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href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-input-string%29%29" class="tocsublink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym"><span class="RktValLink">open-<wbr></wbr>input-<wbr></wbr>string</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-bytes%29%29" class="tocsublink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym"><span class="RktValLink">open-<wbr></wbr>output-<wbr></wbr>bytes</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-string%29%29" class="tocsublink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym"><span class="RktValLink">open-<wbr></wbr>output-<wbr></wbr>string</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="tocsublink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym"><span class="RktValLink">get-<wbr></wbr>output-<wbr></wbr>bytes</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-string%29%29" class="tocsublink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym"><span class="RktValLink">get-<wbr></wbr>output-<wbr></wbr>string</span></span></a></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="maincolumn"><div class="main"><div class="navsettop"><span class="navleft"><form class="searchform"><input class="searchbox" id="searchbox" type="text" tabindex="1" placeholder="...search manuals..." title="Enter a search string to search the manuals" onkeypress="return DoSearchKey(event, this, &quot;8.6&quot;, &quot;../&quot;);"/></form>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.racket-lang.org/index.html" title="up to the documentation top" data-pltdoc="x" onclick="return GotoPLTRoot(&quot;8.6&quot;);">top</a><span class="tocsettoggle">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:void(0);" title="show/hide table of contents" onclick="TocsetToggle();">contents</a></span></span><span class="navright">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="file-ports.html" title="backward to &quot;13.1.5 File Ports&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">&larr; prev</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="ports.html" title="up to &quot;13.1 Ports&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">up</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="pipeports.html" title="forward to &quot;13.1.7 Pipes&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">next &rarr;</a></span>&nbsp;</div><h5 x-source-module="(lib &quot;scribblings/reference/reference.scrbl&quot;)" x-source-pkg="racket-doc" x-part-tag="&quot;stringport&quot;">13.1.6<tt>&nbsp;</tt><a name="(part._stringport)"></a>String Ports</h5><p>A <a name="(tech._string._port)"></a><span style="font-style: italic">string port</span> reads or writes from a <a href="bytestrings.html#%28tech._byte._string%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">byte string</span></a>. An
input <a href="stringport.html#%28tech._string._port%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string port</span></a> can be created from either a <a href="bytestrings.html#%28tech._byte._string%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">byte string</span></a>
or a <a href="strings.html#%28tech._string%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string</span></a>; in the latter case, the <a href="strings.html#%28tech._string%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string</span></a> is effectively
converted to a <a href="bytestrings.html#%28tech._byte._string%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">byte string</span></a> using <span class="RktSym"><a href="bytestrings.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._string-~3ebytes%2Futf-8%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">string-&gt;bytes/utf-8</a></span>. An
output <a href="stringport.html#%28tech._string._port%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string port</span></a> collects output into a <a href="bytestrings.html#%28tech._byte._string%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">byte string</span></a>, but
<span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-string</a></span> conveniently converts the accumulated bytes
to a <a href="strings.html#%28tech._string%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string</span></a>.</p><p>Input and output <a href="stringport.html#%28tech._string._port%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string ports</span></a> do not need to be explicitly
closed. The <span class="RktSym"><a href="port-buffers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._file-position%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">file-position</a></span> procedure works for <a href="stringport.html#%28tech._string._port%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string
ports</span></a> in position-setting mode.</p><blockquote class="refpara"><blockquote class="refcolumn"><blockquote class="refcontent"><p><span class="imageleft"><img src="magnify.png" alt="+" width="24" height="24"/></span><a href="bytestrings.html" data-pltdoc="x">Byte Strings</a> also provides information on bytestrings.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._string-port~3f))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._string-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">string-port?</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">p</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="booleans.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._boolean~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">boolean?</a></span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">p</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="port-ops.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">port?</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Returns <span class="RktVal">#t</span> if <span class="RktVar">p</span> is a <a href="stringport.html#%28tech._string._port%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string port</span></a>, <span class="RktVal">#f</span>
otherwise.</div></p><p class="SHistory">Added in version 6.0.1.6 of package <span class="stt">base</span>.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._open-input-bytes))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-input-bytes%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-input-bytes</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">bstr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktOpt">[</span><span class="RktVar">name</span><span class="RktOpt">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._and%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">and/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="port-ops.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._input-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">input-port?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._string-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">string-port?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">bstr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="bytestrings.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._bytes~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">bytes?</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">name</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">string</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Creates an input <a href="stringport.html#%28tech._string._port%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string port</span></a> that reads characters from
<span class="RktVar">bstr</span> (see <a href="bytestrings.html" data-pltdoc="x">Byte Strings</a>). Modifying <span class="RktVar">bstr</span>
afterward does not affect the byte stream produced by the port. The
optional <span class="RktVar">name</span> argument is used as the name for the returned
port.</div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">sp</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-input-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-input-bytes</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#"(apples 42 day)"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">sexp1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Reading.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._read%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">read</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">sp</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="pairs.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Flist..rkt%29._first%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">first</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">sexp1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'apples</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="pairs.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Flist..rkt%29._rest%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">rest</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">sexp1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(42 day)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Byte_and_String_Input.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._read-line%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">read-line</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-input-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-input-bytes</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#"the cow jumped over the moon\nthe little dog\n"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"the cow jumped over the moon"</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><blockquote class="refpara"><blockquote class="refcolumn"><blockquote class="refcontent"><p><span class="imageleft"><img src="magnify.png" alt="+" width="24" height="24"/></span><a href="strings.html" data-pltdoc="x">Strings</a> also provides information on strings.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._open-input-string))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-input-string%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-input-string</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">str</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktOpt">[</span><span class="RktVar">name</span><span class="RktOpt">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._and%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">and/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="port-ops.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._input-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">input-port?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._string-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">string-port?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">str</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="strings.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._string~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">string?</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">name</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">string</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Creates an input <a href="stringport.html#%28tech._string._port%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string port</span></a> that reads bytes from the UTF-8
encoding (see <a href="encodings.html" data-pltdoc="x">Encodings and Locales</a>) of <span class="RktVar">str</span>. The optional
<span class="RktVar">name</span> argument is used as the name for the returned port.</div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">sp</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-input-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-input-string</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">"(&#955; (x) x)"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Reading.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._read%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">read</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">sp</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(&#955; (x) x)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">names</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-input-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-input-string</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">"G&#252;nter Harder\nFr&#233;d&#233;ric Paulin\n"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Byte_and_String_Input.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._read-line%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">read-line</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">names</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"G&#252;nter Harder"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Byte_and_String_Input.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._read-line%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">read-line</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">names</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Fr&#233;d&#233;ric Paulin"</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._open-output-bytes))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-bytes</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktOpt">[</span><span class="RktVar">name</span><span class="RktOpt">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._and%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">and/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="port-ops.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._output-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">output-port?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._string-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">string-port?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">name</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">string</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Creates an output <a href="stringport.html#%28tech._string._port%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string port</span></a> that accumulates the output into a
byte string. The optional <span class="RktVar">name</span> argument is used as the name for
the returned port.</div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-bytes</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">3</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">"Tom"</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">"Dick"</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">b</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">c</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-bytes</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#"((1 2 3) (\"Tom\" \"Dick\") ((quote a) (quote b) (quote c)))"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-bytes</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">"Hi "</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">"there"</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-bytes</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#"\"Hi \"\"there\""</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op3</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-bytes</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Byte_and_String_Output.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write-bytes</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#"Hi "</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op3</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Byte_and_String_Output.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write-bytes</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#"there"</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op3</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">5</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-bytes</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op3</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#"Hi there"</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._open-output-string))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-string%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-string</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktOpt">[</span><span class="RktVar">name</span><span class="RktOpt">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._and%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">and/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="port-ops.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._output-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">output-port?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._string-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">string-port?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">name</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">string</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">The same as <span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-bytes</a></span>.</div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-string</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">3</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">"Tom"</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">"Dick"</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">b</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">c</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-string</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"((1 2 3) (\"Tom\" \"Dick\") ((quote a) (quote b) (quote c)))"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-string</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">"Hi "</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">"there"</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-string</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"\"Hi \"\"there\""</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op3</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-string</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Byte_and_String_Output.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write-string</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">"Hi "</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op3</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Byte_and_String_Output.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write-string</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">"there"</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op3</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">5</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-string</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op3</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Hi there"</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="prototype RForeground"><tr><td valign="top"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._get-output-bytes))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-bytes</a></span></span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktVar">out</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktOpt">[</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktVar">reset?</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktVar">start-pos</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktVar">end-pos</span><span class="RktOpt">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top">&rarr;</td><td valign="top"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td><td valign="top"><span class="RktSym"><a href="bytestrings.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._bytes~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">bytes?</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">out</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._and%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">and/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="port-ops.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._output-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">output-port?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._string-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">string-port?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">reset?</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fprivate%2Fmisc..rkt%29._any%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">any/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">start-pos</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._exact-nonnegative-integer~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exact-nonnegative-integer?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">0</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">end-pos</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="number-types.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._exact-nonnegative-integer~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exact-nonnegative-integer?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>=<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Returns the bytes accumulated in the <a href="stringport.html#%28tech._string._port%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string port</span></a> <span class="RktVar">out</span> so
far in a freshly allocated <a href="bytestrings.html#%28tech._byte._string%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">byte string</span></a> (including any bytes
written after the port&rsquo;s current position, if any). The <span class="RktVar">out</span>
port must be an output <a href="stringport.html#%28tech._string._port%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">string port</span></a> produced by
<span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-bytes</a></span> (or <span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-string</a></span>) or a
structure whose <span class="RktSym"><a href="portstructs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._prop~3aoutput-port%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">prop:output-port</a></span> property refers to such an
output port (transitively).</div></p><p>If <span class="RktVar">reset?</span> is true, then all bytes are removed from the port,
and the port&rsquo;s position is reset to <span class="RktVal">0</span>; if <span class="RktVar">reset?</span> is
<span class="RktVal">#f</span>, then all bytes remain in the port for further
accumulation (so they are returned for later calls to
<span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-bytes</a></span> or <span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-string</a></span>), and the
port&rsquo;s position is unchanged.</p><p>The <span class="RktVar">start-pos</span> and <span class="RktVar">end-pos</span> arguments specify the
range of bytes in the port to return; supplying <span class="RktVar">start-pos</span> and
<span class="RktVar">end-pos</span> is the same as using <span class="RktSym"><a href="bytestrings.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._subbytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">subbytes</a></span> on the result
of <span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-bytes</a></span>, but supplying them to
<span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-bytes</a></span> can avoid an allocation. The
<span class="RktVar">end-pos</span> argument can be <span class="RktVal">#f</span>, which corresponds to not
passing a second argument to <span class="RktSym"><a href="bytestrings.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._subbytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">subbytes</a></span>.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-bytes</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">3</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">"Tom"</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">"Dick"</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">b</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">c</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-bytes</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#"((1 2 3) (\"Tom\" \"Dick\") ((quote a) (quote b) (quote c)))"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-bytes</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#f</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">3</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">16</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#" 2 3) (\"Tom\" "</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-bytes</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">#t</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#"((1 2 3) (\"Tom\" \"Dick\") ((quote a) (quote b) (quote c)))"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-bytes</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">op</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#""</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>procedure</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(def._((quote._~23~25kernel)._get-output-string))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-string%29%29" class="RktValDef RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-string</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">out</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>&rarr;<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="strings.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._string~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">string?</a></span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">out</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span>:<span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="data-structure-contracts.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fcontract%2Fbase..rkt%29._and%2Fc%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">and/c</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="port-ops.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._output-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">output-port?</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._string-port~3f%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">string-port?</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Returns <span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="bytestrings.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._bytes-~3estring%2Futf-8%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">bytes-&gt;string/utf-8</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-bytes%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-bytes</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">out</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVal">#\uFFFD</span><span class="RktPn">)</span>.</div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">i</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-input-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-input-string</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">"hello world"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">o</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._open-output-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">open-output-string</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._write%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">write</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Reading.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._read%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">read</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">i</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">o</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="stringport.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._get-output-string%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">get-output-string</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">o</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"hello"</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><div class="navsetbottom"><span class="navleft"><form class="searchform"><input class="searchbox" id="searchbox" type="text" tabindex="1" placeholder="...search manuals..." title="Enter a search string to search the manuals" onkeypress="return DoSearchKey(event, this, &quot;8.6&quot;, &quot;../&quot;);"/></form>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.racket-lang.org/index.html" title="up to the documentation top" data-pltdoc="x" onclick="return GotoPLTRoot(&quot;8.6&quot;);">top</a><span class="tocsettoggle">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:void(0);" title="show/hide table of contents" onclick="TocsetToggle();">contents</a></span></span><span class="navright">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="file-ports.html" title="backward to &quot;13.1.5 File Ports&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">&larr; 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