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// +build !go1.10

package strbld

import (
	"bytes"
	"unsafe"
)

// Builder provides support to construct a string using Write methods.
// It minimizes memory copying.
type Builder struct {
	buf bytes.Buffer
}

// String returns the buffered contents as string.
func (b *Builder) String() string {
	buf := b.buf.Bytes()
	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf))
}

// Reset clears the buffer. The buffer for a new string will not be shared with
// the original strings buffer.
func (b *Builder) Reset() {
	// clear buffer, strings must not be potentially overwritten after reset
	b.buf = bytes.Buffer{}
}
