make-string-output-stream

Type:	-	function (subr)
Source:	-	xlfio.c

Syntax

(make-string-output-stream)

returns - an unnamed output stream

Description

The 'make-string-output-stream' function creates and returns an unnamed output stream. The stream can then be used as any other stream object.

Examples

(make-string-output-stream)             ; returns #<Unnamed-Stream: #2d9c0>

(setq out (make-string-output-stream))  ; returns #<Unnamed-Stream: #2d95c>

(format out "fee fi fo fum ")           ; \
(format out "I smell the blood of ")    ;  fill up output stream
(format out "Elmer Fudd")               ; /
(get-output-stream-string out)          ; returns "fee fi fo fum I smell the blood of Elmer Fudd"

(format out "~%now what")               ; add more to output stream
(get-output-stream-string out)          ; returns "\nnow what"

(format out "hello")                    ; add more to output stream
(read out)                              ; returns HELLO

See the make-string-output-stream function in the XLISP 2.0 manual.

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