Re: no char->string / string-append

In article <slrndtkkud.1pc.leadvoice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Neil Cerutti <leadvoice@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Do I have to use make-string to append chars onto the end of
> strings? A la
>
> (string-append "Hello" (make-string 1 #\!))

Well, (string-append "Hello" (string #\!)) is marginally simpler. I'm
assuming that #\! here really indicates a non-constant character.

> I suppose the real solution would be to not use string-append at
> all. Any advice?

Appending strings is slow. Use string ports (srfi-6) if you have them.


Lauri
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