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]](images/note.gif) | 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>
