Hi! I have a function that uses `IOBuffer` for this creating one `String` like the example. Is it needed or recommended `close` the IOBuffer after `takebuf_string`? Best!
On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 1:47:08 PM UTC-3, Stefan Karpinski wrote: > > IOBuffer is what you're looking for: > > buf = IOBuffer() > for i = 1:100 > println(buf, i) > end > takebuf_string(buf) # => returns everything that's been written to buf. > > The takebuf_string function really needs a new name. > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Maurice Diamantini < > maurice.d...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> In Ruby, String is mutable which allows to build large strings like this: >> txt = "" >> for ... >> txt << "yet another line\n" >> end >> # do something with txt >> >> The Julia the (bad) way I use is to do: >> txt = "" >> for ... >> txt *= "yet another line\n" >> end >> # do something with txt >> >> Which is very slow for a big string (because it build a new more and more >> string at each iteration). >> >> So is there another way to do it (in standard Julia)? >> Or is there another type which could be used (something like a Buffer >> type or Array type)? >> >> Thank, >> -- Maurice >> > >
