Class: IO::Stream::StringBuffer

Inherits:
String
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/io/stream/string_buffer.rb

Overview

A specialized string buffer for binary data with automatic encoding handling.

Constant Summary collapse

BINARY = 
Encoding::BINARY

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize ⇒ StringBuffer

Initialize a new string buffer with binary encoding.



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# File 'lib/io/stream/string_buffer.rb', line 12

def initialize
  super
  
  force_encoding(BINARY)
end

Instance Method Details

#<<(string) ⇒ Object Also known as: concat

Append a string to the buffer, converting to binary encoding if necessary.



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# File 'lib/io/stream/string_buffer.rb', line 21

def << string
  if string.encoding == BINARY
    super(string)
  else
    super(string.b)
  end
  
  return self
end