buffer_to_string

Arguments

Returns

A string representing the contents of the given buffer up to the first zero character, or nil if the argument is not a buffer.

Description

This function converts the buffer into a string by treating each element in the buffer as a single character. The first zero character in the buffer terminates the string.

Example

    Gamma> x = buffer(104,101,108,108,111);
    #{hello}
    Gamma> buffer_to_string(x);
    "hello"
    Gamma> 
    		

See Also

buffer