refactor: reorder methods

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Author: kgryte

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/dstructs/struct/lib/main.js

@@ -320,6 +320,25 @@ function factory( fields ) {
 		return layoutFormat( FIELDS );
 	});
 
+	/**
+	* Returns the underlying byte buffer of a `struct`.
+	*
+	* @private
+	* @name bufferOf
+	* @memberof Struct
+	* @readonly
+	* @type {Function}
+	* @param {Object} obj - struct instance
+	* @throws {TypeError} must provide a `struct` instance
+	* @returns {ArrayBuffer} underlying byte buffer
+	*/
+	setReadOnly( Struct, 'bufferOf', function bufferOf( obj ) {
+		if ( !isStructInstance( obj ) ) {
+			throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a `struct` instance. Value: `%s`.', obj ) );
+		}
+		return obj[ PRIVATE_BUFFER ].buffer;
+	});
+
 	/**
 	* Returns the length, in bytes, of the value specified by the provided field name.
 	*
@@ -383,46 +402,6 @@ function factory( fields ) {
 		return FIELDS[ idx ].description;
 	});
 
-	/**
-	* Returns the type associated with a provided field name.
-	*
-	* @private
-	* @name typeOf
-	* @memberof Struct
-	* @readonly
-	* @type {Function}
-	* @param {string} name - field name
-	* @throws {Error} struct must have at least one field
-	* @throws {TypeError} must provide a recognized field name
-	* @returns {(string|Object)} type
-	*/
-	setReadOnly( Struct, 'typeOf', function typeOf( name ) {
-		var idx = fieldIndex( FIELD_NAMES, name );
-		if ( idx instanceof Error ) {
-			throw idx;
-		}
-		return FIELDS[ idx ].type;
-	});
-
-	/**
-	* Returns the underlying byte buffer of a `struct`.
-	*
-	* @private
-	* @name bufferOf
-	* @memberof Struct
-	* @readonly
-	* @type {Function}
-	* @param {Object} obj - struct instance
-	* @throws {TypeError} must provide a `struct` instance
-	* @returns {ArrayBuffer} underlying byte buffer
-	*/
-	setReadOnly( Struct, 'bufferOf', function bufferOf( obj ) {
-		if ( !isStructInstance( obj ) ) {
-			throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a `struct` instance. Value: `%s`.', obj ) );
-		}
-		return obj[ PRIVATE_BUFFER ].buffer;
-	});
-
 	/**
 	* Returns a boolean indicating whether a provided value is a `struct` instance.
 	*
@@ -444,6 +423,27 @@ function factory( fields ) {
 		);
 	});
 
+	/**
+	* Returns the type associated with a provided field name.
+	*
+	* @private
+	* @name typeOf
+	* @memberof Struct
+	* @readonly
+	* @type {Function}
+	* @param {string} name - field name
+	* @throws {Error} struct must have at least one field
+	* @throws {TypeError} must provide a recognized field name
+	* @returns {(string|Object)} type
+	*/
+	setReadOnly( Struct, 'typeOf', function typeOf( name ) {
+		var idx = fieldIndex( FIELD_NAMES, name );
+		if ( idx instanceof Error ) {
+			throw idx;
+		}
+		return FIELDS[ idx ].type;
+	});
+
 	/**
 	* Returns the underlying byte buffer of a `struct` as a `DataView`.
 	*
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ function factory( fields ) {
 		} else {
 			opts = {};
 		}
-		return struct2string( this, FIELDS, opts );
+		return struct2string( Struct, FIELDS, opts );
 	});
 
 	/**

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/dstructs/struct/lib/to_string.js

@@ -42,18 +42,18 @@ var isFormat = contains( FORMATS );
 // MAIN //
 
 /**
-* Serializes a `struct` instance to a string.
+* Serializes a struct to a string.
 *
 * @private
-* @param {Struct} struct - struct instance
+* @param {Function} Struct - struct constructor
 * @param {Array<Object>} fields - list of normalized fields
 * @param {Options} options - function options
 * @param {string} [options.format] - serialization format
 * @throws {TypeError} options argument must be an object
 * @throws {TypeError} must provide valid options
 * @returns {string} string representation
 */
-function toString( struct, fields, options ) { // eslint-disable-line stdlib/no-redeclare
+function toString( Struct, fields, options ) { // eslint-disable-line stdlib/no-redeclare
 	var opts;
 	if ( !isPlainObject( options ) ) {
 		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. Options argument must be an object. Value: `%s`.', options ) );
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function toString( struct, fields, options ) { // eslint-disable-line stdlib/no-
 		}
 	}
 	if ( opts.format === 'linear' ) {
-		return linearFormat( struct.constructor, fields );
+		return linearFormat( Struct, fields );
 	}
 	if ( opts.format === 'layout' ) {
 		return layoutFormat( fields );