XLISP make-string-output-stream

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# 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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