string_to_buffer

Arguments

Returns

A buffer whose contents are those of the string.

Description

This function creates a buffer object from a string. The buffer and string are mapped to different memory areas, so that alterations to one do not affect the other.

Example

    Gamma> a = "rhino";
    "rhino"
    Gamma> b = string_to_buffer(a);
    #{rhino}
    Gamma> a = "hippo";
    "hippo"
    Gamma> b;
    #{rhino}
    Gamma>  
    		

See Also

buffer_to_string