string_to_buffer
string_to_buffer — creates a buffer object from a string.
Syntax
string_to_buffer (string)
Arguments
- string
The string to be converted to a buffer.
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>
