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StringfromCode... is a term used in programming to describe methods that transform code blocks or program structures into string form. It refers to the practice of taking source code or code fragments and representing them as textual strings for storage, transmission, or further processing. The concept appears in metaprogramming, code generation, and documentation tools where code must be manipulated as data.
Origin and usage: The idea predates modern templating and introspection features, arising from needs to serialize
Mechanisms: It often relies on escaping special characters, preserving whitespace, and encoding to prevent interpretation when
Applications: Embedding code in documentation or templates, generating source files from templates, creating test fixtures that
Limitations and risks: Converting code to strings can alter or lose semantic information, and embedding executable