[PD] [textfile] vs [text define]

[Christof Ressi]

They all operate on binbufs internally, so there shouldn't be a 
significant performance difference.

On 06.02.2021 23:18, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote:
> I guess the advantage is if it runs faster or not, right?
>
> Em sáb., 6 de fev. de 2021 às 18:03, Christof Ressi 
> <info at christofressi.com <mailto:info at christofressi.com>> escreveu:
>
>     > are there any concrete advantages?
>     What's the advantage of having two different objects for the same
>     job?
>     If you like [textfile] for its simple interface, keep using it.
>     I'm just
>     saying that it's more or less obsolete.
>
>     On 06.02.2021 16:38, João Pais wrote:
>     > It is surely overall more powerful. But when using it just for
>     > read/get whole lines/save, are there any concrete advantages?
>     >
>     >
>     >> [text define] is basically a more powerful and flexible
>     replacement
>     >> for [textfile] and [qlist]. I would only use [textfile] if you
>     prefer
>     >> the simpler interface or need the [add2( method. Personally, I
>     only
>     >> use [text define].
>     >>
>     >> Christof
>     >>
>     >> On 06.02.2021 14:28, João Pais wrote:
>     >>> Hi list,
>     >>>
>     >>> for simple read/get/save operation, are there are advantages on
>     >>> using [text define] instead of [textfile]?
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>> Best,
>     >>>
>     >>> jmmmp
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>>
>     >>>
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