<string-reader> ( str -- stream )
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<string-writer> ( -- stream )

Vocabulary
io.streams.string

Inputs

str

a string

Outputs

stream

an input stream

Word description
Creates a new stream for reading str from beginning to end.

Notes
The implementation exploits the ability of string buffers to respond to the input stream protocol by reading characters from the end of the buffer.

Definition

USING: kernel ;

IN: io.streams.string

: <string-reader> ( str -- stream ) 0 string-reader boa ;