[Oberon] Text.Buffer usage.

[Jörg Straube]

Manipulation on Buffers is done via Writers.
Details can be found in chapter 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 in
https://www.inf.ethz.ch/personal/wirth/ProjectOberon/PO.System.pdf
Jörg


> Am 16.12.2016 um 21:07 schrieb <peter at easthope.ca> <peter at easthope.ca>:
> 
> In http://www.ethoberon.ethz.ch/ethoberon/defs/Texts.Def.html ,
> (* Open a new text buffer B. *) 
> PROCEDURE OpenBuf (B: Buffer);
> 
> Note 3. at the end of the page explains,
> "Buffers contains large sequences of objects (both character and 
> non-character) and allow low-level temporary manipulation. 
>  ...
> To prevent broadcasts being sent for potentially each character being 
> written into a text, the text manipulation is first done in a buffer. 
> Operations on buffers do not result in update messages being 
> broadcasted. 
> 
> How is the manipulation of the buffer performed?  Append a character 
> to a buffer for example.  There is no procedure 
> WrtieBuf(b: Buffer; c: CHAR).
> 
> Thanks,                           ... Lyall E.
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