Re: efficiency question on text manipulation using string vs buffer

[Nikolaj Schumacher]

Xah Lee <xahlee@gmail.com> wrote:

> I like the version that repeated sets var and repeatedly call replace-
> regexp-in-string. This is conceptually simple and the concept is
> universal among langs. The version calling save-restriction and narrow-
> to-region is emacs specific, requires some specific knowledge about
> emacs/lisp environment to understand.

When working on data coming from a buffer, you should prefer working in
that buffer, though.  The text might contain overlays that can be lost
as well as point and scrolling positions.


regards,
Nikolaj Schumacher