IOBuffer is what you're looking for:
buf = IOBuffer()
for i = 1:100
println(buf, i)
end
takebuf_string(buf) # => returns everything that's been written to buf.
The takebuf_string function really needs a new name.
On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Maurice Diamantini <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In Ruby, String is mutable which allows to build large strings like this:
> txt = ""
> for ...
> txt << "yet another line\n"
> end
> # do something with txt
>
> The Julia the (bad) way I use is to do:
> txt = ""
> for ...
> txt *= "yet another line\n"
> end
> # do something with txt
>
> Which is very slow for a big string (because it build a new more and more
> string at each iteration).
>
> So is there another way to do it (in standard Julia)?
> Or is there another type which could be used (something like a Buffer type
> or Array type)?
>
> Thank,
> -- Maurice
>
