buffer_to_string
buffer_to_string — converts a buffer to a string.
Syntax
buffer_to_string (buffer)
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>
