diff --git a/bencode/bencode_test.go b/bencode/bencode_test.go
index f633638..550fda4 100644
--- a/bencode/bencode_test.go
+++ b/bencode/bencode_test.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import (
 type any interface{}
 
 func checkMarshal(expected string, data any) (err error) {
-	var b bytes.Buffer
-	if err = Marshal(&b, data); err != nil {
+	var b []byte
+	if b, err = Marshal(data); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	s := b.String()
+	s := string(b)
 	if expected != s {
 		err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Expected %s got %s", expected, s))
 		return
diff --git a/bencode/struct.go b/bencode/struct.go
index 4746cb3..94a0620 100644
--- a/bencode/struct.go
+++ b/bencode/struct.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 package bencode
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -283,6 +284,9 @@ func (b *structBuilder) Key(k string) builder {
 // slice of the correct type.
 //
 func Unmarshal(r io.Reader, val interface{}) (err error) {
+	// TODO match other encoders, like encoding/json ...
+	// func Unmarshal(data []byte, v interface{}) error
+
 	// If e represents a value, the answer won't get back to the
 	// caller.  Make sure it's a pointer.
 	if reflect.TypeOf(val).Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
@@ -516,7 +520,7 @@ func isValueNil(val reflect.Value) bool {
 //   Field int
 //
 //   // Field appears in bencode as key "myName".
-//   Field int "myName"
+//   Field int `bencode:"myName"`
 //
 // Anonymous struct fields are ignored.
 //
@@ -533,8 +537,10 @@ func isValueNil(val reflect.Value) bool {
 // handle them.  Passing cyclic structures to Marshal will result in
 // an infinite recursion.
 //
-func Marshal(w io.Writer, val interface{}) error {
+func Marshal(val interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	// TODO match other encoders, like encoding/json ...
 	// func Marshal(v interface{}) ([]byte, error)
-	return writeValue(w, reflect.ValueOf(val))
+	buf := bytes.Buffer{}
+	err := writeValue(&buf, reflect.ValueOf(val))
+	return buf.Bytes(), err
 }