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StringToStream

StringToStream["string"]

opens an input stream for reading from a string.

Details

StringToStream yields a stream of the form InputStream[String,n].
Operations like Read and Find work on streams returned by StringToStream.
You must use Close to close streams created by StringToStream.

Examples

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Basic Examples (1)

Convert a string to a stream:

Read the first number from the stream object:

Read the next character from the stream:

Close the stream:

Possible Issues (1)

If a string contains special characters, the Byte format can return values greater than 255:

These correspond to the individual character codes:

Close the stream:

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