits.copy(in, n);
    }
 
+OctetString::OctetString(const MemoryRegion<byte>& b) : bits(b)
+   {
+   }
+
 /*
 * Set the parity of each key byte to odd
 */
diff --git a/src/algo_base/symkey.h b/src/algo_base/symkey.h
index 6735b2b87..2ccc0b883 100644
--- a/src/algo_base/symkey.h
+++ b/src/algo_base/symkey.h
@@ -57,23 +57,10 @@ class BOTAN_DLL OctetString
       void set_odd_parity();
 
       /**
-      * Change the contents of this octet string
-      * @param hex_string a hex encoded bytestring
-      */
-      void change(const std::string& hex_string);
-
-      /**
-      * Change the contents of this octet string
-      * @param in the input
-      * @param length of in in bytes
-      */
-      void change(const byte in[], size_t length);
-
-      /**
-      * Change the contents of this octet string
-      * @param in the input
+      * Create a new OctetString
+      * @param str is a hex encoded string
       */
-      void change(const MemoryRegion<byte>& in) { bits = in; }
+      OctetString(const std::string& str = "");
 
       /**
       * Create a new random OctetString
@@ -84,22 +71,16 @@ class BOTAN_DLL OctetString
 
       /**
       * Create a new OctetString
-      * @param str is a hex encoded string
-      */
-      OctetString(const std::string& str = "") { change(str); }
-
-      /**
-      * Create a new OctetString
       * @param in is an array
       * @param len is the length of in in bytes
       */
-      OctetString(const byte in[], size_t len) { change(in, len); }
+      OctetString(const byte in[], size_t len);
 
       /**
       * Create a new OctetString
       * @param in a bytestring
       */
-      OctetString(const MemoryRegion<byte>& in) { change(in); }
+      OctetString(const MemoryRegion<byte>& in);
    private:
       SecureVector<byte> bits;
    };