5.11 The STREAMS module
make string-stream-class
G.f. method
Summary
Creates and opens a stream over a string.
Signature
make string-stream-class #key contents direction start end
=> string-stream-instance
Arguments
- string-stream-class
-
The class
<string-stream>. - contents
- An instance of
<string>. - direction
- One of
#"input",#"output", or#"input-output". Default value:#"input". - start
- An instance of
<integer>. Default value: 0. - end
- An instance of
<integer>. Default value: contents.size.
Values
- string-stream-instance
-
An instance of
<string-stream>.
Library
io
Module
streams
Description
Creates and opens a stream over a string.
This method returns an instance of <string-stream>. If supplied, contents describes the contents of the stream. The direction, start, and end init-keywords are as for make on <sequence-stream>.
Example
let stream = make(<string-stream>, contents: "here is a sequence");