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 Value Slots
 An FLSlot is a temporary reference to an element of a mutable Array/Dict; its only purpose is to let you store a value into it, using the FLSlot_... functions.
 

Enumerations

enum  FLCopyFlags { kFLDefaultCopy = 0 , kFLDeepCopy = 1 , kFLCopyImmutables = 2 , kFLDeepCopyImmutables = (kFLDeepCopy | kFLCopyImmutables) }
 Option flags for making mutable copies of values. More...
 

Mutable Arrays

NODISCARD FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE FLArray_MutableCopy (FLArray FL_NULLABLE, FLCopyFlags)
 Creates a new mutable Array that's a copy of the source Array.
 
NODISCARD FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE FLMutableArray_New (void)
 Creates a new empty mutable Array.
 
static FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE FLMutableArray_Retain (FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE d)
 Increments the ref-count of a mutable Array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_Release (FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE d)
 Decrements the refcount of (and possibly frees) a mutable Array.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC FLArray FL_NULLABLE FLMutableArray_GetSource (FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE)
 If the Array was created by FLArray_MutableCopy, returns the original source Array.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC bool FLMutableArray_IsChanged (FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE)
 Returns true if the Array has been changed from the source it was copied from.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableArray_SetChanged (FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE, bool changed)
 Sets or clears the mutable Array's "changed" flag.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableArray_Insert (FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE array, uint32_t firstIndex, uint32_t count)
 Inserts a contiguous range of JSON null values into the array.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableArray_Remove (FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE array, uint32_t firstIndex, uint32_t count)
 Removes contiguous items from the array.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableArray_Resize (FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE array, uint32_t size)
 Changes the size of an array.
 
NODISCARD FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE FLMutableArray_GetMutableArray (FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE, uint32_t index)
 Convenience function for getting an array-valued property in mutable form.
 
NODISCARD FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE FLMutableArray_GetMutableDict (FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE, uint32_t index)
 Convenience function for getting an array-valued property in mutable form.
 
static void FLMutableArray_SetNull (FLMutableArray, uint32_t index)
 Stores a JSON null value into an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_SetBool (FLMutableArray, uint32_t index, bool)
 Stores a boolean value into an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_SetInt (FLMutableArray, uint32_t index, int64_t)
 Stores an integer into an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_SetUInt (FLMutableArray, uint32_t index, uint64_t)
 Stores an unsigned integer into an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_SetFloat (FLMutableArray, uint32_t index, float)
 Stores a 32-bit floating-point number into an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_SetDouble (FLMutableArray, uint32_t index, double)
 Stores a 64-bit floating point number into an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_SetString (FLMutableArray, uint32_t index, FLString)
 Stores a UTF-8-encoded string into an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_SetData (FLMutableArray, uint32_t index, FLSlice)
 Stores a binary data blob into an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_SetValue (FLMutableArray, uint32_t index, FLValue)
 Stores a Fleece value into an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_SetArray (FLMutableArray, uint32_t index, FLArray)
 Stores a Fleece array into an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_SetDict (FLMutableArray, uint32_t index, FLDict)
 Stores a Fleece dictionary into an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_AppendNull (FLMutableArray)
 Appends a JSON null value to an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_AppendBool (FLMutableArray, bool)
 Appends a boolean value to an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_AppendInt (FLMutableArray, int64_t)
 Appends an integer to an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_AppendUInt (FLMutableArray, uint64_t)
 Appends an unsigned integer to an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_AppendFloat (FLMutableArray, float)
 Appends a 32-bit floating-point number to an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_AppendDouble (FLMutableArray, double)
 Appends a 64-bit floating point number to an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_AppendString (FLMutableArray, FLString)
 Appends a UTF-8-encoded string to an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_AppendData (FLMutableArray, FLSlice)
 Appends a binary data blob to an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_AppendValue (FLMutableArray, FLValue)
 Appends a Fleece value to an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_AppendArray (FLMutableArray, FLArray)
 Appends a Fleece array to an array.
 
static void FLMutableArray_AppendDict (FLMutableArray, FLDict)
 Appends a Fleece dictionary to an array.
 

Mutable dictionaries

FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE FLDict_MutableCopy (FLDict FL_NULLABLE source, FLCopyFlags)
 Creates a new mutable Dict that's a copy of the source Dict.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE FLMutableDict_New (void)
 Creates a new empty mutable Dict.
 
static FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE FLMutableDict_Retain (FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE d)
 Increments the ref-count of a mutable Dict.
 
static void FLMutableDict_Release (FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE d)
 Decrements the refcount of (and possibly frees) a mutable Dict.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC FLDict FL_NULLABLE FLMutableDict_GetSource (FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE)
 If the Dict was created by FLDict_MutableCopy, returns the original source Dict.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC bool FLMutableDict_IsChanged (FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE)
 Returns true if the Dict has been changed from the source it was copied from.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableDict_SetChanged (FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE, bool)
 Sets or clears the mutable Dict's "changed" flag.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableDict_Remove (FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE, FLString key)
 Removes the value for a key.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableDict_RemoveAll (FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE)
 Removes all keys and values.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE FLMutableDict_GetMutableArray (FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE, FLString key)
 Convenience function for getting an array-valued property in mutable form.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE FLMutableDict_GetMutableDict (FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE, FLString key)
 Convenience function for getting a dict-valued property in mutable form.
 
static void FLMutableDict_SetNull (FLMutableDict, FLString key)
 Stores a JSON null value into a mutable dictionary.
 
static void FLMutableDict_SetBool (FLMutableDict, FLString key, bool)
 Stores a boolean value into a mutable dictionary.
 
static void FLMutableDict_SetInt (FLMutableDict, FLString key, int64_t)
 Stores an integer into a mutable dictionary.
 
static void FLMutableDict_SetUInt (FLMutableDict, FLString key, uint64_t)
 Stores an unsigned integer into a mutable dictionary.
 
static void FLMutableDict_SetFloat (FLMutableDict, FLString key, float)
 Stores a 32-bit floating-point number into a mutable dictionary.
 
static void FLMutableDict_SetDouble (FLMutableDict, FLString key, double)
 Stores a 64-bit floating point number into a mutable dictionary.
 
static void FLMutableDict_SetString (FLMutableDict, FLString key, FLString)
 Stores a UTF-8-encoded string into a mutable dictionary.
 
static void FLMutableDict_SetData (FLMutableDict, FLString key, FLSlice)
 Stores a binary data blob into a mutable dictionary.
 
static void FLMutableDict_SetValue (FLMutableDict, FLString key, FLValue)
 Stores a Fleece value into a mutable dictionary.
 
static void FLMutableDict_SetArray (FLMutableDict, FLString key, FLArray)
 Stores a Fleece array into a mutable dictionary.
 
static void FLMutableDict_SetDict (FLMutableDict, FLString key, FLDict)
 Stores a Fleece dictionary into a mutable dictionary.
 

Creating string and data values

FLEECE_PUBLIC FLValue FL_NULLABLE FLValue_NewString (FLString)
 Allocates a string value on the heap.
 
FLEECE_PUBLIC FLValue FL_NULLABLE FLValue_NewData (FLSlice)
 Allocates a data/blob value on the heap.
 

Detailed Description

Enumeration Type Documentation

◆ FLCopyFlags

Option flags for making mutable copies of values.

Enumerator
kFLDefaultCopy 

Shallow copy. References immutables instead of copying.

kFLDeepCopy 

Deep copy of mutable values.

kFLCopyImmutables 

Makes mutable copies of immutables instead of just refs.

kFLDeepCopyImmutables 

Both deep-copy and copy-immutables.

Function Documentation

◆ FLArray_MutableCopy()

NODISCARD FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE FLArray_MutableCopy ( FLArray  FL_NULLABLE,
FLCopyFlags   
)

Creates a new mutable Array that's a copy of the source Array.

Its initial ref-count is 1, so a call to FLMutableArray_Release will free it.

Copying an immutable Array is very cheap (only one small allocation) unless the flag kFLCopyImmutables is set.

Copying a mutable Array is cheap if it's a shallow copy; but if kFLDeepCopy is set, nested mutable Arrays and Dicts are also copied, recursively; if kFLCopyImmutables is also set, immutable values are also copied, recursively.

If the source Array is NULL, then NULL is returned.

◆ FLDict_MutableCopy()

FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE FLDict_MutableCopy ( FLDict FL_NULLABLE  source,
FLCopyFlags   
)

Creates a new mutable Dict that's a copy of the source Dict.

Its initial ref-count is 1, so a call to FLMutableDict_Release will free it.

Copying an immutable Dict is very cheap (only one small allocation.) The deepCopy flag is ignored.

Copying a mutable Dict is cheap if it's a shallow copy, but if deepCopy is true, nested mutable Dicts and Arrays are also copied, recursively.

If the source dict is NULL, then NULL is returned.

◆ FLMutableArray_AppendArray()

static void FLMutableArray_AppendArray ( FLMutableArray  a,
FLArray  val 
)
inlinestatic

Appends a Fleece array to an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_AppendBool()

static void FLMutableArray_AppendBool ( FLMutableArray  a,
bool  val 
)
inlinestatic

Appends a boolean value to an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_AppendData()

static void FLMutableArray_AppendData ( FLMutableArray  a,
FLSlice  val 
)
inlinestatic

Appends a binary data blob to an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_AppendDict()

static void FLMutableArray_AppendDict ( FLMutableArray  a,
FLDict  val 
)
inlinestatic

Appends a Fleece dictionary to an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_AppendDouble()

static void FLMutableArray_AppendDouble ( FLMutableArray  a,
double  val 
)
inlinestatic

Appends a 64-bit floating point number to an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_AppendFloat()

static void FLMutableArray_AppendFloat ( FLMutableArray  a,
float  val 
)
inlinestatic

Appends a 32-bit floating-point number to an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_AppendInt()

static void FLMutableArray_AppendInt ( FLMutableArray  a,
int64_t  val 
)
inlinestatic

Appends an integer to an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_AppendNull()

static void FLMutableArray_AppendNull ( FLMutableArray  a)
inlinestatic

Appends a JSON null value to an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_AppendString()

static void FLMutableArray_AppendString ( FLMutableArray  a,
FLString  val 
)
inlinestatic

Appends a UTF-8-encoded string to an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_AppendUInt()

static void FLMutableArray_AppendUInt ( FLMutableArray  a,
uint64_t  val 
)
inlinestatic

Appends an unsigned integer to an array.

Note
: The only time this needs to be called, instead of FLMutableArray_AppendInt, is if the value is greater than or equal to 2^63 and won't fit in an int64_t.

◆ FLMutableArray_AppendValue()

static void FLMutableArray_AppendValue ( FLMutableArray  a,
FLValue  val 
)
inlinestatic

Appends a Fleece value to an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_GetMutableArray()

NODISCARD FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE FLMutableArray_GetMutableArray ( FLMutableArray  FL_NULLABLE,
uint32_t  index 
)

Convenience function for getting an array-valued property in mutable form.

  • If the value for the key is not an array, returns NULL.
  • If the value is a mutable array, returns it.
  • If the value is an immutable array, this function makes a mutable copy, assigns the copy as the property value, and returns the copy.

◆ FLMutableArray_GetMutableDict()

NODISCARD FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE FLMutableArray_GetMutableDict ( FLMutableArray  FL_NULLABLE,
uint32_t  index 
)

Convenience function for getting an array-valued property in mutable form.

  • If the value for the key is not an array, returns NULL.
  • If the value is a mutable array, returns it.
  • If the value is an immutable array, this function makes a mutable copy, assigns the copy as the property value, and returns the copy.

◆ FLMutableArray_GetSource()

FLEECE_PUBLIC FLArray FL_NULLABLE FLMutableArray_GetSource ( FLMutableArray  FL_NULLABLE)

If the Array was created by FLArray_MutableCopy, returns the original source Array.

◆ FLMutableArray_Insert()

FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableArray_Insert ( FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE  array,
uint32_t  firstIndex,
uint32_t  count 
)

Inserts a contiguous range of JSON null values into the array.

Parameters
arrayThe array to operate on.
firstIndexThe zero-based index of the first value to be inserted.
countThe number of items to insert.

◆ FLMutableArray_IsChanged()

FLEECE_PUBLIC bool FLMutableArray_IsChanged ( FLMutableArray  FL_NULLABLE)

Returns true if the Array has been changed from the source it was copied from.

◆ FLMutableArray_New()

NODISCARD FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE FLMutableArray_New ( void  )

Creates a new empty mutable Array.

Its initial ref-count is 1, so a call to FLMutableArray_Release will free it.

◆ FLMutableArray_Release()

static void FLMutableArray_Release ( FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE  d)
inlinestatic

Decrements the refcount of (and possibly frees) a mutable Array.

◆ FLMutableArray_Remove()

FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableArray_Remove ( FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE  array,
uint32_t  firstIndex,
uint32_t  count 
)

Removes contiguous items from the array.

Parameters
arrayThe array to operate on.
firstIndexThe zero-based index of the first item to remove.
countThe number of items to remove.

◆ FLMutableArray_Resize()

FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableArray_Resize ( FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE  array,
uint32_t  size 
)

Changes the size of an array.

If the new size is larger, the array is padded with JSON null values. If it's smaller, values are removed from the end.

◆ FLMutableArray_Retain()

static FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE FLMutableArray_Retain ( FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE  d)
inlinestatic

Increments the ref-count of a mutable Array.

◆ FLMutableArray_SetArray()

static void FLMutableArray_SetArray ( FLMutableArray  a,
uint32_t  index,
FLArray  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a Fleece array into an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_SetBool()

static void FLMutableArray_SetBool ( FLMutableArray  a,
uint32_t  index,
bool  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a boolean value into an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_SetChanged()

FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableArray_SetChanged ( FLMutableArray  FL_NULLABLE,
bool  changed 
)

Sets or clears the mutable Array's "changed" flag.

◆ FLMutableArray_SetData()

static void FLMutableArray_SetData ( FLMutableArray  a,
uint32_t  index,
FLSlice  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a binary data blob into an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_SetDict()

static void FLMutableArray_SetDict ( FLMutableArray  a,
uint32_t  index,
FLDict  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a Fleece dictionary into an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_SetDouble()

static void FLMutableArray_SetDouble ( FLMutableArray  a,
uint32_t  index,
double  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a 64-bit floating point number into an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_SetFloat()

static void FLMutableArray_SetFloat ( FLMutableArray  a,
uint32_t  index,
float  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a 32-bit floating-point number into an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_SetInt()

static void FLMutableArray_SetInt ( FLMutableArray  a,
uint32_t  index,
int64_t  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores an integer into an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_SetNull()

static void FLMutableArray_SetNull ( FLMutableArray  a,
uint32_t  index 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a JSON null value into an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_SetString()

static void FLMutableArray_SetString ( FLMutableArray  a,
uint32_t  index,
FLString  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a UTF-8-encoded string into an array.

◆ FLMutableArray_SetUInt()

static void FLMutableArray_SetUInt ( FLMutableArray  a,
uint32_t  index,
uint64_t  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores an unsigned integer into an array.

Note
: The only time this needs to be called, instead of FLMutableArray_SetInt, is if the value is greater than or equal to 2^63 and won't fit in an int64_t.

◆ FLMutableArray_SetValue()

static void FLMutableArray_SetValue ( FLMutableArray  a,
uint32_t  index,
FLValue  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a Fleece value into an array.

◆ FLMutableDict_GetMutableArray()

FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableArray FL_NULLABLE FLMutableDict_GetMutableArray ( FLMutableDict  FL_NULLABLE,
FLString  key 
)

Convenience function for getting an array-valued property in mutable form.

  • If the value for the key is not an array, returns NULL.
  • If the value is a mutable array, returns it.
  • If the value is an immutable array, this function makes a mutable copy, assigns the copy as the property value, and returns the copy.

◆ FLMutableDict_GetMutableDict()

FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE FLMutableDict_GetMutableDict ( FLMutableDict  FL_NULLABLE,
FLString  key 
)

Convenience function for getting a dict-valued property in mutable form.

  • If the value for the key is not a dict, returns NULL.
  • If the value is a mutable dict, returns it.
  • If the value is an immutable dict, this function makes a mutable copy, assigns the copy as the property value, and returns the copy.

◆ FLMutableDict_GetSource()

FLEECE_PUBLIC FLDict FL_NULLABLE FLMutableDict_GetSource ( FLMutableDict  FL_NULLABLE)

If the Dict was created by FLDict_MutableCopy, returns the original source Dict.

◆ FLMutableDict_IsChanged()

FLEECE_PUBLIC bool FLMutableDict_IsChanged ( FLMutableDict  FL_NULLABLE)

Returns true if the Dict has been changed from the source it was copied from.

◆ FLMutableDict_New()

FLEECE_PUBLIC FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE FLMutableDict_New ( void  )

Creates a new empty mutable Dict.

Its initial ref-count is 1, so a call to FLMutableDict_Release will free it.

◆ FLMutableDict_Release()

static void FLMutableDict_Release ( FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE  d)
inlinestatic

Decrements the refcount of (and possibly frees) a mutable Dict.

◆ FLMutableDict_Remove()

FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableDict_Remove ( FLMutableDict  FL_NULLABLE,
FLString  key 
)

Removes the value for a key.

◆ FLMutableDict_RemoveAll()

FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableDict_RemoveAll ( FLMutableDict  FL_NULLABLE)

Removes all keys and values.

◆ FLMutableDict_Retain()

static FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE FLMutableDict_Retain ( FLMutableDict FL_NULLABLE  d)
inlinestatic

Increments the ref-count of a mutable Dict.

◆ FLMutableDict_SetArray()

static void FLMutableDict_SetArray ( FLMutableDict  d,
FLString  key,
FLArray  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a Fleece array into a mutable dictionary.

◆ FLMutableDict_SetBool()

static void FLMutableDict_SetBool ( FLMutableDict  d,
FLString  key,
bool  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a boolean value into a mutable dictionary.

◆ FLMutableDict_SetChanged()

FLEECE_PUBLIC void FLMutableDict_SetChanged ( FLMutableDict  FL_NULLABLE,
bool   
)

Sets or clears the mutable Dict's "changed" flag.

◆ FLMutableDict_SetData()

static void FLMutableDict_SetData ( FLMutableDict  d,
FLString  key,
FLSlice  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a binary data blob into a mutable dictionary.

◆ FLMutableDict_SetDict()

static void FLMutableDict_SetDict ( FLMutableDict  d,
FLString  key,
FLDict  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a Fleece dictionary into a mutable dictionary.

◆ FLMutableDict_SetDouble()

static void FLMutableDict_SetDouble ( FLMutableDict  d,
FLString  key,
double  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a 64-bit floating point number into a mutable dictionary.

◆ FLMutableDict_SetFloat()

static void FLMutableDict_SetFloat ( FLMutableDict  d,
FLString  key,
float  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a 32-bit floating-point number into a mutable dictionary.

◆ FLMutableDict_SetInt()

static void FLMutableDict_SetInt ( FLMutableDict  d,
FLString  key,
int64_t  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores an integer into a mutable dictionary.

◆ FLMutableDict_SetNull()

static void FLMutableDict_SetNull ( FLMutableDict  d,
FLString  key 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a JSON null value into a mutable dictionary.

◆ FLMutableDict_SetString()

static void FLMutableDict_SetString ( FLMutableDict  d,
FLString  key,
FLString  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a UTF-8-encoded string into a mutable dictionary.

◆ FLMutableDict_SetUInt()

static void FLMutableDict_SetUInt ( FLMutableDict  d,
FLString  key,
uint64_t  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores an unsigned integer into a mutable dictionary.

Note
: The only time this needs to be called, instead of FLMutableDict_SetInt, is if the value is greater than or equal to 2^63 and won't fit in an int64_t.

◆ FLMutableDict_SetValue()

static void FLMutableDict_SetValue ( FLMutableDict  d,
FLString  key,
FLValue  val 
)
inlinestatic

Stores a Fleece value into a mutable dictionary.

◆ FLValue_NewData()

FLEECE_PUBLIC FLValue FL_NULLABLE FLValue_NewData ( FLSlice  )

Allocates a data/blob value on the heap.

This is rarely needed – usually you'd just add data to a mutable Array or Dict directly using one of their "...SetData or "...AppendData" methods.

◆ FLValue_NewString()

FLEECE_PUBLIC FLValue FL_NULLABLE FLValue_NewString ( FLString  )

Allocates a string value on the heap.

This is rarely needed – usually you'd just add a string to a mutable Array or Dict directly using one of their "...SetString" or "...AppendString" methods.