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# Implementation of Array::to_s with FlatBuffer exclusively
#
# To be used as a Mixin at compile-time for benchmarking purposes.
module array_to_s_buffer

intrude import standard::collection::array
import standard::string

redef class Array[E]
	redef fun to_s: String do
		var s = new FlatBuffer
		var i = 0
		var l = length
		var its = _items
		while i < l do
			var e = its[i]
			if e != null then s.append(e.to_s)
			i += 1
		end
		return s.to_s
	end
end