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Buffer

The buffer class — available via require — is a fast intermediate storage for incrementally-constructed strings.

buffer.new​

Creates a new buffer instance.

buffer.append​

Appends a string to a buffer instance.

Parameters​

  1. The buffer instance.
  2. The string to append.

buffer.tostring, __tostring​

Converts the buffer into a string.

Parameters​

  1. The buffer instance.

Returns​

A string.

pluto
local buffer = require "pluto:buffer"
local buff = new buffer()
buff:append("Hello,")
buff:append(" world!")
print(buff) --> Hello, world!