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buffer

buffer --  constructs a buffer.

Syntax

buffer (contents?...)

Arguments

contents

Any Gamma or Lisp expression.

Returns

A buffer containing all of the contents.

Description

This function constructs a buffer of all of the arguments, in the order they are given.

Note

A buffer is printed as a sequence of characters (some consoles may not support a character for every entry) surrounded by curly brackets and preceded by a hash sign, such as: #{\n+6ALWbe}. This representation of a buffer cannot be read back in to Gamma, so a symbol must be assigned to a buffer in order to refer to or work with it.

Example

    Gamma> bu = buffer (101, 102, 103, 104, 2 * 25, 4 / 82);
    #{efgh2\0}
    Gamma> shorten_buffer (bu, 2);
    #{ef}
    Gamma>

See Also

binsert, bdelete

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