HaxeFoundation.haxe/std/StringBuf.hx

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/**
	A String buffer is an efficient way to build a big string by
	appending small elements together.
**/
class StringBuf {

	var b:String = "";
	
	/**
		Creates a new string buffer.
	**/
	public function new() {}

	/**
		Adds the representation of any value to the string buffer.
	**/
	public inline function add( x : Dynamic ) : Void {
		b += x;
	}

	/**
		Adds a part of a string to the string buffer.
	**/
	public inline function addChar( c : Int ) : Void {
		b += String.fromCharCode(c);
	}

	/**
		Adds a character to the string buffer.
	**/
	public inline function addSub( s : String, pos : Int, ?len : Int) : Void {
		b += s.substr(pos, len);
	}

	/**
		Returns the content of the string buffer.
		The buffer is not emptied by this operation.
	**/
	public inline function toString() : String {
		return b;
	}

}