R. Kent Dybvig scripsit:

> > However, we can obviously do much better if we
> > have a string-for-each procedure that is O(N).  Unfortunately, we have
> > no portable way to write this procedure without string-ref.
> 
> What about:
> 
> (define string-for-each
>   (lambda (p s)
>     (for-each p (string->list s))))

My discussion was meant to assume constant space; if not for space
issues, there is no need for strings at all, as lists and vectors
of characters can do all the work.

-- 
Only do what only you can do.               John Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  --Edsger W. Dijkstra's advice
    to a student in search of a thesis

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